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9 Clever Uses for Bananas (Besides Eating Them)

Take a moment to pamper yourself! You can use a banana as an all-natural face mask that moisturizes your skin and leaves it looking and feeling softer.

Facial Mask

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Peel and cut ripe bananas in half, insert wooden ice-cream sticks, and freeze them for a few hours to create yummy frozen banana-sicles.

Frozen Treats

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Rub the inside of a banana peel on your silverware or leather shoes to restore shine, then buff with a paper towel or soft cloth.

Polish Silverware and Shoes

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Add a ripe, peeled banana to the pan while cooking roast to soften it up and make it more tender.

Tenderize Meat

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Wipe down indoor plant leaves with the inside of a banana peel to remove dirt and dust and give them a shiny finish.

Houseplant Care

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Bury dried or cut-up banana peels around plants prone to aphid attacks to deter them from infesting your garden.

Natural Aphid Repellent

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Dry out banana peels and grind them up to use as mulch or fertilizer for new plants and seedlings, providing them with essential nutrients like potassium.

Fertilizer or Mulch

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Apply a banana peel to bug bites, minor scrapes, poison ivy, or sunburn as a natural anti-inflammatory compress to provide relief.

First Aid

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Place a banana in a paper bag with an avocado to speed up the ripening process, as bananas release ethylene gas that triggers ripening.

Ripen Avocados

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