Rice water has long been known for its beauty benefits because it contains amino acids that help skin cells grow and develop. Rice water also contains antioxidants, vitamin B to help skin smooth, soft and minimize the aging process.
However, not only for beauty, rice water also has many uses in the kitchen that you will not expect.
Remove harmful substances from vegetables
Washing vegetables and fruits with clean water also cannot remove toxins and harmful micro-substances sold on the surface of vegetables, tubers and fruits. Let’s soak vegetables and fruits with rice water to limit pesticide poisoning in vegetables and fruits.
How to do: Mix a little salt into the water to wash the rice and leave the vegetables and fruits to soak for about half an hour, then wash the vegetables with clean water 2 or 3 times.
Desalination for dried fish
Dried fish is often salted to preserve it for a longer time and keep the fish meat firmer. However, too salty dried fish will make your meal both too salty and much more difficult to eat. One way to reduce salt in dried fish is to use rice water to soak the fish instead of using plain water. Not only making fish less salty, rice water also helps to clean the outer shell of the fish, reducing the fishy taste.
Decontamination and bleaching of cassava
Cassava is also a delicious and starchy food, as well as fiber that not only helps prevent constipation, cardiovascular disease but also helps balance water in the blood, so this is a favorite dish of many people. However, fresh cassava often has poison that makes us drunk or drunk when eating.
To avoid this, soak peeled cassava in rice water for 15-20 minutes. This stage not only helps to detoxify cassava but also helps the cassava tubers to be whiter after cooking.
Detox fresh bamboo shoots
Cyanide in bamboo shoots is a chemical containing carbon-nitrogen bonds (about 230mg/kg) that when absorbed a lot, under the action of digestive enzymes, they will become toxic cyanhydric acid. So, to rest assured to cook for family meals to ensure food hygiene and safety, boil bamboo shoots about 2-3 times and then soak rice in water for about 2 days (note the need to change rice water twice a day. so that the bamboo shoots do not rot), then they can be used for cooking.
Clean snail slime
Normal water only causes snails to release some of the dirt and impurities they eat, to remove a lot of mud and slime in snails, use rice water to soak them.
Just soak for 1-2 hours, we can clearly see the difference: mud, mucus in the snail’s mouth is released, clumping in patches on the bottom of the pot. To be sure, change the water to wash the rice and soak it for 8-10 hours before cooking the snails.
Polishing pots and pans
After a while of cooking, the pot will be dull due to the plaque of burnt food or because of the burning fire left on the bottom of the pan during cooking. This creates a feeling that it is both dirty and unhygienic and easy for bacteria to breed. A simple way to remove those stains is by using rice water.
Just add rice water and 1 tablespoon of baking soda to a boil, let it simmer for about 10 minutes and rinse to clean completely.
Keep teeth white, mouth fresh
In addition to the beauty use. Rice water also helps us have shiny white teeth and fresh breath. After washing the rice, you take that water to rinse your mouth. After 1 time you will feel the greatness that this special toothpaste brings.
Beauty with rice water
Rice water contains a lot of vitamins, especially vitamin B5, which slows down the aging process of the skin. If you use rice water regularly for many years, the skin will become bright white, smooth, and especially wrinkles will be significantly reduced.
- Hair Conditioner: After washing your hair, you can apply an amount of essential oil from rice water from the roots to the ends of your hair to have a pleasant fragrance. The incubation time should last at least 10 minutes. Then you can rinse your hair.
- Shampoo: Rice water can be used as a shampoo by adding some castile liquid soap to fermented rice water combined with aloe vera, chamomile tea.
- Cleanser and toner: Put a small amount of rice water on a cotton ball and gently apply it to the face and neck like a toner. To clean the skin, gently massage the rice water on the skin.
- Bathing: Bathing in rice water brings a feeling of relaxation. You can soak in a mixture of soap bubbles, vitamin E, and rice water.
Here are a few different ways to prepare rice water.
– Wash the rice and add 2-3 cups of water.
– Leave at room temperature for up to 48 hours.
– Mix the rice and filter the water.
You can store the rice water in an airtight container for up to 7 days and use it as a cleanser for skin and hair.
