Enviable Skin With Rice Exfoliants
Regular exfoliation is essential for skin that is enviable, beautiful, radiant, free from dead cells and imperfections. While industrial exfoliants are effective, the best option is to make your own at home.
Women often let themselves be seduced by the slogans that announce “100% natural”, without thinking that the product may still contain chemical elements that damage the skin instead of protecting it.
For this reason, we recommend taking advantage of the benefits offered by the elements we have at home, such as rice, which allows us to enjoy obtaining an enviable skin: soft and free of impurities. All without having to apply unknown substances.
Properties of rice
Its main benefit is in removing dead skin that builds up in the pores, letting the body’s natural oils hydrate and breathe new life into the skin.
Rice is rich in B-complex vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium, manganese, calcium and potassium. Our skin will absorb these substances from the first application of the exfoliant.
Rice water scrub for enviable skin
Ingredients
- Remains of rice
- ΒΌ cup of rice water (62 ml)
- 4 drops of lavender essential oil
- 1 tablespoon of coconut oil (15 g)
Preparation
- Put the rice water in the blender along with the lavender essential oil and coconut oil. Blend for a few seconds and add the rice remains so that the mix becomes creamy.
- Once ready, put the preparation in a glass container and keep it in the fridge.
- In this way the product can last up to two weeks without deteriorating.
Application
- Use both hands to take a sufficiently large amount of cream to apply all over the face and form a mask. You can apply it without any problem to other parts of the body that you want to exfoliate.
- Let it dry for at least ten minutes and start massaging your skin so that the exfoliant can remove dead cells.
- Once hardened, rinse with preferably warm water so that the pores open and the cream does not remain inside.
You shouldn’t use the exfoliator more than three times a week, like any other cream with this function. In case you notice any side effects, stop using it and consult a doctor.
Rice mask
Ingredients
- Half a glass of white or brown rice (75 g)
- Two tablespoons of water (30 ml)
- 5 drops of coconut oil
Preparation
- First you need to pulverize the rice. Blend it until you see that it disintegrates and, afterwards, strain it to remove the remaining whole grains.
- Put the rice powder in a bowl and add two tablespoons of mineral or filtered water and five drops of coconut oil. Mix well until a cream-like dough forms.
Coconut oil has essential fatty acids that keep the skin hydrated and radiant for longer.
Application
- To apply this mask, you must first cleanse the skin, so that no grease or makeup remains.
- Then apply the exfoliant with your fingertips using circular massages. Pay particular attention to the forehead, nose and chin.
- At the end of the treatment, rinse the mix with plenty of water. Your face will remain totally clean, as this cream is also used to eliminate blackheads.
Benefits of rice-based exfoliants
They provide softness
Rice balances the production of natural oils allowing the skin to hydrate itself and keeping it soft for longer.
Together with coconut oil, it will make your skin look radiant.
They fight acne
Having no chemical elements, rice does not produce eczema in the skin, it also strengthens the pores making it an ideal tool in the fight against mild acne.
If applied three times a week, as recommended, it can deeply cleanse the skin. In this way it eliminates pimples and blackheads making the skin enviable.
They relieve sunburn
Continuous exposure to UV rays causes almost imperceptible burns to our eyes. This exfoliant enriches the skin with vitamin B and its antioxidant power helps to heal them.
As you can see, rice is a great natural ingredient for achieving enviable skin. What are you waiting for?
