DIY Beauty: grounded rice body scrub
Thursday, 2 July 2009
I sometimes like to grind my rice grains to make porridge. So while doing that the other day, I decided to grind a bit more to test how the grounded rice would work as a body scrub. And because they weren’t that fine, I didn’t want to use it on my face.
Great for exfoliating
The color of the grounded rice is such because it was a mixture of white and brown rice grains. Except for the grinding, this is easy to make. All I did was to add water to the grounded rice grain to make an exfoliating scrub. I didn’t want anything fanciful but of course if you like, you can add some oats, almond or olive oils and even essential oils for the moisturizing and aroma factors. Again, it’s up to your imagination and creativity!
Consistency is better than epsom salt recipe
Compared to the homemade epsom bath salt scrub, I actually like the firm consistency of this better because the grounded rice blended quite well with water and isn’t as loose and hence, doesn’t drop off that easily when I rub them on my skin. In addition, there are no worries about smarting in case of open wounds. And it’s really up to you to decide how fine or how coarse the rice grains should be grounded.
Add a handful to your shower gel
In terms of benefits, rice has been said to have whitening properties but I can’t vouch for that, at least not in the short term. However, I’ll say that this works as a nice homemade body scrub. Very simple. Nothing fanciful. You can also mix some of your favorite shower gel with a handful of grounded rice to create the ultimate exfoliating scrub. If you have loved using epsom salt as a body scrub, you would love this too!
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July 2nd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
thanks for the tip!
now i can make good use of those rice which i never am able to finish!
sesame Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Have fun!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Sounds good. But I thought salt or sugar might be good coz they melt as you scrub. So less possibility of over scrub. Rice won’t melt right?
sesame Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Never thought about the melting bit. But this is about the same effect as those commercial scrubs using almond shell powder. If you grind the grains fine enough, there shouldn’t be an issue.
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Thank you, I really love reading your write up
sesame Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Thanks for your comments Cass! I write for people like you who comes back to read.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
oh wow i didn’t think about that! I ground rice too but i use it as a facial scrub. It depends on how fine it’s grounded. But just have to remember to be gentle.
sesame Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:56 pm
I didn’t want to use it as a face scrub because the rice grains weren’t washed before they were grounded.
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:10 pm
thank you for providing another informative entry. i’d love to try this.
sesame Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I hope you’ll like this if you try it. It’s very simple and neat!
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:13 am
Fantastic post…love the DIY posts!
sesame Reply:
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:55 am
Glad you like this! I love the DIY experiments too. They’re very fun!
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:56 am
Hi Sesame,
Thanks for the post. I love body scrubs. will try it, since this is natural!
sesame Reply:
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 am
Have fun with this!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:37 am
Ever since I have problem with acne, I’ve tried rice flour add with water to make it into a paste for facial mask very alternate day and it help to soothe my acne. It was past down my grandmother.
sesame Reply:
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:57 am
Oh the rice flour helps with acne? That’s really interesting.
July 3rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Have been following your entries for quite some time… thank you for constanly providing so much useful information! cheers:)
sesame Reply:
July 4th, 2009 at 7:57 am
You’re welcome!
July 4th, 2009 at 12:39 am
That’s super interesting. I’ve never thought about grinding rice to make porridge. I might just try that one day. Nice recipe for a body scrub Sesame. I don’t do much for my body and I feel now should be the time, haha.
sesame Reply:
July 4th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Grinding for porridge is great cos the porridge comes out more like a paste – like what we eat for dimsum – and it taste better.
July 12th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
hey thanks for the tip i love ur blog u rock!!!also can we do this everyday on face before going to bed and tell me your experice with this scrub thanks
sesame Reply:
July 12th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Don’t scrub everyday unless you have it as rice flour. I think over scrubbing isn’t great for our skin. It can thin the skin and render it more sensitive over time. And yes, you can use white rice.
July 12th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
sorry but can i use white rice
February 9th, 2010 at 1:23 am
Hi, Thanks for the post i will most definately try making a face and body scrub from this. This could be a silly question but could you give me any tips on how to grind rice?
Thank you.
sesame Reply:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:33 am
You can use a grinder or pound it. The former would be less of a hassle.