Jakarta, Spasi-id.com - since the time of our ancestors, rice washing water or silverware was used for washing faces, masks, cold powder.
There are dozens of claims of the benefits of rice water for beauty. Which one has been tested and proven by research? Here are some of these.
- Override Dry Leather and Iritation
The first use of rice water is to overcome irritation and dry skin. According to the article on the Healthline page, the benefits of rice water work to help defuse drought and skin irritation due to sodium laurel sulfate. In 2002 research shows that using rice water twice a day can help to treat dry and damaged skin because the SLS, the rice water is proven to increase the skin's ability to heal by 20 percent. - Protect the skin from the bad effect of the sun
At the right amount, sunlight is very good for body health. If you overdo it, skin can burn, have flecks, and over pigmentation.
A study in 2016 proved that the chemical compounds inside rice were effective to protect the skin from the bad influence of sunlight, especially if combined with some of the same extract of crops.
- Preventing skin cell damage due to free radicals
According to an article by Medical News Today, rice contains strong antioxidants that can protect skin cells from any damage caused by free radicals. One of them is inositol.
Antioxidant rice properties proved through research in 2018. The researchers found evidence that rice shows the same antioxidant activity as ascorbat acid.
- Reduce Markers
The next rice water benefit is to slow the skin aging. A study in 2018 found evidence that using rice water can reduce elastic activity, enzymes related to skin aging.
Another study done in 2001 proved that inositol on rice would reduce the appearance of wrinkles and smooth lines by 12.4 percent and increase skin elasticity by 17 percent after seven weeks of use.
These are some of the benefits of rice water for the beauty of skin that has been proven through research. Underlined, further testing on a wider scale is still required to prove substantial properties of rice water.
