Well, hello, hello guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic

Surgeon. And it's time for a five-minute Friday.

This is November. It's the month of hair loss awareness, and for me, it's no hair loss, November.

I want to talk to you all about a bunch of things this month. We're going to talk about

red light therapy. We're going to talk about stem cell growth factors, PRP, injections for the scalp. And what are the topical products you can use

on your scalp at home to stop hairfall? Rice water is one of them. Have you guys heard of the trend of

rice water for hair growth? Now, I'm a surgeon and it sounds a little suspect

and unusual, but I dug in and did some research for you guys all about rice water for hair growth.

You know that hair density, hair thinning, and hair loss as we age, we notice all of these

things happening to us. 40% of women over age 40 have hair

thinning issues, maybe more than 40% after COVID. Your hair strands are not as healthy or strong as

they used to be, and we need to try multiple ways to strengthen hair follicles and make them take better root and not shed as easily.

So whether it's vitamin supplements, new shampoos and conditioners, hair growth factors like my own amazing one,

or if you're at home and you don't have access to any of these, even rice water, there's things you can do.

Now, this was made popular by Kim Kardashian.

Rice water is a new trending hair treatment.

It promises fuller, thicker hair in a matter of a few weeks.

And I don't know that that is exactly going to happen, but you can't hurt to talk about it.

So let's talk about exactly what is rice water hair

treatment and is it worth it? So it's exactly what it sounds like. Rice water is the starchy

water left over after you boil and cook your rice or leave it to soak. And bathing your hair

in this rice water is a practice that dates back to the haean period in ancient japan starting in

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