Banana Peel Benefits

Dec 10, 2014

Isabelle G.

Bananas are full of all sorts of goodness-even the part we don’t eat. Their peels contain something called lutein, an extremely powerful antioxidant that reduces swelling and inflammation, and encourages healthy cell growth. Rubbing a banana peel on your face can reduce the redness, obviousness, and discomfort of acne.

Dec 10, 2014

Georgia O.

I wish I could do that but I dislike bananas so much I can't stand their smell:(

Dec 10, 2014

Bekah S.

Rubbing the inside of a banana peel on a bug bite makes it stop itching.

Dec 10, 2014

Shelley W.

Isolating the lutein is what makes it powerful and just slapping the peel on the skin isn't going to give you those antioxidant benefits. Its far better to consume it than trying to apply it topically using a peel.

Dec 10, 2014

Alma M.

Shelley well said :-)

Dec 10, 2014

Shelley W.

@Hannah...I need to hire you to run my student papers thru for plagiarism. You're good girl because when I read it it early in the morning and I hadn't even had my cup of tea yet to wake up fully.lol.

Dec 10, 2014

Hannah K.

Haha thanks Shelley! I seriously check everything that sounds a bit suspect, I just screamed website. I need about 5 cups of tea before I'm awake haha, I'm dreadful.

Dec 11, 2014

Alma M.

Thanks Hannah your awesome for finding the proof :-)

Dec 11, 2014

jenny a.

I've tried this..rubbed inside of banana peel to breakouts and it does help to subside the pain of pimple but it's also drying n stings😁also leaves a brown thready residue..saw this on hudabeauty blog and it's definitely not part of my regimen but was fun to try..
I did this banana peel thing for a few days,4times/day and saw som improvement but I've never done it since..
If I'm ever stranded in an island full of bananas then I kno I hav something to use for breakouts😝

Dec 11, 2014

Hannah K.

That's okay Alma! Anytime:)