After a famous American influencer introduced banana peels as a ‘natural’ alternative to Botox injections to prevent aging, the skin care method of rubbing banana peels on the skin became a hot topic on social media. However, experts’ opinions are divided on whether these claims have scientific basis.
According to the Daily Mail on the 23rd (local time), New York makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes, who has 286,000 followers, posted a video of herself rubbing a banana peel on her face on the 7th. Describing it as a “natural Botox,” Hughes rubbed the inside of a banana peel on the left side of his face and left it on for 10 minutes before washing it off. He said that the skin on the left side became softer and the pores became tighter compared to the right side where he did not rub the banana. This video received a lot of attention, reaching 750,000 views.
Recently, videos of people rubbing their faces with banana peels, which are relatively easy to obtain, have become a trend on social media. One social media user said, “My grandmother used egg water for her skin care at night and banana or mango peel in the morning, and she didn’t have a single wrinkle on her face.”
But experts were skeptical about its actual effectiveness. “There is no food or supplement that can give the same effect as Botox injections,” Dr. Geeta Yadav, a dermatologist in Toronto, said in a post on TikTok. “Banana peels have antibacterial effects, but the benefits are so minimal that they are not visible to the eye.” “He said. Instead, he recommended that general skin products such as vitamin C serum would be effective. “There is no scientific evidence that banana peels help with wrinkles, dark circles, or inflammation,” said Dr. Taylor Block, a dermatology resident at the Cleveland Clinic.
Banana peels contain a lot of antioxidants. Antioxidants are contained in many foods, including blueberries, green tea, and cocoa, and can help prevent skin damage caused by free radicals, ultraviolet rays, and the environment. However, experts agree that banana peels are not the most efficient way to absorb antioxidants into the skin. Antioxidant products such as vitamin C serum are more effective for the skin.
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