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Little known uses of banana peels

Bananas are not only nutritious fruits, but their peels also have many useful uses, such as: whitening teeth, treating acne, anti-aging skin...

By HK DecorPublished 2 days ago 5 min read

Banana peels, which you usually throw away every day, are also beneficial for your health. Banana peels are rich in vitamins B6, B12, magnesium, and potassium. They are also rich in nutrients and carbohydrates. If your blood sugar is low, you can eat banana peels.

You may be surprised to know that banana peels are used for dental care. For naturally whiter teeth, many people rub fresh banana peels on their teeth. They also do this on their faces to reduce acne and dark spots. Banana peels are also widely used as an ingredient in preparing snacks, dishes, etc. in the southern states of India. The peels are often used to marinate chicken.

Tooth whitening

To get naturally white teeth, rub banana peel on your teeth every day for about a week and it will be effective.

Wart removal

Banana peels help remove warts and prevent them from coming back. Rub or apply the peel to the affected areas and leave overnight to reduce warts.

Cook

Instead of throwing banana peels in the trash, you can use them for cooking purposes.

Treats acne and sun damage

The anti-inflammatory properties and vitamin C content of banana peels can help treat many sun-related skin problems, acne, and many other problems caused by prolonged sun exposure.

How to use:

Wash your face with a mild cleanser and pat dry.

Choose a small piece of banana peel, rub the inside of it on the acne or damaged skin and leave it for 10-15 minutes before rinsing with clean water.

Repeat twice daily, maintain for 10 days for best results.

Prevent wrinkles

Banana peels are also beneficial for the skin as they contain antioxidants that have anti-aging properties. They keep the skin hydrated, firm and improve elasticity.

Pain relief

Banana peels are very effective in soothing the pain in your body. If you are in pain, use banana peels as an essential oil. Massage with banana peels and leave for 15 minutes, your pain will be relieved immediately.

Banana peels are very effective in soothing painful areas in your body.

Psoriasis treatment

This is an unexpected benefit of banana peels. Rubbing banana peels will help reduce itching and quickly heal psoriasis.

Treating insect bites

Insect bites can be itchy and painful. Rub the affected area with a banana peel to relieve the itching and pain.

UV protection

Banana peels are known to reduce the risk of cataracts. To relieve itchy and tired eyes, apply banana peels to your eyes for protection.

Clean

Banana peels are also used for cleaning purposes in the home. You can use it to clean shoes, leather jackets, or silver jewelry.

Reduce the risk of cancer

Banana peels are rich in polyphenols, carotenoids, and other antioxidants that can protect the body from cancer-causing free radicals. Eating the white part of the banana peel can increase your antioxidant levels and reduce your risk of developing cancer. Laboratory studies have investigated the anti-cancer effects of banana peels.

Banana peels are rich in polyphenols, carotenoids and other antioxidants...

Reduce depression

Vitamin B6 and the high tryptophan content in banana peels may help treat some symptoms of depression and other mood disorders.

Tryptophan is used by the body to produce serotonin, a hormone that acts as a neurotransmitter, produced from the conversion of tryptophan in the brain. This hormone brings a feeling of happiness, regulates mood and emotions. Meanwhile, vitamin B6 can help improve sleep, ultimately having a positive effect on mood.

Hair care

According to some studies, bananas contain silica, antioxidants, and other nutrients that are beneficial for hair. You can add banana peels to homemade hair masks. Some people claim that it helps keep hair hydrated, strong, and healthy-looking.

Remove splinters and splinters

Banana peels contain high levels of enzymes that can draw foreign matter from the surface of your skin, making it much easier to remove splinters or splinters. Apply the peel to the affected area and leave it for 15 minutes. Then, gently scrape the splinter or splinter away.

Lower cholesterol

Banana peels contain both soluble and insoluble fiber, which lowers cholesterol and prevents it from sticking to artery walls. This effect helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Banana peels help reduce rashes, itching, insect bites...

First aid

Banana peels have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce rashes, itching, and insect bites. Placing frozen banana peels on the forehead and back of the neck can help relieve migraines naturally, minimizing headaches.

Good for eyes

Banana peels are beneficial for the eyes and reduce the risk of cataracts. Additionally, placing banana peels near the eyes can reduce puffiness, lighten dark circles under the eyes, and reduce wrinkles.

Relieve constipation

Banana peels are rich in fiber, which aids in regular bowel movements. Fiber supports the growth of good bacteria in the gut, promoting healthy digestion.

House cleaning

Banana peels are a natural, effective, and affordable way to clean your home. They can be used to clean silverware, ink stains, scratched plates, and wooden furniture.

Help fruit ripen quickly

Kiwi is a fruit that we often eat. However, for convenience in transportation, kiwi is often picked before it is ripe. Therefore, the kiwi we buy home is very hard and needs time to ripen.

When we want to ripen kiwis quickly, we can put one or two pieces of banana peel in the bag containing the kiwis. This can speed up the ripening process of the kiwis. The reason is that banana peels contain ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent, which speeds up the ripening process of the fruit.

Bananas are delicious and incredibly nutritious.

hangover

Sometimes when we hang out with friends or on special occasions, we can't help but drink too much, which makes us feel very uncomfortable. In fact, banana peels have the effect of soothing a hangover.

You just need to peel the banana, cut it into small pieces and put it in the pot to cook. While cooking, you can add a little sugar to balance the flavor. After boiling for 7-8 minutes, you filter the water and drink it directly.

Banana peel water can effectively relieve the symptoms of discomfort and thirst after drinking alcohol, and also has the effect of moistening the lungs and intestines.

Itching relief

In the summer, we are often bothered by mosquitoes, if not careful, we will be bitten by mosquitoes, red rash and itching. At this time, you often scratch the bitten area, but the more you scratch, the more itchy it becomes. The most useful way at that time is to use banana peel to reduce itching.

You just need to apply a small piece of banana peel on the mosquito bite area, the collagen in the banana peel can inhibit the growth of fungi and bacteria, thereby effectively reducing itching caused by mosquito bites.

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  • Baljeet Singh2 days ago

    Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

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