How to use parsley for the face at home?

Composition and beneficial properties of parsley

Parsley contains many beneficial substances for the face:

• Vitamin A smoothes the skin, tones, nourishes, protects from ultraviolet rays;
• vitamin C eliminates fine wrinkles;
• nicotinic acid improves blood circulation, fills cells with oxygen;
• vitamin B1 relieves inflammation;
• vitamin B2 helps cell renewal;
• phosphorus and calcium are bleached;
• ascorbic acid prevents the appearance of wrinkles and lightens pigmentation;
• mineral salts deeply cleanse;
• flavonoids promote collagen production.

Ready mixes

If you don’t want to prepare the masks yourself, you can purchase them ready-made. Among the most popular purchased products:

Kingdom of Fragrances, Parsley and Cardamom

The product is intended for active nutrition and moisturizing of the skin of the face, décolleté and neck after 25 years. Tones, brightens the tone, tightens pores, tightens the contour and removes swelling.

Contains:

• black cumin oils, sunflower kernels, milk thistle seeds;
• extracts of ginger and aloe Barbados;
• essential oils (rose, bergamot and cardamom);
• vegetable glycerin;
• the main ingredient comes in the form of a paste.

Apply the product in a thick layer and leave for 15-25 minutes. Remove with a napkin or cotton pad and wash.

Kingdom of fragrances

Onmacabim Reform Peeling Parsley

Has a cleansing and exfoliating effect. Contains:

• Vitamins C, E;
• Glycolic, salicylic, citric acids.

The base is present in the form of an extract.

Apply 1-2 times a week. Apply a thin layer on the neck and face, rub the mass into the skin with massage movements for a minute. Leave for up to 10 minutes, wash.

Onmacabim

Shark oil and parsley

The problem of tired and darkened skin around the eyes is solved by a mask containing:

• shark oil;
• extracts of white lily, parsley, arnica, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut, sage.

Apply the prepared mixture to the area around the eyes, covering adjacent areas of the skin. Leave for 20 minutes. The manufacturer recommends repeating the procedure daily for 2-3 weeks. Then you need to take a break.

Shark oil

Parsley face masks are perhaps the simplest folk remedy that fights age-related changes (wrinkles, spots) on the face. Thanks to their rich composition, they saturate the skin with all the vitamins and beneficial components necessary to prolong youth and a healthy complexion. They also actively cleanse pores, preventing the formation of acne.

Parsley for the face: benefits and contraindications

Parsley for the face is especially useful when caring for:

• fading;
• fat;
• problematic;
• dry;
• tired skin.

This greenery is contraindicated for dark-skinned people; it can lighten the skin unevenly. Allergies or individual intolerances are extremely rare - this herb is hypoallergenic.

Attention! Test any cosmetic product before use - apply a small amount to your wrist or elbow. If there is no reaction after 15-20 minutes, the product can be used.

Summing up

Regular use of parsley lotions and toners is really great for brightening and rejuvenating the skin. This plant extremely rarely provokes allergic reactions. But consider the possibility of their manifestation on other ingredients of lotions - both homemade and ready-made store-bought ones.

You can share your opinion about these products and original recipes for parsley tonics with others in the comments. You can usually notice a difference about 2-3 weeks after you start actively using parsley lotions. How was it for you?

Skin preparation

For the best result, before any procedure, the face must be cleansed and steamed. Then the beneficial active substances enter the open pores. Skin preparation steps:

1. Wash off cosmetics with your usual product.
2. Make a scrub for deep cleansing - gently massage your face for 3-4 minutes, choose a product based on your skin type.
3. Steam. Pour hot herbal decoction into a container, hold your face over the steam for 10 minutes, covered with a towel.

Features of application

Parsley is a healthy and widespread herb that has virtually no restrictions on its use in cosmetology. It is suitable for all types of epidermis, but despite this, you need to choose and prepare this product correctly in order to achieve maximum results:

1. Greens are bought only fresh and juicy, without crushed or yellowed leaves.
2. Before using in mixtures, the leaves are doused with boiling water. If the recipe specifies the use of dried plant root, then it is also washed with boiling water, and only then crushed to a powder state.
3. Ready-made mixtures are used only fresh; leftovers are not stored in the refrigerator. The exceptions are cosmetic ice (stored for up to 7 days) and lotions (2-3 days).
4. The leaves are crushed in a blender.
5. Apply only to prepared skin, cleaned of makeup, steamed, with pores as open as possible for deeper penetration.
6. Depending on the accompanying components, the mixture is kept for 10 to 30 minutes and washed off with cool or warm water. After removing, apply the best facial moisturizer.
7. It is important to regularly use masks made from fresh herbs. The frequency of application depends on the problems of the epidermis, but does not exceed 2 procedures per week for a month.
8. After a month's course of procedures, a break is taken for 4-5 weeks.

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Parsley masks

Parsley is a potent remedy, so masks are made from it no more than 2 times a week. To achieve maximum results, make a course of 10 masks, then take a break for several months.

Keep the composition on the face for at least 30 minutes and wash off with warm water.

For aging skin

Ingredients: parsley, mint, sour cream.

Thoroughly grind equal amounts of ingredients. Try to let the herbs release as much juice as possible. Apply an even layer on the face, neck, décolleté, and under the eyes. Wash off after half an hour with warm water.

Result: with constant use, fine wrinkles disappear, deep wrinkles become less pronounced.

Caring for the skin around the eyes

Ingredients: parsley, black tea.

Table. Grind a spoonful of finely chopped greens until juice forms, add a teaspoon of black tea. Soak cotton pads in the mixture and apply to eyes.

Result: helps remove bruises and bags under the eyes, refreshes the face.

Egg mask for the cold season

Ingredients: parsley, yolk, olive oil.

Mix 20 g of parsley with the yolk and a teaspoon of oil.

Result: nourishes, eliminates dryness and flaking.

Whitening for mature skin

Ingredients: parsley, white clay, orange essential oil.

Attention! Essential oils may cause an allergic reaction.

Mix clay and water in equal proportions, add half a portion of parsley, 5 drops of oil.

Result: evens out facial tone, lightens age spots, tightens the dermis.

Parsley for face with cucumber for combination skin

Ingredients: parsley, cucumber, vitamin A ampoule.

Grind the cucumber and greens in a blender, add vitamin.

Result: controls sebum synthesis, eliminates oily shine.

Whitening with strawberries

Ingredients: parsley, strawberries, lemon essential oil.

Take the components in a 1:2 ratio, beat with a blender, add a couple of drops of oil.

Result: brightens complexion, pigment spots, fights rashes.

With kefir for dry skin

Ingredients: parsley, kefir.

Beat equal amounts of ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Result: mattifies, refreshes, controls sebum production.

Nourishing for oily skin

Ingredients: parsley, egg white, honey.

Add 200 ml of water to 30 g of greens, boil for 15 minutes, strain, cool. Mix protein and honey with a tablespoon of broth.

Result: tightens, mattifies, refreshes.

Parsley for the face against wrinkles

Ingredients: parsley, butter.

Grind with a blender in a 1:1 ratio. Apply to face and eye area. Remove the composition after 15 minutes with a cotton pad, rinse off the residue with water.

Result: smoothes wrinkles, nourishes the skin.

Garlic for problem skin

Ingredients: parsley, egg white, garlic.

Chop the parsley, squeeze out a little juice using gauze, mix with egg white and 10 drops of garlic juice. Apply to problem areas.

Result: dries out acne, relieves inflammation.

Masks for oily skin

In order to eliminate excessive greasy shine, curly greens are used as part of the following masks:

1. Mix low-fat kefir and chopped parsley in equal proportions. The holding time is 15 minutes.
2. Combine equal parts of vodka and three types of juice - red rowan, lemon and parsley. The resulting lotion is used in the evening after removing makeup.
3. A collection is made from several types of crushed leaves - nettle, parsley, dandelion. Take 4 tsp. mixture and leave under a towel for 30 minutes in 50 ml of boiling water. The cooled infusion is filtered and mixed with low-fat cottage cheese, ground until smooth - 2 tbsp. l. The mask is washed off after 25 minutes.

Tonic

A decoction is used as the basis for tonics. Ingredients are added to it depending on your skin type. The product cleanses, nourishes and moisturizes the face. It is used 2 times a day - morning and evening after washing. By the way, you can read how to make other useful facial toners here.

Whitening with lemon for oily skin

Ingredients: parsley decoction, lemon.

Mix half a glass of broth with the juice of half a lemon.

Result: gradually brightens, evens out complexion tone, dries out acne.

For sensitive, aging skin

Ingredients: decoction of parsley, sage, rose petals.

Combine the components in a ratio of 2:1:1.

Result: removes redness and flaking; the skin becomes smooth and radiant.

For dry skin

Ingredients: decoction of parsley, linden.

Mix in a 1:1 ratio.

Result: softens, eliminates flaking and redness.

Contraindications

Parsley is a plant that grows in the garden, in the garden, on the windowsill and in other favorable conditions. It is not whimsical and safe, but before you prepare a mask based on it, you need to make sure that you do not have an individual intolerance to this product. To detect an allergic reaction, you need to do a skin test: lubricate your wrist with parsley juice and observe the treated area for half an hour. If there is no redness, itching or other reactions, the composition can be applied to the face.

If you experience any discomfort during the test, stop using it as a cosmetic product. This is a signal of an allergy.

Pigmentation is an unpleasant cosmetic defect that does not require treatment. To get rid of stains, it is allowed to use various available methods, ranging from professional salon procedures to recipes for home use. Parsley is one of the best whitening agents. The results in the photos in the reviews confirm the effectiveness of its use even in the most difficult cases. Greenery-based masks are safe and beneficial for skin health.

Cosmetic ice

To improve blood circulation, preserve youth and skin tone, you need to wipe your face with ice every morning. In salons this procedure is called cryomassage. Even simple ice made from mineral water will bring noticeable results. And parsley ice will exceed all expectations:

• will rejuvenate the skin, smooth out even deep wrinkles;
• will relieve inflammation;
• eliminates acne, whitens acne marks;
• improves complexion, removes “grayness”;
• lightens pigment spots;
• will remove bruises and bags under the eyes, swelling;
• tightens and cleanses pores.

Ice is made from a decoction, the recipe of which is selected according to skin type. Then pour into molds and store in the freezer.

Every morning you need to wipe your face along the massage lines. For 1 procedure use 1 ice cube. He cannot be kept in one place due to the risk of frostbite. You shouldn’t wipe your face afterwards; let the composition absorb so that the active ingredients penetrate deeper into the pores.

Attention! The procedure is done at least an hour before going to bed or going outside.

For some reason, not everyone can wash their face with ice. Contraindications:

• allergy to cold;
• damaged skin;
• rosacea – blood vessels are close to the skin;
• viral diseases;
• inflammation of the sinuses.

Causes of pigmentation

Uneven skin tone may well be inherited.
White spots are a disease of vitiligo, in which in some areas of the skin the pigment melanin that colors it is simply not produced in sufficient quantities or is completely absent. Dark ones are when there is too much of it. Such a deviation can also be written into the DNA structure. Typically, pigmentation appears with age under the influence of external or internal causes. More often - their combinations.

Here are the factors that have the strongest impact on melanin production:

• Injuries. There is such a thing as post-traumatic pigmentation. Dark marks can remain after acne, ulcers, thermal and chemical burns, or in places where the skin has been severely torn off. By the way, after aggressive anti-aging procedures performed unprofessionally (microdermabrasion, laser resurfacing, chemical peeling), this problem can also arise.
• Hormonal imbalance. Hormones are small but very powerful regulators of all vital processes occurring in the body. With sudden changes in hormonal levels, the production of melanin is also disrupted and pigmentation may appear. This happens when oral contraceptives or hormone-containing drugs are taken incorrectly, thyroid diseases, diabetes mellitus, pregnancy and lactation.
• Medications. Some of them (for example, tetracycline antibiotics, sulfonamides, etc.) affect the skin's sensitivity to light. They are called photosensitivity. They significantly increase the risk of hyperpigmentation when the skin is exposed to sunlight.
• Ultraviolet. The body's reaction to its influence is darkening of the skin. When it is too intense, disruptions occur in normal natural processes. As a result, extensive dark spots appear in certain areas. Moreover, getting rid of such pigmentation can be very difficult.

The problem can also be caused by bad habits, constant lack of sleep, severe and prolonged stress, chronic diseases of internal organs, and skin infections. We need to fight it starting from the source. Otherwise, any measures, even the most radical ones, will give only very short-term results.

Hydrolate

In another way I call flower water - a valuable facial care product. It is obtained from plants through distillation. Hydrolate extracts even more useful substances from raw materials than essential oil. This miracle remedy can be bought in specialized stores, or you can prepare it yourself.

Parsley hydrolate is suitable for all skin types.

Cooking process:

• pour half a liter of distilled water into a large saucepan;
• a sieve is placed in it so that it does not touch the bottom;
• place a glass bowl on the sieve,
• pre-washed and dried parsley is laid out around it;

Attention! It is recommended to make hydrolate from fresh raw materials.

• then the structure is covered with a lid, the handle should be directed downward, condensate will be drawn dropwise into the bowl;
• the joint between the lid and the pan is tightly wrapped with foil to prevent steam from escaping;
• After boiling, turn the heat to minimum and boil for about 2 hours.

By this time, a full bowl of hydrolate is collected. It is cooled and poured into sterile containers. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

Flower water can be obtained from any plant material: flowers, herbs, nuts.

This water is ideal as a tonic. It does not need to be diluted.

In the summer, the hydrosol is poured into a spray bottle and used as thermal water. It protects the skin from ultraviolet rays, tones, mattifies, makes it soft and silky.

Parsley for the face is a very useful remedy, as it is natural, affordable, effective and versatile. With regular use, it will help preserve beauty and youth for a long time.

Tops or roots?

Tops or roots?

Tonics and masks with parsley exist in different variations. So, some people prefer a mask of parsley and sour cream, others like to add some of the base oils to the plant. And some people simply pour hot water over the chopped stems. The most important thing is that the parsley mask in all these versions has an excellent effect on the skin and allows a woman to solve some delicate problems.

The plant contains:

• thiamine and pectin (they help relieve inflammation);
• carotene (restores skin, promotes its regeneration);
• phosphorus and potassium (have bleaching properties).

In addition, the delicious aromatic herb contains many vitamins, in particular B, C, D - that is, those that are especially necessary for the skin at any age.

Parsley and sour cream mask

Do you need a whitening parsley face mask? It is easy to prepare from this plant, adding a softening and skin-nourishing component to enhance the effect - for example, sour cream or full-fat yogurt. A mask of parsley and sour cream is a wonderful remedy for returning the skin to a perfectly even tone and giving it a velvety feel.

Beginning “at-home cosmetologists” who are just starting to master various masks and other care products made according to folk recipes may have a question: what is better to use? When a mask with parsley can bring the greatest benefit - when the following is taken as an ingredient for creams and masks:

Parsley mask

• stems with leaves;
• roots;
• seeds.

So, it doesn’t really matter which part of the plant you use: the components our skin needs are contained in all of them, so a whitening mask with parsley will have an effect even if you take dried roots instead of fresh herbs. However, women who get rid of age spots with the help of this plant believe that there can be nothing better than fresh stems and leaves, just picked from the garden.