Rice as a Skin Care Ingredient: Oryza Sativa Rice Extract

We all know rice as a staple food. However, it also has many skin-nourishing properties and is therefore used as an ingredient in cosmetics. You can find rice in the list of ingredients under the INCI name " Oryza Sativa ".

Rice is a very well-tolerated, non-irritating ingredient. It has antioxidant properties and provides moisture . Rice improves skin elasticity and smooths the skin due to its strong moisturizing effect. There is strong evidence that rice also has a lightening effect on hyperpigmentation . Rice contains a wide range of skin-nourishing nutrients : potassium, magnesium, manganese, proteins, amino acids, and lipid building blocks such as fatty acids, fatty acid esters, and phospholipids, which build the skin barrier. Rice has a high content of ceramides , a skin-identical lipid building block. Vitamins B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B6 ​​(pyridoxine), and E (α-tocopherol) are also found in rice. These vitamins help rice neutralize free radicals and inhibit oxidative stress caused by UV radiation, pollution, etc.