ANYONE who ever decided that cutting bangs out of stress was a good idea - this one’s for you. The moment I looked at my reflection in the mirror, a huge wave of regret washed over me as I put down the scissors. "What have I done? I don’t even like bangs or know how to cut hair," I thought to myself.
After a little freak-out, I pulled up a search engine and looked up natural and easy ways to grow back what I lost - the keyword being 'easy'. Many of the natural remedies included ingredients that I didn’t have on hand except for one - rice water. Rice was as common as it gets in terms of Asian household ingredients so it didn’t get easier than this.
Additionally, the process and application of rice water was seemingly straightforward enough. Was this a clickbait scam or can rice soaked in water actually help your hair grow longer? Verdict: TRUE! While the treatment has only recently caught attention online, rice water has been used by Southeast Asian women for centuries. According to dermatologist Dr.
Alok Vij at Cleveland Clinic, the starch in rice acts like a conditioner. "It lays on the outer follicle of hair, what’s called the cuticle, and works to prevent the follicles from rubbing against each other and fraying or breaking." Rice is also rich in inositol, an antioxidant that is often referred to as a "hair growth agent.
" In addition to inositol, rice contains numerous amino acids, vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B, vitamin E, fiber, magnesium and zinc that.