The peels of fibrous fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, cucumbers, apples, beets, sweet potatoes and possibly even kiwis ...

To get the full effects, he recommends rubbing the inside of a ripe banana peel on your face using circular motions, leaving it on for 15 minutes and then rinsing with cool water.

Your first thought may not be to use a banana to polish silverware or create a face mask — but these are just a few of the unusual and helpful ways you can use bananas in your daily life.

To make banana water, Francis recommends grabbing a jar or bucket, filling it with water, and adding a few chopped banana peels. "Let it sit for two to three days—no more, or it gets moldy.

Mold is visible on the banana. The black skin does not represent mold. ... Both the peel and the fruit inside the banana are black, indicating that the fruit is beyond overripe.