The hot Malaysian sun is perfect for making ‘bedak sejuk’ or compressed rice powder in droplet form which is a cheap, natural, effective and chemical-free antidote for pimples and acne. Both my children are loyal ‘bedak sejuk’ users. The ones I have made years ago are almost running out and so today, I have made some for them again. I started soaking the grain six months ago with rain water collected on the night of the Festival of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl last year. The soaked grain is now soft enough to be blended into a creamy mixture. This mixture is then squeezed into little droplets before being left to dry in the sun. Some chopped pandan leaves were then added to the finished product for extra fragrance. I am lucky that today, I can use an electric blender to blend the soaked rice. During my grandmother and mother’s time, they have to use a big stone mortar to do this.
Finally, my ‘bedak sejuk’ or “sui fun” is ready, all packed in these glass bottles. Each bottle is going for RM22 (approx. gross weight 250g). You may place your orders now. Stock is limited.
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I used sui fun when I was a kid (circa 1950s), in fact the whole family used it before cleansing cosmetics became available and cheap. Every night before bed, you wash your face with soap and after drying your face, you put a lump of the sui fun in your palm, add water, and mix it into a light paste before applying to your face. The sui fun can be stored in glass jars with a night blooming flower 九點香 , or some jasmine; I do not know the name of the bush 九點香 and it could be Cestrum nocturnum (common names include night-blooming jasmine, night-blooming cestrum, lady of the night, queen of the night, night-blooming jessamine. The sui fun we had were all home made and usually put into a Chicken Essence glass. For readers who wish to dwell deeper into the mystery of rice grain extract’s bactericidal effects please see Scholarly articles for bactericidal effect of rice grains extract
… lactoferrin in transgenic rice grains for the application … – Nandi – Cited by 146
… of natural antimicrobial human lysozyme in rice grains – Huang – Cited by 72
Review of the studies on the red yeast rice (Monascus … – Erdoğrul – Cited by 62