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Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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A mask of parsley is a simple way to improve the skin condition without resorting to expensive creams.
All known seasoning for dishes can both decorate the cookery masterpiece you cooked, and help to restore the skin freshness and smooth tone. The mask of parsley perfectly whitens the skin, refreshes it, sates with vitamins and eliminates unaesthetic greasy shine. It helps to rejuvenate the skin, becoming your available weapon in the fight against wrinkles.
The benefits of parsley for the skin
Its popularity in natural home cosmetology parsley is due to the many useful substances that make up its composition, namely:
- Vitamin C, which reduces the effect of harmful effects of solar radiation. Ascorbic acid also contributes to the production of collagen and prevents skin pigmentation. It is noteworthy that 100 grams of parsley of this vitamin is 4 times more than in lemon. True, he needs support: without vitamin P, his skin just does not learn.
- Vitamins of group B: B9, B3, B5, B2, B6, B1, each of them has a positive effect on the appearance of the skin. For example, B1 helps to fight the premature appearance of wrinkles, B2 perfectly moisturizes, and B9 prevents the aggressive influence of the environment.
- Vitamin A, which provides skin elasticity. With a deficiency of this substance in the body, the skin becomes dry, flakes and coarsens.
- Vitamin E, which, interacting with vitamins C and A, prevents the formation of free radicals, preserves the natural moisture and protects against UV radiation - one of the main factors of skin aging.
- Vitamin K, which provides blood coagulation, which is important when caring for eyelids and treating couperose.
Thanks to the above ingredients, the parsley mask helps:
- eliminate pigmentation and dryness;
- refresh;
- restore the upper layer of the epidermis;
- normalize the secretion of the sebaceous glands.
Do not forget that the vitamin care provided a good result, take these substances not only externally, but also inward.
Based on the foregoing, the composition of parsley is great for caring for any of the skin types. Let's notice, if at the use in food at it or her there are certain contraindications in a cosmetology of the prevention or warning concern only people, suffering an allergy on its components.
How to make a face mask from parsley?
The first thing you need to buy the most selective greens. When choosing parsley, pay attention to the color and condition of the leaves: they should be bright green and without signs of wilting. The stem should be resilient, and its end should have a fresh cut. If you notice signs of rotting, leave this parsley on the shelf of the store.
When the freshest greens from the store (or the market) get to your home, the first thing you need to thoroughly wash it and dry it, laying it on a dry towel. Note that for a mask suitable for both fresh and frozen parsley, because it does not lose its useful properties in contact with the cold.
Before cutting, you need to cut off the leaves from the stems. When chopping parsley, use a well ground knife, make sure that the herbs are not wrinkled and do not lose juice ahead of time. Also remember that 30 g is one tablespoon, and 15 g is one teaspoon.
In the mask of parsley, prepared personally, in addition to it, you should include natural ingredients that are most suitable for you.
Mask of parsley for the face
To make a universal mask of parsley, pour finely chopped greens with a glass of boiling water and wait until it cools. After filter the mixture through a sieve. Thin a layer of smeared face, hold for 20-25 minutes, wash with water of a comfortable temperature for you. To prepare a single bunch of green.
However, people suffering from excessive fat skin, it is better to use one of the following recipes:
- 30 g fresh herbs mixed with 60 grams of yogurt (curdled milk). Keep on the face for 15 minutes. Rinse with cool, clean water. To prepare such a miracle, "white" yogurt without additives is also suitable.
- Mix 30 g of parsley and 30 g of ground oatmeal. Pour 15 grams of lemon juice and a little bit of mineral or hot water so that the mixture gets a mushy consistency. Keep the mask for 15 minutes, rinse with cool clean water.
- Mix 30 g finely chopped parsley with lean yogurt (2 tablespoons), starch and bran - 15 grams. Apply on face and hold for 15 minutes. Then rinse with clean cool water.
- Prepare oatmeal in milk without sugar. Mix 60 g of warm porridge with 60 g of parsley. Melt 30 g of butter and add it to the porridge. Apply on face, rinse with warm water after 10 minutes.
To care for dry skin, you can use one of the following masks:
- Sour cream - in equal proportions mix the parsley and sour cream: 30 g / 30 g, put the mask on for 15 minutes and wash with warm water. With very dry skin, sour cream can be replaced with fatty cream.
- Egg - in the same proportions as in sour cream, mix the parsley with the egg yolk. Also need to add 15 g of olive oil. Lubricate the face and hold for no more than 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
- Curd - 30 grams of parsley rub with 30 grams of cottage cheese. Keep the mixture on your face about 15 minutes. It is suitable for normal skin.
With the first signs of aging helps to fight a mask of parsley with dill. You need to mix the greens - 30 g each. Then the resulting mass pour a glass of steep boiling water and let it brew for three hours. You will need a rag cloth. Her, soaked in infusion, you need to hold on your face for 10 minutes. Withering skin requires constant care. Prepare this broth and pour into the ice mold. Received useful cubes wipe your face in the morning, it will give him freshness and will prolong your skin youth.
With skin prone to acne, take note of the advice of our grandmothers: in a deep plate, break one egg, separating the yolk from the protein, and mix the latter with 30 g finely chopped parsley. Add 3 drops of garlic juice. Handle pointwise problem areas, withstand the mask, preferably 20 minutes. Rinse, alternate cool water with warm water.
Mask of parsley around the eyes
Do not forget, the thinnest skin is around the eyes, which is why it is most quickly amenable to age-related changes. Genetics, malnutrition, stress, lack of sleep and bad habits, sometimes become our strongest opponents in the fight for youthfulness of the skin. Alternative recipes, although not a panacea, but help to delay the onset of aging and reduce its visible signs.
The main weapon in the fight against wrinkles around the eyes is a constant moistening. Take yourself into the habit of doing every week a mask for the skin around the eyes. To do this, put the crushed greens on gauze tampons and, closing your eyes, hold them for 20 minutes. Then remove the swabs and gently remove the remaining parsley with a cotton pad.
Also an effective anti-aging agent is a mask of parsley and defatted cottage cheese. 60 g fat-free cottage cheese mash with a fork, add 15 g of parsley juice and half of the vegetable oil, mix. Apply the mixture under the eyes and hold for 15 minutes. It is recommended to wash off with a warm infusion of parsley.
If around the eyes, due to stress or a sleepless night, there are dark circles, use the following alternative recipe. Finely chop one raw, peeled potato. Chop parsley with a knife, pour boiling water and let it brew for 20 minutes. Mix 30 g of grated potatoes and 60 g of infusion obtained, add 30 g of olive oil. Checking if the mask has cooled down enough, place it on gauze swabs and hold for 20 minutes in closed eyes. Remove the gauze and the remainder of the mask with a cotton disc.
After such procedures, you can feel the tightness of the skin - apply a moisturizer for the eye area. Remember, if the window is winter, after applying moisturizing cream for 40 minutes, it is not recommended to leave the house. Therefore, the mask of parsley for the skin around the eyes in the cold season is best done before bedtime.
Mask from parsley for eyelids
Skin eyelids are also prone to age-related changes, so it requires constant softening, nourishment and moisturizing. With these tasks, the mask from parsley is a great help. There are a couple of its variations:
- Sour cream - 60 g sour cream mixed with 15 g finely chopped parsley. Apply the mixture to the eyelids and cover them with cotton swabs. Wash the mask after 15 minutes with warm water and sponge.
- Ice - crushed ice mixed with fresh cucumber and chopped parsley. The mixture is wrapped in gauze and hold on the lower eyelids for 5 minutes while lying down. Remember that the ice mask is contraindicated for problems with blood vessels.
Caring for the skin around the eyes and eyelids, remember that you need to handle it very delicately: apply means with light tangent movements, without stretching it.
Mask made of parsley and sour cream
The beneficial effect that parsley brings to the skin is enhanced if it is combined with another beneficial component - sour cream. What is the latter useful?
- First, sour cream is an excellent moisturizer. Thanks to the lactic acid contained in it, the moisture that enters the skin lingers in it. This prevents dehydration of the skin and, as a result, the appearance of wrinkles.
- Secondly, sour cream has an exfoliating effect. Thanks to her skin becomes soft.
- Thirdly, it does not "clog" pores and has antibacterial effect.
Lactic acid, contained in sour cream, penetrating into the pores, stimulates collagen fibers to restore.
All of the above makes sour cream an excellent ingredient for parsley masks.
There are the following cooking recipes for the mask:
- Mix 30 g of chopped parsley and sour cream, which should be 2-3 times more. Then add a little soaked oatmeal. Apply to dry, cleansed skin and hold for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off the mask with cold, clean water.
- If your skin is prone to fat and pigmentation, prepare a mask of parsley juice and milk or curdled milk. Ingredients should be mixed in equal amounts, then grease the face. After 15 minutes, rinse with water at room temperature.
These masks perfectly whiten, refresh, tone and saturate the skin with vitamins.
Whitening mask with parsley
Uneven skin color and the presence of pigment spots on the face does not paint a woman. Yes, and cute freckles sometimes upset the representatives of the weaker sex, seeking to resemble the doll-porcelain models from the covers of fashion magazines. In these cases, you can resort to the "great-grandmother's method" and use the available means known for its bleaching properties for more than a decade. For example, a decoction of fresh parsley: moisten the cotton swab in it and apply to the stain. Be careful and do not overdo it. After the procedure, be sure to apply a nourishing or moisturizing cream on your face, depending on your skin type, to avoid overdrying.
You can also whiten the skin with parsley's home lotion. Prepare a strong broth from it, mix the broth with lemon juice in equal proportions. Wipe your face daily: in the morning and before going to bed, do not forget to apply moisturizing cream after that.
As you can see, the recipes are ridiculously simple, you just need to devote a little time and - voila: the skin is lightened and looks well-groomed!
Mask for hair from parsley
We have already said enough about the benefits of parsley for the skin of the face. It will be unfair to forget to mention that it is also an excellent means for strengthening hair and stimulating their growth.
First of all, the recipe for a mask from parsley should be "taken note" to people with a fat type of hair. For its preparation, take one large or two small bunches, thoroughly rinse and finely chop the washed greens. The resulting gruel mix with castor oil and let it brew for 5-7 minutes. The mask needs to be rubbed into the hair and the scalp, and held for half an hour. Then wash off, if possible using the contrast method: alternating cool water with warm.
In order to restore lost shine of hair, use the following recipe: a tablespoon of parsley for 15 minutes boil in a half-liter container with clean water. Strain, get the decoction rinse your hair after washing with shampoo.
Strengthening of hair can be achieved with a mask of parsley. To make it, you need to grind the fruit in a mortar, add 15 g of alcohol and 30 g of castor oil, mix well. After washing the head with shampoo, divide the hair into a parting and rub the mask into the scalp. Repeat the procedure every other day for a month. This will not only strengthen the hair, but also stimulate their growth.
Reviews of masks from parsley
Leafing pages of forums about alternative beauty products for face and hair, the word "parsley" can be found more than often. The usefulness of the plant has been repeatedly verified by not a single generation of women, so the lazy person did not write about it.
The author of the article on herself checked the effectiveness of some recipes and, without a twinge of her soul, can say that the effect is noticeable. In addition, the inherent advantage of the tested masks was the simplicity of their preparation with small time and money.
Of course, if the problem skin is a consequence of failures in the internal organs, first of all, it is necessary to pay attention to them. In any case, the mask of parsley, as an independent measure, and as an addition to treatment, will become an indispensable weapon in the struggle for the beauty and youth of your skin.