Banana is a fruit with extraordinary nutritional values. What few people know, however, is that its bark is also very useful at home and in cleaning. Let’s delve deeper into the subject and discover 3 unsuspected objects that we can clean with peels.

An unwritten law passed down to us by our grandmothers states that we should never throw anything away in the kitchen. Nor the food waste that we can reuse both to create new recipes and for some difficult cleaning operations. A very valid point when talking about waste in particular: banana peels. We all know that it is excellent as a fertilizer, as a cosmetic and for cleaning silver. Few people, however, 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 look new again, and why we should never throw away banana peels.

We use the peel to clean smartphone and TV screens
Smartphones and TVs are two of the objects we use most frequently and on which a huge amount of dirt accumulates. Let’s start with the first. There are two parts of the phone that are dirtiest and hardest to clean: the camera lens and the screen. For the first, we have many tricks and non-aggressive products available, such as wet wipes and rice. To remove dirt and scratches from the screen we can use banana peel. As? Peel a fruit that is not very ripe and cut a slice. We will gently pass it over the screen and let it act for 5 minutes. At this point we use the peel to clean the residue and then finish the operation with a soft cotton cloth.

Remove dirt and scratches from the screen

With the same procedure we can clean the television screen. The vegetable fats in the banana will remove the 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 again
Another tricky item to clean is shoes. Especially those made of leather and leather, which are extremely delicate and easy to damage if we use very aggressive products. If for white or canvas shoes we can use baking soda and other natural products, for others we can use banana peel.

Just gently rub the white part of the peel over the stain and then remove the remaining organic residue with a damp cloth. Simple, effective and cost-free.

Never throw away banana peels because they are phenomenal at removing bad odors from cutting boards.

Banana peels are also phenomenal for another task: removing bad odors from wooden cutting boards. There are still two different methods to exploit its absorbent properties. The first is to place the inside of the shell directly on the cutting board. We will remove the dirt and stench.

Remove bad odors from wooden boards

For more stubborn stains and more persistent odors we can use another trick. Take the peel of two bananas and beat them in a mixer. We will have a kind of cream. We apply a small amount of cream to a soft cloth and wipe the board clean. The bad smell will become a memory.