There are only a few people who don’t like bananas. It is full of vitamins, trace elements, nutritious and if it wouldn’t be enough, bananas are delicious and sweet. Banana is the ingredient of many healthy foods too. In fact, it is often used for cosmetic purposes, by whom want to feel the good effects of bananas on their skin.

But what about the banana peel? Usually ends up in the trash, right? There are, however, many uses of banana peel that you may have never thought of.

(Note: if you prepare food or drink of the banana peel, always make sure it is organic and comes from a place where no chemicals are used.)

1. Cover for grilled chicken

Chicken baked on the grill is very tasty, and healthy but if you want to make it even healthier, you should take it’s skin off. In this way, however the meat remains unprotected over the heat and fire and can dry out easily. If you cover the chicken with banana peel, it protects the meat from drying out. The banana peel will basically work as the skin would.

2. Natural fly trap

Spring then summer is coming, which is the best time for garden parties. We all love them except one little annoying thing: the flies. To catch them, you can make a trap made of natural ingredients. All you will need is a large yogurt cup, banana skin, a hammer and a nail. Make holes at the bottom of the yogurt cup with the hammer and nail, place the banana inside, turn it over, and place it near the food that you are trying to protect. Flies will get into the sweet smell in the holes, but there is no way out of the yogurt cup.

3. Get rid of the aphids

If the pests appear in the garden, it is better to get rid of them out as soon as possible and possibly in a natural way. Make a hole about 2.5 centimeters deep under the plants, then put 2-3 banana peels in it. Aphids and ants will sense the potassium content of the banana and eat them instead of the plants. You can repeat the process every second week to make sure that your plants stay protected.

4. Bake a cake

Do you want to bake a quick and delicious cake, but you have already used all the bananas you had at home? No problem! Bake a cake from it’s peel. You just need to put the banana peels and 1/2 cup of water in a blender and blend until you get an aromatic, smooth, dark brown mush.In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks, butter, and sugar until combined, add the banana skin puree, baking powder, flour, and mix well. Lastly, whip up the egg whites and gently fold into the mixture, pour it all in a cake pan and bake for 45 minutes – or until the cake passes the toothpick test.

5. Soothes the itchy insect bites

With the good weather approaching, various bugs, insects and mosquitoes multiply. If you want to relieve the sting of these insects naturally banana peel can help you. Rub the red, inflamed bites with the inside of the banana peel. The banana polysaccharides infiltrate the skin and reduces the swell.

6. Reduces wrinkles and puffy eyes

Are you looking for a quick solution to refresh your tired skin or a budget friendly and natural anti-wrinkle treatment? In both cases, the banana peels will help you

Place a small banana peel under your eyes or mix it with an egg yolk and apply it on your face for 5 minutes then wash it off.

7. Cheap and simple teeth whitening

You don’t have to spend a huge amount of your salary on aesthetic dentistry to make our teeth whiter. Simply rub your freshly washed teeth with the inside of the banana shell every day for about 2 minutes. Salicylic acid in bananas gently bleaches teeth, effectively eliminating dirt which causes discoloration.

8. Remove scratches from your leather shoes

Your leather shoes are still in excellent condition, but have some scratches on the top? The banana shell is a good solution for this problem too. Gently rub the damaged area with the inside of the banana shell and wipe it with a clean cloth. Potassium in the banana penetrates the leather and reduces scratches.

9. Clean your indoor plants

Potted flowers, ferns, succulents, and other plants will often be the victims of dust inside. Gently rub the leaves of the plants with the inside of the banana peel. It not only releases them from dust, dirt, but also feeds them. In addition, a natural light comes from the leaves of the plants. The bonus is that potassium also serves as a nutrient in this case.

10. Remove a splinter without pain

You can easily remove the splint from your skin by using this tiny trick. Tear off a small piece of the banana skin, place it with the inside side down on the injury, then hold for 30 minutes. Enzymes in the shell infiltrate the skin and move the thread toward the skin surface. The result is that you can pick it out without skin irritation.

11. Pain Reliever

The banana peel will be helpful for you if you prefer to use natural medicines. Just put the banana peel directly on the painful area and leave it there for 30 minutes. Or you can prepare a cream with a mix of banana peel and some kind of vegetable oil, which also can help in pain relief.

12. Skin softener

Enzymes, acids, antioxidants, and nutrients in the banana peel have a nourishing, emollient and moisturizing effect. place the white half of the banana skin on your feet, fix it with a sticky tape. Take a thin sock on and leave it there overnight. Clean your feet thoroughly in the morning. You can repeat it every two or three weeks.

13. Facial mask

Simply rub your face with the inside of the banana skin and let it work for 15 minutes, then wash your skin thoroughly with water.

It is also worthwhile to make a banana or banana facial mask for those who have a problematic skin. Vitamins in bananas nourish the skin and reduce inflammation as well.

14. Meat tenderizer

In Asian countries, it is quite natural to wrap the heavier ingrown meat to a banana peel. This will not only make the grilling faster, but the meat will also be more crunchy and smoother. If you have concerns about the banana peel (due to the supposed chemical treatment), cut only the banana fruit beside the meat. It has a similar effect on the flesh.

15. Silver polisher

When silver begins to lose its shine, use a banana peel. Inside the banana shell, there are substances like potassium that purify the metal.

16. Composting

If you add banana peel to the compost, it will contain more calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphate, potassium and sodium. These are vital nutrients for plants.

17. Fading scars

Bananas have the ability to reduce skin irritation such as redness or scars. It also contains esterified fatty acids, which are also used for various ointments to bleach the scars.

18. Helps reduce acnes

The banana skin contains vitamins C and E, and potassium, zinc, iron and manganese. These nutrients the inflamed skin and reduce the appearance of acne. The banana also contains lutein and carotenoids, which are fat-soluble ingredients that also reduce inflammation and acnes.

19. Water purification

This effect was the most surprising for us. The Sao Paulo Research Foundation, led by Gustavo R. Castro, tested the suitability of banana shells for the treatment of wastewater from industrial plants. It turned out that the banana peel exudes heavy metals such as lead and copper from the water.

20. Cheer up!

Thanks to the tryptophan protein in bananas, we are not only well-fed and healthy, but also happy. This protein helps the body to produce serotonin and dopamine, which are partly responsible for our sense of happiness. Why would you leave the banana peel, which also full of useful ingredients?After thorough washing, use the whole fruit for a banana shake.

21. Goodbye stress!

Bananas and their peel have a calming effect, thanks to their triptophan component. They help to overcome stress due to their high tryptophan content.

Tryptophan is one of the eight essential amino acids. We need them for the production of niacin (vitamin B3) The human body is unable to produce, so we need to get it from the necessary amount of food.

22. Removes Warts

23. Exotic food

In some parts of the world, such as in India and in the Caribbean, banana peel is often used for food. By adding banana skin to our food we get not only specialty but also a really nutritious meal. If you are planning to prepare something exotic for the next dinner with your friends or family lunch, check out these recipes. As always, it’s important to use organic bananas.

24. Removes cigarette odor from cars

Unfortunately, a frequent problem of buying a used car is that the previous owner smoked in it. For this reason, the odor of the cigarette has completely absorbed to the seats and remain for a long time. Tests prove that the banana peel is able to pull out and thus eliminate the smell of cigarettes in the car. Just put some peels on a plate for a few nights and enjoy the effect.

25. Erases the ink stain

If ink blots your skin, it is difficult to clean it down. Only with water and soap is it almost impossible to make your hands clean. But good news is that the banana shell is good for that – rub the patches on the inside of the shell and see how they disappear. Explanation: The natural oil content of the banana dissolves the ink.