The Use Of White Cabbage In Phytocosmetics

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Cabbage leaf has a wound healing and cleansing effect. For cuts, scratches, small wounds, wrap the damaged area with a cabbage leaf.

Juice from fresh cabbage or gruel from it is applied to the face for 20 minutes in the treatment of rosacea.

Compress of cabbage juice for sunburn. Beat 2-3 egg yolks, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 0.5 cups of cabbage juice, beat again and apply the mixture to the reddened skin, covering with a gauze napkin.

Wrapping tired and cracked feet with cabbage leaves helps to relieve fatigue and pain, heal small cracks, and soften the skin. Cabbage leaves are cut along the veins to extract juice and tied to the legs at night.

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Cabbage juice compress for the treatment of severely chapped foot skin. 200 g of cabbage leaves are passed through a meat grinder, squeezed out the juice. Gauze napkins are abundantly moistened in cabbage juice and applied to the feet, previously steamed in the bath, wrapping them with compress paper. Withstand 15-20 minutes, rinse and dry. Finally, a vegetable wrap is made, for example, from zucchini, which nourishes, moisturizes and heals dry, rough skin. Rub 200 g of zucchini on a grater, add 1 teaspoon of sea buckthorn (or corn) oil, apply the mixture on the legs, put on plastic bags, and on top - socks. The wrap is left for several hours or overnight. Wash off with warm water, then apply a foot cream.

Fresh cabbage juice is good for disinfecting cracks and sores on the legs and arms.

Cabbage juice serves as a hand protector before handling the soil. It is mixed with vegetable oil or sour cream (5: 1) and applied to the hands. This lotion nourishes, moisturizes, protects and heals damaged hand skin.

Protective hand lotion. Mix the juice of cabbage, cucumber, zucchini, onions and vegetable oil in equal proportions, apply to the hands 30 minutes before work. This will protect the skin of the hands from drying out and heal small cracks.

Cabbage juice with sour cream (3: 1) relieves the unpleasant sensation of stinging nettle and prevents the formation of bubbles.

Cabbage brine is mixed in half with sour cream and used to treat irritated hands.

Cabbage brine is used as a nourishing hand lotion, moisturizing and holding for 10-15 minutes (in the presence of scratches and abrasions - no more than 5 minutes), then rinse with warm water and lubricate with hand cream.

Cabbage nourishing hand mask. Boil 100 g of chopped cabbage leaves in 200 ml of milk, knead in mashed potatoes, add 2 tsp. olive oil, the same amount of mayonnaise, mix and apply the warm mixture to your hands. Withstand 15-20 minutes, wash off with warm water and lubricate with hand cream.

Bath balm from cabbage juice with honey. Before the steam room, a mixture of honey, cabbage and beet juices in a ratio of 5: 3: 3 is applied to the legs from feet to thighs. The steamed legs are massaged from the bottom up, paying special attention to the feet, on which the nerve endings of all systems and organs of our body are located. This procedure has a stimulating effect on the entire body.

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Cabbage juice lotion for dry skin. In 100 ml of cabbage juice, dilute 2 teaspoons of honey and 20 g of alcohol, shake well and insist for two days in a closed dark glass bottle. The lotion is designed to cleanse dry skin before bed.

A decoction of white cabbage leaves for the care of any skin. Cabbage leaves are boiled in 200 ml of water, infused for 30 minutes, cooled and filtered. The broth is rubbed onto the skin of the face and neck several times a day. It refreshes, nourishes, moisturizes the skin, relieves redness and puffiness.

Fresh cabbage juice is used to wipe dry skin instead of washing. You can do this 2-3 times within 20 minutes. Due to the content of potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, vitamins B and C, it has a rejuvenating effect, the skin becomes soft, elastic, youthful.

White cabbage mask. Gruel from cabbage, passed through a meat grinder, is applied to the face for 20 minutes, rinsing off with water at room temperature. Used to cleanse, moisturize and nourish dry and normal skin.

Moisturizing massage for dry skin of the face and body. 200 ml of cabbage juice is mixed with 20 g of vegetable oil, shaken well and rubbed into the skin 25-30 minutes before taking a shower.

Cabbage and milk mask for dry skin. The cabbage leaf is chopped and boiled in milk, filtered and kneaded into gruel. Apply the mask to the face and neck for 20 minutes, rinse with warm milk.

A mask of fresh cabbage in the form of gruel or juice for 20 minutes is used to care for flabby, flabby, wrinkled skin.

Cabbage juice and oatmeal mask. It is recommended 1-2 times a week for the care of sagging, wrinkled skin, as well as for freckles and age spots. Take 1 tablespoon of cabbage juice and vegetable oil, add oatmeal until a slurry is obtained, which is applied to the face for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

Cabbage and cucumber mask. Recommended 1-2 times a week for oily skin care. Prepare gruel (or juice) from equal parts of cabbage and cucumber, apply for 20 minutes, rinse with cool water.

Sauerkraut mask for oily skin. Once a week, chopped sauerkraut (or a napkin moistened with juice) is applied to the face for 25 minutes, covered with a napkin and held with hands. Wash off with cool water. The face becomes fresh and pleasantly natural.

Cabbage and yeast mask for oily skin. 2 teaspoons of cabbage juice are mixed with 1 teaspoon of yeast and put in a warm place. The mask will be ready when fermentation begins. The mixture is applied to the skin for 20 minutes, washed off with warm, then cold water. The mask cleanses well, nourishes the skin, tightens enlarged pores.

Cabbage mask for combination skin. 100 g of cabbage leaves are boiled in milk, filtered and passed through a meat grinder. Part of the gruel is mixed with whipped egg white and applied to oily skin areas, cabbage mass - to areas with dry skin. Withstand 20 minutes, wash off with milk or boiled water.

Mask with cabbage leaves for sensitive skin. Take 2 tablespoons of chamomile pharmacy, 2 tablespoons of lime blossom, 2 tablespoons of lavender, 1 tablespoon of sage, grind with a pestle in a porcelain mortar and boil with boiling water until a gruel is formed, which is left to brew in a sealed container for 15-20 minutes. A warm mass is applied to the face and neck without affecting the area around the eyes. From above, the mask is covered with cabbage leaves (well washed, dried and with broken veins). After 20 minutes, everything is removed, the face and neck are rinsed with warm water, then a napkin moistened with cold water is applied.

These masks are recommended to be done daily for 10 days, then every other day until the desired effect is obtained.

Cabbage-honey lotion for lip care. Mix equal amounts of fresh cabbage juice and honey. The lips are rubbed daily with this composition, which strengthens the red border of the lips, protects it from chapping, and heals small cracks.

Lotion from cabbage and parsley seeds to nourish hair. Pour 1 teaspoon of cabbage and parsley seeds into a thermos and pour 300 ml of boiling water for 6 hours. The infusion is filtered, mixed with 0.5 cups of fresh cabbage juice and rubbed into the scalp 30 minutes before washing. Store the lotion in the refrigerator.

Nourishing hair balm. 50 g of cabbage, nettle and burdock leaves are chopped, 400 ml of milk is poured in and boiled over low heat until soft. The broth is cooled a little, filtered and squeezed, 20 g of lemon juice is added and mixed well. The balm is applied to the hair, massaging the scalp. Withstand 20-30 minutes and wash off with warm water, after which they wash their hair with egg yolk.

A mixture of cabbage, spinach and lemon juices in equal amounts is rubbed into the scalp of the washed scalp to improve hair growth. The number of procedures is 10-15.

Hair rinse. 100 g of cabbage and parsley leaves are poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water, boiled for 5 minutes over low heat and insisted for three hours. The broth is filtered and added to the water to rinse the hair, which makes it stronger and more beautiful.

A firming balm against hair loss. A vitamin mixture is prepared from spinach and fresh cabbage, passing 200 g of vegetables through a juicer. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato juice and 20 g of vegetable oil (castor oil) to the resulting juice. Massage the balm into the scalp, then use a comb to spread it in a thin layer over the entire length of the hair, put on a shower cap and stand for two hours. Wash your hair with a shampoo suitable for your hair type.

Nourishing mask against hair loss. Mix 2 tablespoons of cabbage and peach juices, add egg yolk, 20 g of brandy and 20 g of honey. The mask is rubbed into the roots of the hair and distributed along the entire length, put on a shower cap and wrap the head with a towel. After 1.5 hours, they wash their hair. Repeat once a week until the desired result is achieved. The mask effectively strengthens the hair roots, gives the hair shine and elasticity.

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