Fun Facts: Interesting Uses for a Banana

Make a face mask! Use a banana as an all-natural face mask that moisturizes your skin!  Mash up a whole banana into a smooth paste, then gently apply to face and neck. Leave on for 20 minutes then rinse off with cold water.

Tenderize a roast! Banana leaves are commonly used in many Asian countries to wrap meat as it’s cooking to make it more tender.

Brighten up houseplants! Wipe down each leaf with the inside of a banana peel to remove dust and gunk and leave with a lustrous shine.

Use as a fertilizer! Cut up banana peels and use as plant food.

“Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things” from The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.