Rice water at home hair mask

So, one thing I am really struggling with lately is my hair. I have always had good hair if I say so myself, never really did anything to maintain it, maybe “oil bath” sometimes, and I never used heat on it until I turned 18 years old and that is because my mother would never let me, which is something that I am grateful for today. When I moved out of the house, I started frequently blow drying my hair, which did not cause any harm initially until nowadays, even though I gave it a break, it did some damage to my hair and it started falling off like crazy, which I am pretty sure is caused by stress for the most part.

Since we are all bored in the house at the moment, why not take this time to take care of ourselves. I started doing my research to find an effective and natural solution to my hair loss and I came across this method which impressed me and is totally doable for a lazy person like me. The method is based of rice water.

Rice water contains carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins such as antioxidants, vitamin B, biotin, vitamin E and yeast and has been used for years in Ancient China, and that answers your question if you have always wondered how Asians have such good hair. It is still used to this day by YAO women from Huangluo Village in Southern China, these women have very long and shiny hair as you can see in the picture below.

However, it is important to know the exact way to use rice water as it is very powerful. First you need to wash the rice twice, then proceed to cook it for a little while until you have that white color in the water, but do not use it directly. For a concentrated amount of nutrients, you will need to leave it in a jar for 24h. YAO women leave it for at least a week to a month, but the smell can be quite bad, which is why they put orange peel in it with some oil. You can then put in your hair for 20 minutes to 30 minutes and then wash it off (preferably with only water). Don’t forget to use this method only once a week or once every two weeks as it is very strong.

I hope you can try this and send me a picture or your opinion on it, and feel free to do some further research on the topic and share it with me.