How to do a rice water protein rinse
If your curls are limp and you’ve already tried some of the 13 Curly girl method products with protein. Then it might be worth while knowing how to do a rice water protein rinse.
In this post I’ll show you how I do them and when I choose to use this treatment.
How to make
Basically I plan my rice water rinses to coincide with a meal I want to eat. I don’t bother making up the rice water especially for this treatment. It’s a happy by-product of a tasty dinner and it means there is zero waste.
Simply cook white rice according to the packets instructions. When the rice is cooked simply strain and catch the discarded water in a jug or bowl.
Leave to cool and use or if like me you prefer to wash and style your hair in the morning. Pour into a bottle, seal and place in the fridge for the morning.
How to rinse
Pour the rice water over your head, repeat until you feel your hair has soaked it all up. Don’t leave it to sit on your scalp.
Squish your hair and then rinse fully with cool water. You don’t want any left on your scalp as it can cause problems.
How often should you do a rice water rinse?
I started to incorporate a rice rinse into my Curly Girl routine from 6 Months. By then I’d learnt more about what my hair needed.
Now I probably do one every three months. When I see the signs that my hair is lacking protein. Such as stretched out curls and it not holding it’s style properly.
Should you do it before or after deep conditioning?
This is my routine:
- Pour the rice rinse over your hair and squish to get it to absorb.
- Fully rinse the rice water from your hair with cool water.
- Apply a deep conditioner. I like Garnier Banana hair food
- Leave on for 15 minutes.
- Rinse.
- Apply your favourite stylers. You will probably want to avoid using any that have protein in them as this can cause an overload. I went with Cantu curl custard and VO5 Gel.
- Then I plop for 15 minutes and diffuse until dry.
- Finally scrunching out the crunch.
Recommended curly girl method products without protein
CGM cleansers without protein
Curl Cleanser
Wave Hello Shampoo
Moisturising Cream Shampoo
CGM conditioners without protein
Wave Hello Conditioner
Lemongrass & Avocado Conditioner
CGM deep conditioners without protein
Deep Conditioning Treatment
Double Cream Deep Quencher (64g / 227g)
CGM leave in conditioners without protein
Weightless Air Dry Cream (8oz)
CGM stylers without protein
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