Don’t Throw Away Banana Peels: Here Are 12 Smart Ways to Use Them

Banana peels have been a part of trick players’ artillery for a long time, and aside from being known to trip people up, they’re not really known for their usefulness.

But in reality, they have many properties that make them super handy for a host of unexpected things.

Next time you eat a banana, don’t throw the peel away too quickly. Discover all the things you can do with them…

These little peels are amazing!

1. Polish furniture: Surprisingly, the inside of the peel will make your wooden furniture shine. The results will surprise you!
2. Make shoes and cutlery shine?: Banana peels are definitely excellent for making them shine. Your leather shoes and silver utensils will shine like new. All you have to do is rub them vigorously with the inside of the peel and that’s it!

1. Tenderize meat: Did you know that by placing a few pieces of banana peel in a pan with a piece of meat to cook, it will be much more tender and juicy.
2. Protect plants: Place a few slices of peel on the soil of your plants to effectively keep aphids away. A much more ecological tip than chemical insecticides.
3. Whiten teeth: To get beautiful white teeth, rub them two (2) times a day for four (4) minutes with the inside of the peel.
4. Relieve insect bites: To reduce pain, burning and itching, apply the inside of the peel directly to the affected area and leave it on for a few minutes.
   
   
6. Treat warts: Don’t be too surprised, banana peels have long been known to speed up the healing of warts. Apply a square of peel to the skin with the inside of the peel on the wart. To keep it in place, secure the “bandage” with bandage tape. After a week, the wart should dry out and “fall off”.
7. Moisturize the skin: For an ultra-effective homemade moisturizing treatment, scrape the inside of the peel and mix with a little baking soda and water. Apply this mixture directly to dry skin on the face and neck. Let it sit for about twenty minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm water.
8. Cure acne: To speed up the healing of pimples and prevent their appearance, vigorously rub the skin on the face with the inside of a peel for five (5) minutes daily.

1. Reduce wrinkles: To reduce the formation of wrinkles and reduce their appearance, rub the inside of a peel on your face every day.
2. Heal bruises: To make a bruise disappear more quickly, apply a square of peel directly to the bruise in question and repeat the operation for a few days.
3. Repair damaged hair: Make a great repair mask for your weakened or dyed hair by mixing banana peels with a little water to obtain a paste. Apply the mixture to your hair and let it sit for thirty (30) minutes. Rinse thoroughly.