But why didn’t we think of it earlier? That’s the question we ask ourselves every time a new tip appears on an Asian platform, even if it actually refers to what we commonly call “grandmother’s medicine”. The fact remains that most of the time, let’s say quite often, the beauty tips and gestures presented here and there on the Chinese social network are not only effective, but also economical and ecological — nevertheless, it is necessary to exclude all eccentric and even dangerous tips. And the latest discovery is likely to spark a lot of discussion, as it could help overcome one of the aging signs that women – or society – fear the most – wrinkles.
Credit to Justin Yoon (@justinyooniverse) for this unusual beauty video. The young Korean, who seems to prefer video games to beauty advice, shares the routine of his 44-year-old mother, Lauren Kim (@yooniversemom), who is herself a user of the platform. Her son explains that his mother appears more in her twenties than her forties and goes through her entire daily routine in this short, nearly 40-second film that has generated more than 29 million views. At the end of the video, he himself points out that his father adopted a “strange” but ultimately effective gesture of beauty: he moistened his face daily with steam from rice-boiling water. A tip that would allow her to keep her skin smooth and plump, free of age-related signs.
Note, however, that the main subject’s routine is actually based on an exemplary lifestyle, otherwise in line with known health recommendations: moderate to vigorous physical activity, a regular, healthy and balanced diet that is essentially vegetable-based, and a beauty routine composed of from masks, massages and therefore steam from rice. As we will surely understand, Lauren Kim has embraced the fashionable concept of holistic beauty, which is that we perceive beauty as a whole, internally and externally, and therefore has adopted a healthy lifestyle that reflects on the skin. It is therefore difficult to estimate in this case whether the steam coming from cooking the rice really plays a role in preventing wrinkles.
This isn’t the first time rice water has caused a stir on Chinese social media, far from it. An ancestral ritual in certain cultures, rice water has even been known for a thousand and one virtues in Asia for centuries. Not only would it be a great ally for combination to oily skin that tends to get shiny during the day, but it would also help fight some signs of aging, including fine lines and wrinkles. However, it is the hair that benefits from the benefits of rice water in Asia due to its ability to make it stronger, voluminous and shiny when used in the form of a mask. An economic top, which also has the advantage of being ecological thanks to the recycling of cooking water.