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Rice Water For Hair Growth

Amazing Benefits of Rice Water for Hair Growth

1)Rice water contains Inositol, more popularly known as Vitamin B8,  i.e. a type of carbohydrate, which avoid hair loss, strengthen hair and reduces surface friction. It heal flawed hair from the root and protects from future damage. Inositol is used as the most effective hair loss treatment.Hence rice water play important role for growth of hair.

2)Ferulic acid  an antioxidant present in rice water neutralizes free radicals which could cause oxidative damage of cell membranes and DNA. It helps to prevent damage to our cells caused by ultraviolet light, cherish the hair strand and works to boost the effects of other antioxidants. It also helps to get rid of germs that could pile up in the scalp, thereby restrain premature baldness and Gray hair.

3)Allantoin an organic compound present in rice water helps to stimulates the growth of healthy tissue. It improves the elasticity and softness of hair while giving it a slight glossy effect, fighting dandruff while sanitizing and healing scalp conditions with the anti-inflammatory properties.

Allantoin will moisturize and soften irritated and flaky scalps and  makes it easier to remove that flaky scalp while moisturizing and soothing the new scalp underneath and retaining moisture.

4)Rice water also contains amino acids which helps hair regenerate and grow faster , strengthen the roots of the hair as well as make them thick  and increase volume of hair.

5)Our hair strands are 90% protein, known as keratin. Protein deficiency may decrease hair growth and even lead to hair loss. The richness of the protein in rice water aids in repairing broken or damaged hair strands and also reduce split ends of hair. 

6)Rice water is rich in vitamin C, which are responsible for growing hair and improves hair’s elasticity. Free radical damage can block growth and cause hair to age. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect against the oxidative stress caused by free radicals. In addition, body needs vitamin C to create a protein known as collagen — an important part of hair structure. Vitamin C also helps to absorb iron, a mineral necessary for hair growth.

7)Rice water is rich in B-vitamin, best known for hair growth called biotin.It is used as an alternative hair-loss treatment.Other B-vitamins help create red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients to the scalp and nourished hair follicles at the root.These processes are important for hair growth.

8)Rice water is rich in vitamin E, an antioxidant that can prevent oxidative stress and increase in hair growth .

9) It contains vitamins E, K and B6  which furnishes scalp and hair.

10)Applying it in hair relieves many problems like dandruff, dry hair, split ends, hair loss and breakage.

11) Rice water is very beneficial for making hair smooth and soft.

12)It helps to detangle hair easily, stronger strands that tend break less and strengthen the root, shinier and smoother hair.

13)Fermented rice water  (Tapai) contains an ingredient called Pietra which is known to boost collagen production and help tone, brighten and soothe skin and hair. This substance promotes cell regeneration for scalp and hair strands. As a result it promotes healthy hair growth, reduces the ageing process of hair strands, improves the overall condition of hair. Thus it enhances the existing vitamins and nutrients levels in it, which nourishes hair follicles. 

14)Fermented rice water can fight the fungi which causes dandruff and get rid off those white flakes.

15)Rice water makes for a good and cost-effective hair conditioner.it is an excellent conditioner. It works not only as a conditioner but also repairs hair, strengthens it, and add to its elasticity.

16)The starch in rice water kills the lice i.e. removes lice and parasites at once.

17)There are amino acids and vitamins (including B,C,E ), which are helpful in strengthening the hair shaft. The stronger the stem, the longer the hair can grow before it actually breaks.It also protect the hair against damage caused by brushing and styling and makes the hair smooth and more manageable for combing.

From all above mentioned benefits it is universally accepted that rice water is very helpful for the growth of hair.

Research About Rice Water For Hair Growth Originate?

According to the researchers Japanese women during the Heian period (794 to 1185 CE) have floor-length hair because they always wash their hair with rice water. Even the women belong to supreme category used rice water to wash their hair instead of using any shampoo.

There is a tribe called Red Yao in a Chinese village called Huangluo, famously known as the land of Rapunzel’s because their women have 6 feet long hair and it also doesn’t begin to grey till the age 80’s. They credit the length and colour of their hair is to wash and nourish their hair with rice water. Thus the name of village is known as the world’s longest hair in the Guinness Book of World Records.

For centuries, women in China, Japan and Southeast Asia have used rice water for washes their hair to grow and maintain.Thus it is proved that rice water is a boon for hair growth from ancient times.

How to Use Rice water for Hair Growth

There are 3 commonly and effective ways to make rice water.

1)Fermented Rice Water for Hair Growth—

• take 2 cups of rice;
• add 2 times more water to it;
• leave the rice to soak for 20-30 minutes;
• Drain water into a glass bottle, airtight it and leave at room temperature for 2 days;
• when a sour smell come out, stop fermentation and put it in a fridge to retain all the benign properties attain during fermentation.
• Add a few optional drops of tea tree, lavender or rosemary essential oils .
• Use the water as a substitute to shampoo by gently rubbing it into scalp and through the length of hair.
• Rinse thoroughly.
• Fermentation furnish better due to the effective diffusion of vitamins into the scalp. It also have a higher amount of antioxidants. which tackle hair follicle damage.

2)Soaked Rice Water for Hair Growth

• take 1 cup of rice;
• wash out it completely;
• add 2-3 glasses of water;
• leave to soak for 30 minutes;
• strain the rice water into a clean bowl;
• massage the rice water into the hair and scalp;
• leave on for up to 20 minutes;
• Rinse thoroughly.

It is the quickest way to make rice water.

3)Boiled Rice Water for Hair Growth —–

• take 1 cup of rice;
• add 2 glasses of water in a vessel;
• allow the rice to boil in water ;
• When the rice water becomes milky coloured, then filter the rice and cool the water left;
• Now fill this rice water in a jar or bottle;
• This is a concentrated liquid that can dilute before rinsing the hair.
• Whenever want to use it for hair, take it out and after that stockpile it in the refrigerator;

 It is frequently seen that whenever rice is made at home, the extra water is flung away. Thus it can be utilised for hair therapy instead of throwing away the rice water. 

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