This is something the Japanese ladies have known for
centuries – the surprisingly skin healing benefits of rice!
Applying rice bran oil, rice bran powder and rice water on
your skin can change the texture and clarity of the skin, meaning it can make
skin smooth and eliminate dark spots. Also, you can enrich your diet with rice
and use its antioxidant powers.
Rice is a rich source of linoleic acids and squalene, a
powerful antioxidant that promotes the collagen production in the skin. It is a
substance that keeps skin from wrinkling. In addition, squalene protects the
skin from sun damage. Large amount of vitamin E and gamma oryznol are present
in rice as well, which protects heart health and lowers cholesterol.
Rice has astonishing effects in skin rejuvenation and not
many people know this, except from the Japanese.
We will give you a recipe of a rice based mask that softens
wrinkles and makes your skin glow.
To prepare the mask, you will need:
– 3 tablespoons rice
– 1 tablespoon milk
– 1 tablespoon of honey
After you boil the rice, strain it and put aside the water
in which the rice has boiled. Add a spoon of heated milk in the rice and mix
them. After you stir the mixture well, add honey to it.
How to use the rice mask
Apply the mask on clean, dry skin and let it dry.
Afterwards, take off the mask and wash your face with water in which the rice
boiled.
Rice water has antioxidant and healing properties that
moisturize the skin and improve circulation, avoid age related spots and ease
inflammation. Rice water will give you healthy, clear and more moisturized
skin. Also, it offers you a mild sun protection.
For best results, repeated this at least once a week.