First Stop: Indonesia

Local Trend: Rice as Skin Smoother

Rice is a staple here—and not just for the diet. "We have a tradition of using rice to make lulur, which means 'exfoliating paste,'" says Pangesti Bernardus, WH Indonesia editor-in-chief. "As a formal ritual, it's done 40 days before a wedding." At a spa, the traditional Javanese lulur—a yellowish-brown paste with a spicy floral scent—is smeared all over the body. "Once the paste is dry, it is gently rubbed off to slough away dead cells," says Bernardus.

Copy it: Get out your mortar and pestle, girl: "The lulur paste is made from a blend of finely milled rice, nuts, turmeric root, ginger, cinnamon, and sandalwood powder, and ground together with a little water," says Bernardus.

Or make it easy: Rice scrubs now come premade! Try Rituals Rice Scrub ($17, rituals.com). Once a month, apply and let it dry a bit, then rub in circular motions beginning at your feet and working up your bod. Rinse off.