As It Turns Out, This Is A Benefit You Can Feel If You Routine Hair Masks With Rice Water

JAKARTA - Using rice water as a hair care product has existed for centuries in Asian culture. And these hair care tips have again become a trend on TikTok social media, with the hashtag #ricewater. Of course, this invites the enthusiasm of people with various hair problems.

So, can rice water really solve your hair problem? A lot of hairstylist says 'yes', but let's comb the facts and fiction based on glasses of obstetrical dermatologist Khetarpal, MD. Adapting Cleveland Clinic Health, Tuesday, September 27.

For those of you who have never made a hair mask from rice water, you must be wondering how to make it. Pretty easy actually. You just need to soak the rice in the water for 30 minutes to two hours. After that, heat the rice water for 10 minutes. Then let stand the rice water overnight. It is the rice soaking water that you can then use for a hair mask.

Although it looks normal, rice water ingredients have a myriad of useful ingredients. Inositol, for example. This antioxidant is said to be effective in rejuvenating hair. In addition, rice water also contains vitamin B, vitamin E, fiber, magnesium, manganese, and zinc.

According to Dr. Khetarpal, the use of hair masks from rice water can make hair grow long quickly. In addition, hair is also shinier and stronger, as well as minimizing frizzy hair. Meanwhile, according to culture, the biggest selling value of rice water masks is hair growth. Legends say that rice water helps imperial palace women during the Heian Japan period grow hair along the floor. Long-haired women are then called mindami.

And now in China, rice water is the main key that makes Huangluo city predicate as The Longest Haired Village in the World from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Besides being easy to get, there are other reasons that make you don't have to worry about using rice water on your hair.

There are no harmful chemicals or additives in them, thus limiting the risk of hair damage, says Dr. Khetarpal.

However, if you experience inflammation of your scalp, Dr. Khetarpal warned against using rice water to avoid additional irritation.

How, are you interested in wearing a hair mask from rice water? Before trying, make sure that your scalp is safe enough to wear this natural-based hair mask, yes.