"It wasn't really advice," she recalled. "More like my friend mentioned she was trying something—just casually. No dramatic claims, no promises that it would fix everything. She simply said, 'Maybe try rinsing your hair with rice water.' That was it. No new routine, no detailed steps. And maybe that's why I didn't brush it off. After all the products that overpromised, here was something that didn't promise anything at all."