rice water
Pale cooking byproduct
Rice water is the starchy liquid left after rinsing or boiling rice.
In skincare and haircare, it's promoted as a treatment for strengthening hair and improving skin texture: She swears by rice water for shiny hair.
It's also used as a mild home remedy for digestive upset, particularly in children.
- starchComplex plant carbohydrate
- sticky textureSurface that clings
- congeeWatery rice porridge
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- liquidFree-flowing substance
pour · digestive aid · home remedy · traditional medicine · boiling · cloudiness · soil conditioner · plant care · rinse · fermented · translucent · sake · probiotic · fever reducer · broth · milky · moisturizer · Korean skincare
- rice drinkshorchata, sake
- beveragescoffee, tea, juice, milk, beer
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- Natural Cosmeticsaloe vera gel, argan oil, coconut oil, essential oils, jojoba oil
- beauty ritualshenna, mehndi, geisha makeup, gua sha, Korean skincare
- Cosmetic Ingredientshyaluronic acid, retinol, niacinamide, glycerin, dimethicone
rice waterpure water
Uncontaminated H₂O
distilled water · purified water · clean water · spring water · mineral water
rice waterplain water
Unadorned drinking liquid
rice · tap water · fresh water · uncooked rice · dry rice
rice watertap water
Plumbed household drinking source
fresh water · spring water · well water · rainwater · glacial water
water, watery, rice, irrigate, riced, irrigation, irrigated, irrigator