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Parsley Extract
Petroselinum Crispum (Parsley) Extract
A parsley extract found in some brightening or detox products. It carries the same sun-reactive compounds as citrus peel oils.
What it does
Parsley is in the carrot family and carries compounds like bergapten, the one in bergamot oil. It’s uncommon in mainstream skincare but shows up in some brightening or detox products, and it can react with sun the same way citrus peel oils do.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusBergamot, lemon, lime, bitter orange and parsley contain furocoumarins (psoralens), and so do fig leaves and sap. On skin that then gets sun, these can cause a phototoxic reaction: redness, burning and blisters, then dark marks that can last a year or two. Scented products with such oils can leave dark streaks on the neck, called berloque dermatitis. Avoid them in leave-on products worn by day.Bowers 1999 · American Journal of Contact Dermatitis ↗ Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
petroselinum sativum extract
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