How to Make Homemade Beauty Treatments With Bananas

In addition to being one of nature's perfect foods, bananas are also an excellent beauty treatment. They're full of tryptophan, an amino acid that is very nourishing to hair and skin, potassium, which is an excellent natural moisturizer and have plenty of skin-enhancing vitamins A,B,C and E.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. Have a banana beauty treatment. Mash a ripe banana with a fork and apply it to your face, and even your hair. Leave it a few minutes and rinse it out.

2. Create a simple exfoliant by mashing a ripe banana with a small amount of oatmeal. Apply it gently to your face and rinse it with warm water.

3. Make a banana avocado face mask. Mash a small, ripe banana with a ripe avocado, 3 tbsp. of plain yogurt and 3 drops of vitamin E oil. Mash the banana and avocado until they form a paste, and then mash in the yogurt. Leave the mask on for 10 to 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

4. Mix up a banana anti-aging mask. Mash a small banana, add 2 tbsp. heavy cream, 1 tbsp. oat flour and 1 tbsp. honey. Apply the anti-aging mask to the face and leave it for 30 minutes. For best results, apply the mask 3 times a week.

5. Deep-condition your hair with banana. Puree a ripe banana in a blender or food processor and add a few drops of wheatgerm oil. Spread the mixture through the hair and leave it for a few minutes. Wash your hair as usual, and apply conditioner.