Benefits of the Canary Islands banana for health

Talking about the banana is talking about one of the fruits that has more fame around the planet, it stands out because it has a pleasant flavor and helps to improve the gastronomic part. In addition, banana in cosmetics and has various benefits, mainly on the skin.

By including banana in your skin care routines, you may notice changes in a short time, mainly because the skin takes on a much healthier appearance, this thanks to all the properties it contains.

What is the banana of the Canary Islands?

It is the one that has been cultivated and sold in the Canary Islands area. In this way, all the production of this fruit throughout the nation of Spain is also associated.

It is basically the brand that has been given to the banana of this place and this brand has been managed by the "Association of Organizations of Banana Producers of the Canary Islands" (ASPROCAN), it is a banana like any other, it is only given that name for the area in which it is grown.

From 2011 the Government of the Canary Islands authorizes that all cultivated bananas be protected through certain indications, which will even support the entire geography where it will be produced.

Throughout the Canary Islands it is taken into account that this banana is the crop that has more importance, in fact, for more than 10 years this industry has been of great help so that the entire archipelago can grow as it has been doing, being the Canary Islands the area that produces 60% of what is sold in Europe.

It came to this area from Guinea, approximately in the fifteenth century and then the Spaniards were responsible for it to be distributed throughout the Caribbean and also in Latin America.

Properties of Canary Islands banana

• It is rich in carbohydrates, mainly when ripe. It has a number of sugars, such as dextrose, glucose and sucrose. All these sugars make it a very good source of energy for the human body, even recommending it to recover after doing physical workouts.

• Among its properties it is also noted that it is low in fat, calories and has no cholesterol levels.

• It has several minerals such as magnesium and potassium, the latter has a concentration of 382 mg.

• Provides vitamins C and E, in addition to containing folic acid.

• As for fibers, it also has a content of approximately 3%.

As other properties or main benefits in the subject of health can include the following:

• Being rich in potassium, it is an excellent ally for those who wish to control blood pressure. According to certain specialists, a single banana has 15% of the daily amount of potassium needed by the body of an adult.

• It is a very good source of energy, has all the B group of vitamins, the different hydrates and folic acid, which serve to recover and generate energy if necessary.

• It causes resistance levels to increase and since vitamins are in the body, they allow the nervous system to strengthen, as well as the immune system.

• It is excellent to combat constipation since it has enough starch and carbon, which serve to improve the transit in the intestine (but you must be careful, because in some cases its consumption in excess can cause indigestion)

• It serves to stabilize the digestive system, making it ideal for fighting diarrhea.

• It is very effective in treating heartburn in the stomach. If you decide to consume it while ripe, you will easily notice that the acidity decreases, and even disappears, since it gives strength to the alkaline part of the body.

• If you suffer from arthritis or drops, you can also consume bananas so that these diseases have less scope. You can even combat rheumatism by consuming this fruit.

• It is ideal for regulating problems related to fluid retention, thanks to its high content of potassium and sodium. Eating bananas will avoid retaining fluids, which will help people who have kidney stones or nephritis a lot.

Benefits of banana as a natural cosmetic

In addition to being a great ally for health, bananas have many benefits in cosmetics, which you can know below:

• Teeth whitening: If for a moment a day you dedicate yourself to giving small rubs with the shell to your teeth, you will notice that, in just a few days, they will begin to present a much whiter appearance.

• Face masks: The banana shell, thanks to all the nutrients it has, allows the skin of the face to look much more renewed and healthy.

If you want to look good on your skin and want to practice this process, you should do the following:

- Mainly you should wash your face very well with a lot of water and a soap that is totally neutral.

- Following this you must apply the face mask evenly on your face.

- Once it is dry, you should rinse and remove it with warm water.

Other improvements at the cosmetic level that are closer to health are the following:

• Irritation and itching on the face disappears: If you get a bite from a mosquito or any other insect, you just have to press the banana shell for a few minutes in the area of the bite.

• Scrapes on the skin: the banana also helps to improve scrapes on the skin, for this you just have to place the shell of it on the wound.

• Excellent treatment against warts: To eliminate warts, what you should do is use a banana shell on the area where the wart is located, for this you will have to use a plastic tape to fix this shell and keep it longer. You will notice that in about a week it will begin to disappear.

• Ideal for treating acne: Among the benefits that banana has on the skin, one of the most outstanding is that it helps fight acne. To do this you just have to rub the shell gently on the place where the acne is and let the pulp stay in that zaona at least for one night. The next day you can stir everything calmly.

• It can eliminate psoriasis: To do this, the shell must be rubbed in the area where the condition is. At first it is normal that where psoriasis is it gets a little redder than at the beginning, but you should not worry since this is something natural.

• Prevents wrinkles: This is thanks to the fact that the banana shell has vitamins type A, B and E, also with magnesium, iron and potassium, which is ideal for delaying the aging of the skin. If you want to take advantage of all the properties, you should place pieces of banana shell on your face during the night.

• For the restoration of damaged hair: To achieve this you just have to place a few pieces of banana shell inside the shampoo. After washing your hair for several days in a row you will notice excellent results.

Another option is to liquefy the shell with water and then apply it to the hair as a mask, the right time is 30 minutes and then you will only have to rinse and wash your hair as usual.

In Canarias Shop, we have a cosmetic range based on organically grown bananas,in different formats.

Now that you know everything you can do with the banana shell it is time to take advantage of all its benefits, not only for health, but also in the aesthetic part.