Don’t be surprised, it is truly very effective and cost saving treatment, and it really works.
Rice Water has been used for ages in South Asian countries to nourish hair, boost hair growth and retain the original color for a longer period.
Rice has lot of starch. Rice water is the starchy water that is drained out after soaking or boiling rice. This rice water is full of minerals and vitamins.
- amino acids
- B vitamins
- vitamin E
- antioxidants
- minerals
The benefits of using rice waters are:
- shiny hair
- stronger and silky hair
- hairs don’t grey for a longer time
- boosts hair growth
How to Prepare Rice Water?
you can extract Rice Water as you are cooking rice for your lunch or dinner.
Method 1) Soaking of Rice
- Take Rice and rinse it well
- Soak it in water for 45 minutes
- Strain the water in a separate bowl.
- Use the strained Rice water as it is
- or, leave the water in the bowl to ferment for 1-2 days. Fermented Rice water is considered to be better.
Method 2) Cooking of Rice
- Take Rice and rinse it well
- Boil the Rice in a cooking vessel. Generally add twice the amount of water, so it is easy for rice to cook and drain the water.
- Strain the Rice water in a separate bowl
How to Apply Rice water on hair?
- Wash the hair with a herbal shampoo
- Rinse it gently with warm water
- use Rice water as a conditioner. you can also add some drops of herbal essential oils to Rice water.
- Apply it gently on the scalp and across the length of the hair
- Massage it gently and leave it on the scalp for 15 minutes
- Rinse it gently with warm water
This is a very easy method and easy to make at home. Most of us eat rice, so you won’t have to spend any extra money in buying a costly conditioner. Follow the steps mentioned above and see the positive difference.