Pasta is good for your health and for the planet. Here are some useful tips for not wasting pasta cooking water by incorporating it into your beauty routine.
Prepare a relaxing footbath – Pasta is good for your health and can also be a precious ally for your beauty. Don’t believe it? Pasta cooking water, for example, can be used to make a relaxing footbath since the starch it contains has anti-inflammatory and moisturizing properties. To prepare the footbath, simply pour the lukewarm pasta cooking water into a basin, where you can add coarse salt and a few drops of essential oil. And then just relax …
… or a face mask – Pasta cooking water can also be used for some home-made face masks: let the pasta water cool, pour a small amount into a small bowl and add oatmeal or chickpeas. Mix well and as a finishing touch add a few drops of your favourite essential oil and voilà! your exfoliating face mask is ready to use.
Save on water – You can re-use the pasta cooking water for other purposes in the kitchen, for example to wash dishes or to boil vegetables.
Enjoy pasta!
