By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
November 11th, 2023
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Bananas are a delicious and healthy food that contains fiber, essential nutrients such as potassium, and antioxidants such as vitamin C. When eating a banana, most people discard the peel. However, you might reconsider that action based on claims that banana peels have a variety of uses. Here are 6 surprising ways to use banana peels.
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Banana peels are rich in phenolics, which have strong antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Placing them on your eyes can remove puffiness and it also removes wrinkles.
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Using banana peel as an ingredient in a hair mask will make your hair softer and shinier. Its antioxidants neutralize free radicals to keep hair strong and healthy.
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Rubbing a banana peel on your teeth is good for your teeth and gums. Doing this every day for a week can whiten your teeth.
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Pressing the peel against sunburn, poison ivy rash, or bug bite can provide relief from itch.
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Instead of putting them directly into your trash or compost, you can use banana peels to polish and brighten houseplant leaves, leather shoes, and silverware.
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Many dishes can be made from banana peels: boiling banana peels in water to make a tea, using banana peels as an ingredient in chutney, cooking banana peels with water and sugar to candy them, blending banana peels into a fruit smoothie, etc.
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