Many people use the remaining water when washing rice to water flowers, flush toilets and other purposes... But rice washing water can be said to be the most natural cleaning and maintenance product. Today, the editor will share its tricks and let’s learn about it together!
Rice washing water is a kind of water after washing rice. This water is acidic and has a pH of 5.5-6. Because it washes off the nutrients of the rice skin, it can be used to water plants and has a good effect; and the water molecules of rice washing water can well separate oil stains, clean dishes, remove odors on chopping boards, and wash away rust on kitchen knives. People often pour out rice washing water when cooking, thinking it has no purpose. In fact, in daily life, rice washing water can not only play a natural detergent for "multiple roles", but also has good medicinal value.
Rice water contains certain proteins, vitamins and trace elements, especially the first one or two times Rice water contains potassium. Rice water will show a weak acidity with a pH of about 5.5. After adding salt to the medicine, it has the effects of clearing fire, cooling blood, and detoxifying.
Rice washing water contains protein, starch, minerals and other nutrients, which can be used to wash your face and moisturize your skin. After cooking, it is helpful for protecting the mucosa of the stomach wall, eliminating food accumulation and improving indigestion. Traditional Chinese medicine also tries to stir-fry Chinese medicine with rice washing water as a prescription for nourishing the spleen and stomach.
In the eyes of dermatologists, rice water has a different effect - removing oil and moisturizing the skin. Especially for people with oily skin with acne and large pores, washing their faces with rice water can not only remove dirt on the skin, but also not irritate the skin.
Let's take a look at the wonderful uses of rice water:
Decontamination
1. Use rice water to clean dishes, not only has strong detergent, but also does not contain any harmful chemicals, which is better than detergents.
2. Rice water contains alkaloids and is a good detergent. Using Rice water to scrub doors and windows, enamel utensils, bamboo and wood furniture, etc. are not only easy to clean, but also without any pollution.
3. Cleaning the spittoon with rice washing water can remove dirt. Wiping freshly painted furniture or supplies with rice water can remove the vague flavour and make the color bright.
Laundry
1. Wash light-colored clothes with rice water, which has strong detergent power and can keep the clothes bright and clean. Clothes with sweat marks are soaked in rice water before washing, which is easy to clean. Put the clothes with mold spots in rice washing water for a night, then rub them according to routine, and the mold spots on the clothes can be removed.
2. If the towel is stained with juice, sweat stains, etc., it will smell and become hard. Soak it in rice washing water and steam it for more than ten minutes, and it will become white and soft.
Shashing hair
Rice water contains very rich B vitamins, and B vitamins can help hair pigment cells produce black pigments, so it can help hair turn black.
Wash pig intestines and pig belly
1. Clean pig intestines and pig belly with rice water, which is more time-saving and cleaner than scrubbing with salt and alum.
2. The meat bought from the market is sometimes covered with dust and is difficult to wash with tap water. If you wash it twice with hot rice water, the dirt will be easily removed.
Rust removal
Iron cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, spatulas, and iron spoons, so as to immerse them in relatively thick rice washing water to prevent rust. If it has rust, you can soak it in water for several hours first, so that it can easily remove rust spots.
Removing the fishy smell
1. Cut the cutting board and kitchen knife of beef and mutton, and wash it with rice water to remove the fishy smell.
2. Put the fishy smell of vegetables in rice washing water with salt and rub it, and then rinse it with clean water to remove the fishy smell.
Removing dirt
Inject rice water into the bottle where the oil and dirt accumulates, and shake it vigorously to remove the oil and dirt.
Disinfection
Rice water is weakly acidic and can decompose the toxicity of pesticides on vegetables. Rinse the vegetables, soak them in rice washing water for half an hour, and then rinse them with clean water.
Daily Use
Wash the face
Wash the face in the rice water because some starch, protein, vitamins and other nutrients are dissolved in the rice water, which can decompose oil on the face, lighten pigments and prevent fat particles from appearing. Therefore, if you insist on washing your face and hands with rice water for a long time, your skin will become smooth and elastic.
Step 1: Do not pour out the rice washing water, let the water settle for a while, and take a layer of clearer water on the top to wash your face.
Step 2: In order to achieve a better effect, we dipped bamboo charcoal sponge into rice washing water and massaged the face. Bamboo charcoal has the ability to absorb dirt, so it can suck out deep dirt from the skin.
Steps: Put the white rice into a container and pour tap water. After scrubbing, pour out the rice washing water, then pour in tap water again, and leave the second rice washing water for later use. After the remaining rice washing water is settled overnight, take the milky white rice washing water and pour it into the washbasin. Just add about 1.5 times the warm water.
Soak dried goods
Soak dried goods such as kelp, cuttlefish, dried bamboo shoots with rice water. It is easy to soak and wash, and is easy to cook thoroughly.
Fertilization
Watering flowers and trees with rice washing water can make the flowers and trees green leaves and strong stems, and the flowers and colors are particularly bright.
It should be emphasized that you should not wash your face with rice water too often. It is recommended to use it once a day or two. Generally, after persisting in using it for one month, the skin will improve significantly. If there is no change after using it for a period of time, it means that your skin type is not suitable for using rice water. It is recommended to change to other cleaning methods.