If you've been throwing the rice water away while rinsing or cooking, you might want to save it the next time. As it turns out, other than being the staple food of almost half of the world's population, the water from cooked or rinsed rice is a great beautifying ingredient. The Yao ethnic women from the village of Huangluo in China have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for the "world's longest hair village." And guess what; they believe that using fermented rice water to wash their hair makes it stronger and delays greying. Due to its cooling and soothing effects on skin, rice water is also used by Asian women to calm inflamed skin and keep skin issues at bay. If you're convinced already, here's how you can prepare fermented rice water for your hair and skin (recipes below).
