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You Will Stop Throwing Banana Peels After Reading Its 15 Unusual and Surprising Uses

By Nitin Bhatnagar, 9 June 2018

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11For polishing silver

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If you are concerned about the silver articles that are kept in your house and have lost their shine, you need not worry at all as banana peel is the solution to your problem. The fruit acids of banana peel can work wonders on the silver utensils and bring back their original glow.

For polishing silver

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12For treating migraine and headache

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Banana peels can also be helpful in treating the migraine and headache problems. Keep banana peel in the freezer for almost an hour and then put one peel on the forehead and the second at the back of the neck. Keep the peels till they get warm; if you experience headache again, repeat the procedure.

For treating migraine and headache

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13Get rid of Aphids

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Aphids is one of the most harmful garden pests found in the world and to get rid of it from your garden, you can cut the peel in small pieces and bury few pieces under the surface. The decomposing gases are not liked by aphids and they are deterred from the area. However, make sure that the peel is not buried in good quantity otherwise it may attract rodents and larger pests, seeking for sweet food.

Get rid of Aphids

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14Prepare vinegar with it

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Banana peels can also be used for making vinegar. Banana peel vinegar is sour with slight bitter and a little sweet taste and is a wonderful dressing for salads and other vegetable dishes. The recipe for making banana peel vinegar can easily be found online and it will bring a different flavor to your meals.

Prepare vinegar with it

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15 For shining of plants inside the house

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Banana peel can be used for cleaning leaves of houseplants so that dust or dirt which is on them can be removed and they again start glowing like earlier. The peel comes handy especially when a person is required to wipe the leaves of Scheffleras, Calatheas, Crotons and Ficus trees.

For shining of plants inside the house

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