Vinh Thuan — Rice Starch — Gluten Free — Bot Gao, 1 Bag (14.1 oz)

Vinh Thuan Rice Starch has become a go-to ingredient in my kitchen. It’s perfect for making traditional Vietnamese dishes like steamed rice cakes and banana cakes, providing a light and fluffy texture. Being gluten-free, it’s also a great alternative for those with dietary restrictions. The 14.1 oz bag is a convenient size, ensuring freshness without taking up too much space in the pantry.Beyond cooking, I’ve found this rice starch to be useful in DIY beauty recipes, such as homemade face powders and dry shampoos. Its fine texture makes it suitable for these applications, although some may find it slightly gritty. Overall, it’s a versatile product that serves multiple purposes, making it a valuable addition to both the kitchen and personal care routines. It is worth the cost!

Wife says: I make my own face powder or parfumed body powder. This rice starch is finely ground, but does have small grit. It is a perfect base or addition to body powder formulas. Works very well to set concealer or eye makeup.A little goes a long way when using over makeup.💗I would not suggest the "baking" technique, especially for mature women with dry skin.💗After applying rice starch lightly to set foundation,⭐use your clean hands or a clean brush to remove excess powder.⭐I use freshly washed and dried (slightly damp) hands, to blot up excess powder from my face after removing excess with a large soft brush.⭐ With fine setting powders, you should pay extra attention that excess is removed.⭐ For lighter shades of skin it is translucent IF YOU use a small amount. Which is all you need for all day smear free eye makeup.

Tickled that it helps the garlic sauce, tamari & coco nectar bind to small tofu cubes & adds more crunch to these delicious air-fried treats that I make frequently for snacks, salads, miso soups,…. But that I can also lightly coat my fingertips & rub it into the scalp of my dark brown hair and then brush it out for a perfect dry shampoo with lift..AND then use it with a powder puff as an absorbent body powder (that over time picks up the nice scent of my anti-perspirant)…well, its a real home run!

I use this for when I don't have time to wash me hair. If I don't wash my hair everyday it's gets oily by the time I wake up again. I sprinkle a little on my brush and comb it through. It works better than dry shampoo and it's cheaper because this bag will last a long time. Plus it doesn't leave streaks or specs in my hair like dry shampoo does.

While this rice flour may be advertised as a food product, it works well as a dry shampoo. I transitioned from cornstarch to rice flour, and I would recommend it as an alternative. I enjoy how the texture is lighter, which reduces the white cast commonly associated with cornstarch. Overall, this is a good product! My only issues are the slightly gritty texture (as if it wasn’t finely ground) and the faint odor.

Great product highly recommend it

I use this to make my dry shampoo and I much prefer it to corn starch or arrowroot. Combined with oatmeal ground in my mill and some lavender oil it makes the perfect dry shampoo for my sensitive scalp. It was not as easy to apply as the spray-on kind at first but now that I’m used to it I much prefer this method as it doesn’t make me cough and I know what all the ingredients are. I have medium blonde hair and this blends right in. For dark hair one may want to add cocoa powder. Applying at night gives the hair lots of body and makes getting ready in the morning a breeze!

Great quality. I make a multi-use powder for myself and my loved ones that works well as a baby powder, dry shampoo, and personal hygiene powder. I really love the silky factor of rice powder being non-irritating as well as its absorpance. It's an ingredient that's difficult to find but makes all the difference to my formula. Since my powders go a long way I don't have much need or the storage capacity for the 5 lbs bags so am thrilled that it's offered here in a more manageable, yet still generous size.