Instructions for washing hair with rice water to make hair smooth

Washing your hair with rice water is a simple and effective traditional hair care method. For strong hair, you can take advantage of home ingredients to naturally beautiful hair like rice water. So how to effectively wash your hair with rice water?

What nutrients does rice water have?

Rice is one of the most popular grains in the world. This is a food source of Folate (vitamin B9), which is rich in B vitamins, which help treat anemia. Rice contains many nutrients such as:

• Folic acid (vitamin B9), niacin (vitamin B3), and selenium: These are important for cell turnover and the overall health of the scalp and hair follicles. They stimulate hair follicle growth and help thicken hair.
• Niacin (Vitamin B3) and Allantoin in rice water help improve the elasticity of hair follicles and reduce inflammation by increasing blood flow in the scalp.
• Magnesium helps to dissolve calcium buildup in the hair for strong hair follicles
• Inositol (Vitamin B8) is found in many foods such as fruits, nuts, beans, and whole grains. The body also uses carbohydrates to make inositol on its own. This nutritional ingredient has the effect of increasing hair elasticity, making hair stronger. A 2012 study found that 180 days of inositol supplementation stimulated hair growth and prevented thinning hair.

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What is the effect of washing hair with rice water?

Thanks to the above nutrients, washing your hair with rice water has effects for hair such as:

• Make hair healthier
• Shiny hair
• Helps hair grow faster and longer
• Untangle hair after washing.

According to 2017 research, rice water mineral extract stimulated hair growth and helped prevent hair loss

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Furthermore, fermented rice water can also help treat and prevent dandruff. In a 2013 lab study , ingredients helped inhibit the growth of Malassezia, a fungus that causes dandruff on the scalp.

In addition, rice water can help hair recover after exposure to chemical products (such as dyes).

How to wash your hair with rice water

You can take advantage of rice water to clean and condition your hair with some simple recipes such as:

Wash your hair with regular rice water

You should not take the water to wash the rice for the first time, because the rice water at this time still has dirt in it. You can refer to the steps:

• Prepare the amount of rice you usually cook for your family
• Add water to the rice, stir gently and remove the first water to remove dirt remaining in the rice
• Add water and wash the rice a second time and then drain the water to use to wash your hair
• Wet hair with water and use water to wash rice and gently massage for 5 minutes so that the nutrients are absorbed into the hair
• Rinse with clean water.

Wash your hair with fermented rice water

Compared with ordinary rice water, fermented rice water has more effects on hair and scalp.

According to a 2012 study , fermented rice juices have higher levels of antioxidants. Antioxidants can fight hair and skin cell damage. Therefore, antioxidants play an important role in beauty products.

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• To ferment the rice water, you do the same as the regular rice cookers, but you should not use the rice water immediately, but let the rice water stand at room temperature for 12-24 hours for it to ferment. Then filter the rice water before using
• Note after 24 hours if you have not used it, you can squeeze it out and keep it in the refrigerator
• Wet hair and use rice water, gently massage the scalp and rinse
• You can wash your hair again with shampoo.

Wash your hair with boiled rice water

In addition to the above two ways, you can wash your hair with rice water in the following ways:

• Cook rice as usual but with more water. After the rice boils, the water starts to become more viscous than you strain it into a cup
• Dilute freshly boiled rice water with water to be able to use and massage for the head
• Rinse with water after using boiled rice water for hair.

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How many times a week do you wash your hair with rice water?

Washing hair with rice water is a traditional method of care for Vietnamese people in particular and Asia in general. From ingredients that are easy to find and easy to use at home, you can take care and own a strong, shiny hair. Hope the article of Hello Bacsi has helped you have a convenient and effective way to wash your hair with rice water!