Fact or Fiction?

That’s BANANA’S!

PEEL. EAT. RUB

Peel, Eat & Rub your way to a cleaner, whiter smile?

Can this be true?

 This is a fact.  No more chemicals or whitening creams for you! Whitening teeth with a banana peel is very safe and healthy for teeth as banana peels are a FABulous source of minerals and vitamins. They are non- abrasive, they don’t require a lot of time and effort and best of all you can find them at your favorite local produce stand for about .69-.99c a pound!

OTHER GREAT WAYS TO RECYCLE THE PEEL

1. Help Your Garden Grow

Bananas are naturally high in potassium and encourages plant growth. Use banana peel or puree entire banana and bury with soil.

2. Shoe Polish

Use the peel to make your kicks nice and shiny.

3. Stop the Itch

 Rub the inside of a banana peel on a bug bite helps itch relief.

4. Pain Reliever

 The oil in a banana peel will help relieve the pain from burns and scratches.

5. Hmmm…Wart Removal?

Tape a piece of banana peel on a wart, continue until it’s gone.

6. Make Houseplants Shine

Just like peels can shine shoes, they can also be used to make the leaves of plants shine.

7. Remove Splinters

Tape a piece of the peel over the splinter. The enzymes will help dislodge the splinter and heal the wound.