13 Ways To Mash Up a Banana Mask for Face, Hair + Feet

No surprise, bananas are good for you. They’re great for debloating, creamy enough to be an ice cream base, wonderful in banana bread, and, yes, nice on your face. The high potassium content plus the vitamins and natural oils inside these fruit will soften the skin and hair, enriching them with necessary nutrients.

So when your bananas turn a little brown, go ahead and raid the fruit basket to mash it into a mask right away.

13 Banana Mask Recipes

Banana Foot Masks

1. Banana Sandal Foot Mask

• 1 banana
• honey
• plastic wrap

Mash half a banana with a few drops of honey, then slather it all over your feet and wrap in plastic wrap for at least 10 minutes. The perfect way to get instant soft heels.

2. Banana & Coffee Foot Scrub 

•   1/4 cup fresh coffee grounds
•   1/4 cup kosher salt
•   1/4 cup olive oil
•   1/2 banana

Combine the fresh coffee grounds, salt, olive oil and half a banana. Mix together and slather all over the feet (this is a good one to do sitting on the edge of the tub). Let it sit for 10 minutes, then scrub and rinse.

Banana Hair Masks

3. Healing Banana Hair Smoothie

This banana hair smoothie heals split ends and strengthens the hair follicles.

• 1 ripe banana
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Blend the banana, coconut oil, honey and olive oil together until completely smooth. Once it’s blended well, apply the smoothie to your hair and scalp. You can cover your hair with a shower cap for a little heat penetration, but it’s not necessary.

Leave on for 5-10 minutes, carefully combing it scalp to end the final minute. Rinse thoroughly and shampoo to get rid of all excess oil.

4. Banana & Honey Hair Mask 

• 1/2 cup raw, organic honey
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• blender
• dye brush
• shower cap (optional)

Blend 1/2 cup of organic honey with two ripe bananas and 1/2 cup of olive oil. Apply with brush from the top of the head to the hair tips and cover with a shower cap for at least 10 minutes. The mask soothes an itchy scalp and moisturizes the hair at the same time.

5. Banana & Olive Oil Hair Treatment 

Puree the banana and olive oil really, really well!

• 1 banana
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Massage the mask into the hair and scalp, leaving it on for 30 minutes before rinsing. Your hair will be hydrated and smooth after this treatment. 

6. Banana Repair Mask for Frizzy Hair

You only need two ingredients to make this hair mask: honey and banana. Get a handle on your locks and get rid of summer frizz.

• 1 ripe banana
• 1 tablespoon honey

In a blender combine until mixture is smooth and concentrate on ends to repair damage. Leave on 20 minutes and then rinse thoroughly. 

Banana Face Masks

7. Apricot + Banana Anti-Aging Face Mask

For an anti-aging mask that fights fine lines, mash or blend a ripe banana and an apricot together with one tablespoon of olive oil.

• ripe banana
• ripe apricot
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Apply to the face for 10-15 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

8. Greek Yogurt + Banana Face Mask

Add half a ripe banana, honey and a few drops of tea tree oil (if you are battling acne) to a simple yogurt mask.

• 2 tablespoons plain, unflavored Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 1 ripe banana
• tea tree essential oil (optional)

Mash or blend ingredients well and apply to face for 20 minutes before rinsing with warm water. 

9. Acne Banana Mask

• 1 banana
• 1 teaspoon milk
• nutmeg
• teaspoon oatmeal

Mix a banana with one teaspoon of milk, a pinch of nutmeg, and a teaspoon of oatmeal. Apply to the face and allow it to dry before rinsing. Oatmeal is soothing and anti-inflammatory for acne prone skin. 

10. Banana + Honey Facial Mask

These two ingredients are so versatile! First, we saw we can use it for our feet. Second, we utilized them for our hair, and now our skin!

• 1/2 banana
• 2 teaspoons honey

Mix the two ingredients – half a banana and two teaspoons honey – in a bowl, and apply to the face after doing a facial steam. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before washing.

11. Oily Skin Treatment

Get rid of excess oil and lighten your skin by mixing a banana with lemon juice.

• 1 banana
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

 Combine ingredients and apply to clean skin. Let the mixture sit on the skin for 15 minutes, and then rinse off with warm water.

12. Cooling Banana Face Pack

Bananas are great for dry skin, adding much-needed hydration and evening out skin tone. The vitamin A in bananas helps brighten the skin too. This recipe couldn’t be any easier!

• 1 chilled ripe banana

Just mash a chilled banana with a fork and apply it to your face and neck. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes for maximum benefits.

13. Acne-Fighting Banana Treatment

Once or twice a week try this acne-blasting treatment.

• 1 ripe banana
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

Mash 1 banana and stir in the turmeric powder; apply to problem areas or all over the face if you are prone to blemishes or congestion. Leave on for 10-15 minutes before washing off with warm water.

Photos by Ana Stanciu

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