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I came across this beauty hack using rice water as the core ingredient. I soaked rice in water COVERING IT WITH A PLASTIC BAG (ORDINARY SHOPPING BAG) left it for one day at room temperature and today when I removed the shopping bag it smelt kinda bad. I was gona use it as a face mask... but now im sure weather to use it or not? So is it spoiled? Also do you have any suggestion how do not I spoil it I.e maybe 1.wrapping with the plastic bag was a bad idea...or 2.shouldn't have left it at room temp?
3.or any other suggestion?

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  • You might want to have a look at our generic posts on [shelf life](http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/21068/how-long-can-i-store-a-food-in-the-pantry-refrigerator-or-freezer) and [refrigeration](http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/34670/how-do-i-know-if-food-left-at-room-temperature-is-still-safe-to-eat). And yes, if it smells bad, dump it. – Stephie Jul 02 '16 at 17:20
  • I'm wavering - you stating that you want to use the rice water on your skin for a beauty procedure is clearly off-topic here. Yet I can imagine other posters wanting to *consume* the water from soaking rice. For now, I have to vote to close this question, but if you could [edit] your post for [some kind of use we address here](http://cooking.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic), I'll be happy to retract my close vote or vote for re-opening. Please take the [tour] and browse our [help] to learn more about the site. – Stephie Jul 02 '16 at 22:28
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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because as it stands, it's not about food, but about food items as cosmetics. – Stephie Jul 03 '16 at 10:37

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Yes it would be safer to discard the rice and water. Rice has a tendency to ferment.

I would wash & drain the rice at least once, as there can be traces of husk, talc and any other unwanted dirt/impurities. If you soak the rice for long periods of time, depending on the humidity and temperature of where you are soaking your rice, you may place this in a cool shaded place, or place in the refrigerator as the temperature is regulated.

Alternatively you could consider substituting rice flour instead of rice grains. Note: This could also ferment, but may reduce the required soaking time.

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