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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Lauren Bradbury

Don’t throw your rice water down the sink! This is why you should be using this ‘magic in a bottle’ to clean your home

White kitchen with wooden floors, a marble island,and green cabinets.

To wash your rice or not to wash your rice… that is the question. And while those who choose the latter are missing out on seriously fluffy rice, it turns out that you’re also missing out on making a completely free multi-purpose cleaner that really works.

Yes, as Ideal Home’s Cleaning Editor, I’ve tried and tested the best cleaning products out there, but my preference has always leaned more towards natural cleaning hacks that get the job done without adding any nasties into my home - and ideally without costing a fortune, too. So, when I learned that rice water has been used as a free natural cleaner in Asia for centuries, I was intrigued.

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