The banana is a fruit with extraordinary nutritional values. What few people know, however, is that its skin is also very useful at home and for cleaning. We’re about to delve deeper into the topic and discover 3 unsuspecting items that can be cleaned with peels.
An unwritten law passed down to us from our grandmothers states that we should never throw anything away in the kitchen. Not to mention the food waste that we can reuse both to create new recipes and for some difficult cleaning operations. A very valid speech when it comes to a particular waste: banana peel . We all know that it is excellent as a fertilizer, as a cosmetic and for cleaning silverware. Few people, on the other hand, know that with peels we can clean 3 of the dirtiest objects in the house . We’re about to find out what they are, how to make them good as new, and why we should never throw away the banana peel.
We use the peel to clean the screen of smartphones and televisions
Smartphones and televisions are two of the objects that we use most often and on which a huge amount of dirt accumulates. Let’s start with the first. There are two parts of the phone that are the dirtiest and hardest to clean: the camera lens and the screen . For the first we have many tips and non-aggressive products such as glasses wipes and rice. To remove dirt and scratches from the screen we can use banana peel . Like, how? We peel a not too ripe fruit and cut a slice. Let’s gently pass it on the screen and leave it to act for 5 minutes. At this point we use the skin to clean the residue and then we finish the operation with a soft cotton cloth.
Remove dirt and scratches from the screen
With the same procedure we can clean the TV screen . The vegetable fats in the banana will remove dirt and we will probably say goodbye to the most superficial scratches.
How to Clean Leather and Leather Shoes and Make Them Look Like New
Another tricky item to clean are shoes . Particularly those of leather and skin , extremely delicate and easy to damage if you use products that are too aggressive. If for white or canvas shoes you can use baking soda and other natural products, for others you can use banana peel.
Simply gently rub the white part of the skin over the stain then remove the remaining organic residue with a damp cloth. Simple, effective and at 0 cost.
Never throw away the banana peel as it is phenomenal for removing bad odors from cutting boards.
Banana peels are also great for another job: removing bad odors from wooden cutting boards . There are even two different methods to exploit its absorbent properties. The first is to pass the inside of the skin directly onto the cutting board. We will eliminate both dirt and stench.
Eliminate bad odors from wooden cutting boards
For the most stubborn stains and the most persistent odors, we can use another trick. We take the skin of two bananas and blend it with a blender. We will get a kind of cream. We apply a dab of cream to a soft cloth and clean the cutting board . The bad smell will become a memory.