Rice water is great for the hair, don't throw it away!

Do you know how to treat her hair with rice water? In any case, it's a very old trick used by Asian women, especially to make hair grow faster. We tell you all about this method which is once again talking today.

Until today, when you decided to cook rice, you threw out the cooking water. Fault ! Therice water is excellent, used as a beauty treatment. It has many benefits for our skin and its skin problems (skin irritations, eczema, acne of the face or body, sunburn, etc.). But rice water is not only magic for our skin. Rice water can also help us pamper our hair. What results does the use of rice water promise? Hair more beautiful, and in good better health.

Indeed, rice water is a 100% natural miracle solution for our hair, and for good reason it has multiple benefits. Known to be rich in starch, rice water shines the hair and makes it stronger, more shiny. At the same time, this water is packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Nothing like it to revive the hair fiber.

Rice water as a hair conditioner (or rinse water)

Rice water can be used as a kind of conditioner or rinse water. That is, rather than finishing your hair care routine with a so-called "classic" conditioner, you use rice water. Once or twice a week, during your hair wash, enjoy the benefits of this magic potion. After massaging your scalp with your usual shampoo, rinse the product with your shower water. Then, pour the equivalent of a glass of rice water on your hair. Leave on for 5 to 10 minutes, like a mask, then rinse again with clean water. Then wring out your hair, dry it and admire the result. The hair has gained in shine, are softer and the frizz are much less numerous.

Rice water as a scalp treatment

Applied to our hair, rice water is therefore a very good hair care. But it is also possible to use it directly on the scalp. Rice water will then have other virtues. To discover them, apply, using a pipette or a brush, rice water all over the skull, line by line. Leave this 100% natural lotion on for between 30 minutes and 1 hour. Rinse your hair and clean it with your usual shampoo. Perform this treatment once a week for better results. Rice water is famous for making grow hair faster, reduce dandruff and eliminate the lice.

How to prepare rice water for the hair?

The method of preparing rice water for hair at home is quite quick and really very simple. All you have to do is cook rice (rinsed and drained beforehand) in a large volume of water, as usual. You then collect the cooking water, and can use it – after, of course, waiting for the rice water to become warm again, at the very least. Remember to filter it well.

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