You can use rice water in a variety of methods to treat dull, lifeless, prone to acne, or dehydrated skin. But this DIY face toner is the best, yet incredibly simple to make, using only rice water, aloe vera gel, and lavender essential oil. Check out what these three powerful ingredients can do for your skin…
Benefits of Rice Water for Skin
- Skin brightening: The skin-brightening enzymes present in rice water make it a key ingredient in Japanese and Korean beauty rituals. It is known to fade dark spots, and blemishes and brighten up the complexion for a clear and smooth texture.
- Anti-aging: Rich in antioxidants, rice water has been shown to inhibit the action of elastase, a compound that causes damage to elastin in your skin and leads to premature aging. That is why rice water can safely be used to delay and reduce the appearance of aging signs on the skin.
- Boosts skin barrier health: Some studies have found that rice starch can be beneficial in repairing and maintaining the natural barrier of the skin. This can be helpful to prepare your skin to fight eternal aggressors and prevent issues like atopic dermatitis and protect against pollution damage.
- Soothes sun damage: Devoid of harsh chemicals and when used raw, rice water can have a cooling effect on mild sun damage like redness, sunburn, inflammation, and itching.
- Mattifies oily skin: Starchy rice water can have a pore-tightening and toning effect when used on oily skin. Dabbing some rice water with cotton pads can help mattify super oily skin.
How To Make Rice Water
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons rice
- ¼ cup water
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Direction
- Put the rice in a strainer and rinse it really fast, just to remove any possible debris.
- Put the rice into a bowl and cover it with water.
- Let it soak for 2 hours.
- Strain the rice and keep the water.
DIY Face Toner With Rice Water – Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rice water
- 1 – 2 teaspoons aloe vera gel
- 5 – 10 drops of lavender essential oil
- Carrier oil – optional
- Matcha green tea powder – optional
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Direction
- Add the aloe vera gel and lavender essential oil to the rice water. Stir thoroughly until everything is dissolved.
- Pour your toner into a dropper bottle, spray bottle, or any other glass bottle.
- Apply it with cotton balls or simply by spraying a small amount on your clean face.
- Do not let the toner completely dry on your face. Instead, while your skin is still slightly damp, apply a face cream, to lock in that moisture.
So, that is it. That is the best way to use rice water for your skin. Commit yourself to making this DIY face toner once a week and using it every day, and it will hydrate and purify your skin, make it plump and supple, and give you that dewy, milky glow.
