11 Wonderful Benefits Of Rice Milk Soap For Your Skin

While you might be having rice every day as your staple food, chances are you may not have come across rice milk soap benefits as yet! Yes you got that right! Asian folklore stories have many mentions of rice and its derivatives in beauty-enhancing practices and rituals! Soaps formulated with rice milk as the main ingredient help cleanse and exfoliate your skin giving it a nice soft glow! Thanks to Korean and Japanese cosmetic industries, rice has become a common name in beauty products all over the world. Be it rice bran oil, rice extracts, rice starch, or nourishing rice milk, these ingredients help detox and nourish your skin with vitamins and skin-friendly ingredients (1), (2), (3). To know more about the rice milk soap benefits, continue reading!

How To Prepare Rice Milk Soap

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Before we move on to the recipe, here is how you can prepare rice milk at home:

1. Wash and soak a cup of organic white or brown rice for half an hour.
2. Boil the rice until the grains soften.
3. Blend the softened rice grains. Add a tablespoon of distilledⁱ  XA process in which a liquid is first heated and then condensed to remove impurities and sediments from it. water to get a runny consistency.
4. Strain the liquid to get the rice milk.

It is better to prepare rice milk a day before preparing the soap. You may store the rice milk in the freezer. Now, let’s check out the rice milk soap recipe.

DIY Rice Milk Soap Recipe

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You Will Need

• 4 tablespoons of rice milk
• 1 tablespoon of shea butter
• 1 tablespoon of sweet almond oil
• 2 drops of lavender essential oil (optional)
• 2 drops of peppermint essential oil (optional)
• A cup of clear, melt and pour soap base

Method

1. Melt the soap base (if you are using a bar) in the microwave. You may also follow the double boiler method.
2. Add all the ingredients (except the essential oils) and mix gently.
3. Once the mixture has cooled down a bit, add the essential oils and mix again.
4. Pour the mixture into a mold. Let it cure in a cool and dry place for at least a day.
5. Remove the soap from the mold and use it.

You may experiment with different essential and carrier oils when preparing the soap.

Using homemade rice milk soap has many benefits. Let’s find out in the next section.

Benefits Of Rice Milk Soap

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If you look through your skin care products, you will invariably find rice milk as one of the active ingredients in them. However, no scientific evidence supports their role in skin care products. Read on to know about rice milk soap benefits:

1. Rice milk imparts a whitening effect to the skin
2. It leaves a gentle glow on your face
3. It helps to even your skin tone when used regularly
4. It helps lighten scars and other dark spots on your face
5. It makes for a good skin moisturizing agent
6. It seals your skin with good moisture and helps eliminate excess oil secretion
7. When combined with honey, rice milk can leave your skin soft, smooth and supple
8. Mix rice milk with almond paste to make an effective body scrub. Alternately, you can mix it with gram flour
9. Rice milk cures dark lips, if you use it regularly
10. It soothes your skin from sun burns
11. Mix rice milk with turmeric powder. You can use it as a toner

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you use rice soap on your face?

You can massage the rice soap gently on your face for 2 to 3 minutes and wash it off properly.

Is rice milk soap good for acne?

There is currently no scientific evidence that suggests that rice milk soap is effective in the treatment of acne.

Is rice milk soap good for sensitive skin?

The anti-inflammatory properties of rice milk may help treat sensitive skin. However, there is limited research in this regard.

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Jovana Majstorović is a board-certified dermatologist with 10 years of experience. She is also the founder and owner of Derma Style in Belgrade, Serbia. She is also a fellow of the European Academy of Dermatology. She believes that the skin is the main mirror of an individual’s overall health. Her main postulate is that a doctor must educate patients about...more

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