Every time after washing rice, you will use the rest of the rice washing water to wash your face. But in addition to washing your face, do you have any magical effect? Today, I will tell you about the other functions of several kinds of rice washing water.
1、 Medicinal value
Rice washing water contains a certain amount of protein, vitamins and trace elements, especially the first or second rice washing water contains potassium. The rice washing water will present weak acidity with pH value of about 5.5. After adding salt into medicine, it has the effect of clearing fire, cooling blood and detoxifying.
Studies have found that rice washing water contains nutrients such as protein, starch and minerals, which can be used to wash and moisten the face and drink after cooking. It is helpful to protect gastric mucosa, eliminate accumulated food and improve dyspepsia. Traditional Chinese medicine also tries to stir fry traditional Chinese medicine with rice washing water as a prescription for nourishing the spleen and stomach.
After boiling with rice washing water and salt, washing or rubbing the skin has a mild cleaning effect on the skin, and can maintain the normal pH value of the skin surface, inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms, and prevent skin itching;
In addition, the first two courses of rice washing water will present a pH value of about 5.5. After washing twice, the pH value will be about 7.2. This kind of weak alkaline rice washing water is very suitable for cleaning goods and can replace soapy water to remove sebum. Compared with general industrial washing powder, it has moderate cleaning power, mild texture and no side effects.
In the eyes of dermatologists, rice washing water has a different effect - removing oil and moistening the skin. In particular, long acne, large pores partial oily skin, wash with rice water, not only can remove skin dirt, but also will not stimulate the skin. In addition, the reason why it is not suitable for the skin of Chinese medicine doctors is that it is not suitable for the first time side effect. If heating is used, the cleaning ability is better
2、 Washing and cleaning
Wash dishes with rice water, not only strong decontamination, but also does not contain chemicals, better than detergent.
Before using the new casserole, brush it with rice water several times, and then put the rice soup on the fire for half an hour. After this treatment, the casserole will not leak.
The chopping board will produce a fishy smell after being used for a long time. It can be soaked in rice washing water for a period of time, and then washed with salt to eliminate the odor.
Kitchen knife, spatula, iron spoon and other iron cooking utensils, immersed in relatively thick rice washing water, can prevent rust. If it is already rusty, soak it in water for a few hours to remove the rust spots.
The fishy smell of vegetables can be removed by rubbing them in salted rice washing water and then rinsing with water.
The meat bought from the market is sometimes stained with ash and soil. It is difficult to clean it with tap water. If the meat is washed twice with hot rice washing water, the dirt can be easily removed.
Just painted furniture, there is a bad smell of paint, with a soft cloth dipped in rice water repeatedly wipe, you can get rid of the paint smell. White clothes are soaked in rice washing water for 10 minutes and then washed with soap, which can make the clothes white and new.
If the towel is stained with fruit juice, sweat, etc., it will have a peculiar smell and become hard. Soak it in rice washing water for more than ten minutes, it will become white and soft.