5 amazing things you can do with bananas besides eating them

Editor's note:  Christiana Acha, the NAIJ.com partner blogger, writes about the benefits of bananas, advising how to use them not only for eating.

Christiana is a Nigerian lifestyle and inspirational blogger at www.tianahacha.com. 

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If all you do with banana is strip it and eat, then you have been maltreating those yellow beauties, because there's so much more you can do with just one banana.

1. Banana face mask

it's simple, it's cheap and natural.Take a piece of banana mash it thoroughly and mix with honey,and a little bit of lemon juice, apply on your face and rinse off after 10 minutes. It works wonders.

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2. Teeth whitener 

For a close - up white teeth kinda smile, stop throwing away banana peels so readily. Banana peels contain magnesium and potassium that can help whiten your teeth. Rub the insides of the banana peel on your teeth and Leave for two minutes then rinse it off. Try it for two weeks , at night and see what happens.

3. For burns

If you rub the inside of a banana peel on a scrape or burn, it will help the pain go away, keep the swelling down, and keep the wound from getting infected.

4. Shine leather shoes

That moment when you are running late and then realise that you've run out of shoe polish, don't worry, Banana peel can do the job. just get a banana peel and rub on the shoe, like you would with the Polish, and your shoe will be as good as new.

5. Banana pancakes 

You can take a break from the conventional pancakes and try something different. Check out the banana pancake recipe here.

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