Rice water for hair is one of those remedies that has been sitting in Pakistani kitchens all along. Every time someone washes basmati or sela rice before cooking, they pour that milky, starch-rich water straight down the drain without realising it can double as a hair treatment.<\/p>\n
The practice is centuries old in parts of East and Southeast Asia. Women in the Yao village of Huangluo, China, are noted by researchers for hair that averages around six feet in length, and they attribute this partly to fermented rice water rinses. Pakistani women have their own long tradition of natural hair care, and rice water fits neatly into it.<\/p>\n
This guide covers what rice water actually contains, what it can and cannot do for your hair, how to make it at home using the rice already in your pantry, and the side effects worth knowing before you start.<\/p>\n