Bananas are tasty. You can use them to prepare dozens of dishes. Some of the most popular are fruit salads and various smoothies. No doubt you can eat bananas raw. Overseas people eat fried or dried bananas. However, not only the flesh is nutritious. Banana peels are also useful.

1. Whiten Your Teeth
Paying for professional services is not for everyone. Whitening teeth may cost a lot and only few of us can afford it. Nevertheless, the issue can be easily resolved. If you wish to have white teeth, you can try and do a certain procedure at home. Brush your teeth first. Afterwards, rub them with the white inside of a banana peel for around two minutes. If you do it every day, you will notice the change. How is the effect achieved? In fact, the peel contains salicylic acid, potassium citric acid and a couple of other natural components that do the trick.

2. Soothe A Bug Bite
You can soothe the itchy spot if you’ve been stung by a mosquito. Insect bites cause a reaction in the human body making it to fight the possible toxins and infections. Even in this case you can use a banana peel to resolve the issue and get rid of the itch. Banana peels are known to contain polysaccharides – these elements boast anti-inflammatory effects. Rub the itchy area with the white inside of the banana peel and the swelling will go down.