We all love rice. Now there's an extra reason to like it. One beauty treatment the Japanese use to look younger is the rice face mask, which makes your skin shine and acquire a smooth texture.

Benefits of Rice Mask:

• Scrubs dead cells out of the skin

• Moisturises skin

• Rejuvenates and regenerates skin cell

• Firms and tones the skin

• Brightens the skin

• Evens out skin texture.

Ingredients

• To 3 tablespoons of cooked rice, add 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 tablespoon of raw milk. Form a paste, apply for 20 mins and wash it with cold water.

Anti-ageing mask:

• To 2 tablespoons of rice flour, add 1 egg white and 4 drops of glycerine. Massage this mixture on to your face and let it dry. Keep for 20 mins and wash it with cold water.

Use a mask twice a week to see the results.

Model: Manisha Sen

Hair & make-up: Sunetra Paul

Photograph: Kamakshi Pasari

Outfit & styling: Barsha Bose

The columnist manages Ishrat’ Hair & Skin Studio, Lord Sinha Road, Calcutta