Your hair is just not your hair, it is your beauty
identity. Healthy hair is a reflection
of good health and good hair-care practices.
In order to keep pace with your beauty identity, mother nature has provided enormous
ways to protect your hair from damage and pollution. One such substance is rice water.
Do You know?....A Chinese village was named as “the world’s largest
hair village” because women over there has problem-free long hair. Do you know the secret behind it???...secret
is none other than usage of rice water for rinsing hair. They follow it as their daily hair-care routine.
We often drain the rice water while cooking. After reading this article, I am damn sure
that you won’t even waste a single drop of this wonder water.
What
makes it wonder water
By and large, fermented rice water is a rich source of amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and inositol.
How
does it add beauty to your manes
Inositol present in rice helps in repairing the damaged hair.
Improves elasticity of the hair,
hence less hair fall due to breakage.
Maintains pH of your hair.
Nourishes hair follicles.
Promotes healthy hair growth.
Conditions the hair naturally.
Hair root strengthener.
Lesser split ends.
Prevents dandruff.
Unbelievable shiny strong tresses.
To obtain these
wholesome benefits from this wonder water, follow the method, which is as
easy as that.
Method
to prepare fermented rice water
Wash 2 tablespoons of rice in plain water and drain it. Now soak this rice in a cup of clean water
and soak it for about 30 minutes.
Once done, drain
the water from soaked rice and transfer it to the air-tight jar. Place this jar for 12-24 hours at room temperature
for fermentation. After fermentation,
the rice water will turn into cloudy white color. Pour it into an air-tight container and refrigerate
this and use as directed.
Usage
You can use
this fermented rice water by diluting it with warm water. Dilute it with equal quantity of warm
water. It can be used as after shower
conditioner. Once you wash your hair
with shampoo, pour the diluted fermented rice water on to your scalp and let it
pass through the whole shaft of hair and massage your
scalp lightly. Let it settle on your
hair for 10-15 minutes. It will
naturally condition your hair. You can
do this 2-3 times a week.
You can also
spray this rice water on your dry hair directly.
It will protect your hair from pollution. Continuous use of this will give natural
shine and softness to your hair. This
diluted fermented water will not smell bad, hence can be used after hair wash as
spray also. Allow it to dry naturally.
Things
to avoid during usage
Don’t use this fermented rice water directly on
your hair as it is very concentrated.
Do not keep the rice water for more than 24 hours for fermentation. This may cause unwanted contamination of rice water.
After using this fermented water, dry your hair naturally. Do not use hair dryers.
What are you waiting for. Just give it a try and explore your shiny tresses with this wonder water!!!
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