White Rice Cake Powder-Hoi Tong

White Rice Cake
Compact compress
Hoi Tong
Indonesia

This white rice powder compact has been in use since the 50's. However, the use of rice powder goes way back in the early sixteenth century when the Japanese Geisha began using a white foundation made from rice powder that has since been replaced by a white cream. The 'Hoi Tong' white rice powder has a unique formulation which makes use of the curative and exfoliative properties of white rice. Compressed in a cube, it is easy to use and portable. It is also formulated to ensure that the very fine rice powder adheres to the skin and not fall off.

The highest compliment a Japanese women can ever be paid is to be called a nuka bijin, which literally means a rice bran beauty. Used for many centuries - rice bran or nuka is an age old secret of the East for maintaining beautiful skin. It is used in many ways - to cleanse, exfoliate, revitalize, prevent wrinkles, make the skin smooth and blemish free.

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