Rice is a good cleaner

Rice is one in a list of foods that can serve as a cleaner for you and some of your household effects.

You can effectively clean hard to reach areas in a vase by soaking some uncooked grains in warm water, with  a little dish detergent.

Some other uses of rice as a cleaner includes skin cleansing, facial cleansers and hair conditioner.

Women in Asia are used to cleansing their skin with rice water. It forms a gentle skin cleansing agent and it is known to contain vitamins B1, C, E and minerals.

To make rice water, first rinse to remove any dirt, then cover the rice in a bowl with water for about 15minutes. After 15minutes, drain the water from the rice into a clean bowl. You can also use this as a facial cleanser. The remaining can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator.

You can also wash your hair with rice water, which leaves it soft and shiny.

Now you know that there are more uses to rice that those sumptuous delicacies. I would suggest you plan to put to good use some rice water when you rinse just before you put up a fire.

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