5 DIY Banana Face Packs To Treat All You Skin Problems

Did you know that the humble banana is just as good for your skin as it is for your appetite? Easily available throughout the year, banana is a superfood that is rich in moisture and antioxidants which leave your skin soft, supple and glowing while fighting wrinkles, controlling sebum production and acne. All you need is a few simple ingredients to make a banana face pack so that you can enjoy the benefits of applying banana on your face. So, before you toss an overripe banana in the bin, remember that you’re holding one of the easiest and inexpensive solutions to all your skincare problems.

Banana Face Pack For Dry Skin

Bananas are a rich source of potassium, vitamin A and E which work together to hydrate dry skin and moisturize it. They also have vitamin E which protects from free radicals and vitamin A which moisturizes and evens out skin tone. Adding honey to bananas helps retain moisture by hydrating your skin.

Ingredients

Banana
Honey

Method

- Mash half a ripe banana banana with a fork
- Add a tablespoon of honey to this and mix
- Apply this mixture on your entire face, and let sit for 15 minutes
- Rinse it off.

Banana Face Pack For Oily Skin

This refreshing mask combines the goodness of papaya and cucumber with bananas to nourish oily skin as papaya helps reduce pigmentation, cucumber hydrates and soothes dryness and banana softens rough skin.

Ingredients

Banana
Papaya
Cucumber

Method

- Blend 1/4th papaya, 1/4th cucumber and half a banana together to form a smooth paste.
- Apply this on your face and neck and let it sit for 15 minutes
- Rinse with lukewarm water.

Banana Face Pack For Acne prone Skin

Banana reduces inflammation and irritation while neem and turmeric have antibacterial properties which are effective in curing acne. This face mask helps fighting pimples and reducing acne scars and blemishes.

Ingredients

Banana
Neem
Turmeric

Method

- Mash half a banana with 1 tsp of neem paste or powder and 1 tsp of turmeric. Mix all the ingredients to prepare a smooth paste.
- Apply it all over the face and neck and then wait for 20 minutes.
- Rinse with water.

Banana Face Pack For Ageing Skin

Yogurt helps in minimizing the appearance of wrinkles and lines and has antioxidant properties that fights off free radicals. It also contains lactic acid which evens out the skin tone and tightens pores for younger looking skin.

Ingredients

Banana
Yogurt

Method

- Mash half a ripe banana with 2 tbsp fresh yogurt.
- Apply an even layer of this mix all over the face and neck
- Allow it to sit for 15 minutes and rinse off with lukewarm water
- Repeat once a week.

Banana Face Pack For Whitening Skin

Besan and lemon are known for their skin brightening properties and add their magic to this banana face pack.

Ingredients

Banana
Besan
Lemon

Method

- Mix half a ripe banana with 1 tbsp of besan and the juice of half a lemon
- Apply this mixture on your entire face, and let sit for 15 minutes
- Rinse it off.