Banana is an excellent source of nutrition, but did you know that its skin is also equally important as it can be used for many important uses like whitening teeth to removing stains. Read on to find out more.

Here are a few excellent uses of banana skin:

Whitening Teeth

Instead of spending a fortune on chemical teeth whitening agents, you can use the banana peel as a natural teeth whitener. All you have to do is to rub the inner white side of the peel on your freshly brushed teeth for two minutes daily. The plaque-busting, astringent salicylic acid and gently bleaching citric acid in banana peels help to transform your teeth into pearly whites within a week.

Effective Against Insect Bites

Banana skin has been found to soothe an itchy insect bite. Use it effectively against mosquito or ant bites, by rubbing the inside of the banana peel on the inflamed area. The polysaccharides in the peels seep into skin cells to prevent the swelling and inflammation.

Removes Stains

Sometimes you may find ink stains on your fingers and hands due to a leaking pen and no amount of soap and water is able to diminish it, that’s where banana peel does the trick. Apply the inner white side of the peel on the stains and rub it. The natural oils in the peel attract the oils in the ink which weakens the pigment's bond with the skin for easy removal.

Remove Thorns Or Splinters Easily

Just like the stains, banana peel helps to remove thorns or splinters painfully stuck in the skin without even tearing the skin. All you have to do is place the white inner side of the banana peel on it for 30 minutes. The peel contains enzymes that seep into the skin and draws the splinter upwards for easy plucking.

A Natural Fruit-Fly Trap
We often notice tiny fruit flies hovering over fruits even though they are far from becoming stale. Here is an easy way to get rid of them with banana peels. Take a large yogurt or ice cream container and poke holes on its lid. Put banana peels into the container and cover it with the holed lid. The sweet smell of the peels attracts the fruit flies to enter into the container through the holes on the lid, but they won’t be able to come out. When most of the fruit flies are trapped you can dispose of the container.

So next time, before you do away with a banana peel, think whether it could be put to appropriate use.