Gentille Derma: Before you smear anything on your face, she recommends doing a patch test. Place a bit of the product on your arm, cover it with plastic, and leave it there for a bit. If you don’t get any bad reactions, you’ve got the green light to use these dermatologist-approved recipes on your face. This period has given me a lot of time to focus on my skin and its texture. Rice water has been used in beauty routines as far back as ancient Japanese dynasties. Rice water is said to help even out skin tone, add shine to your mane, calm inflammation, moisturise skin and hair while maintaining the right pH balance, and much more.