“Rice is the seed of the monocot plant Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East and South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the West Indies.
All type of rice water showed dandruff causing fungus inhibition. Zinc and selenium is important for healthy skin. May be rice water contains some amount of Zinc and selenium which cause antimicrobial effect.