Why Koreans Use Rice Water: The Ancient Beauty Secret I See Every Day in Seoul
So this morning, I was cooking rice for breakfast (yes, rice for breakfast—it's a Korean thing), and my roommate Jisoo stopped me right as I was about to dump the cloudy water down the sink. "야! What are you doing?" she said, grabbing a spray bottle from the bathroom. She's been collecting rice water for her skincare routine, and honestly, her glass-like skin makes me wonder why I didn't start this sooner. After three months of using rice water myself, I'm saving about ₩15,000 / approx. $11 per month on toners and hair treatments—and here's exactly how you can do the same. korean-rice-water-washing-kitchen The Myth Everyone Gets Wrong About Rice Water Everyone thinks rice water is some "new K-beauty trend" because it went viral on TikTok. Wrong. Korean grandmothers have been doing this for centuries—long before Seoul became a skincare capital. I learned this the hard way when I mentioned "discovering" rice water to my Korean langu...