banana peel?crayon as shoe plish
If you've got a few over-ripe bananas lying around (as most of us do), and you're not the banana bread type, it turns out they have a few household uses before you toss them in the garbage—like homespun shoe polish. Bananas, while delicious, are annoying because they release gases that cause fruits (including other bananas in the bunch) to ripen quicker, giving you a small window in which to eat them.
However, bananas also contain potassium, which is useful even after the bananas are past the edible stage—in fact, it's a key ingredient in shoe polish. Thus, you can use the inside of the banana peel to polish your shoes—and still have the fruit left over if you decide you really do want that banana bread. Of course, the banana doesn't have to be over-ripe to do some shoe-shining, since the peel is the important part. We hear they actually sell products specifically designed to polish shoes.
1.Peel a banana and separate the peel into three pieces. Preferably, wait until you want to eat a banana rather than peeling one just for your shoes. 2 Rub your leather shoes with the inside of the banana peel. Use the same circular motions that you would use with regular shoe polish. Don't worry if it gets a little messy. 3 Buff the shoe with a soft cloth. An old T-shirt or dust cloth will work well. This will remove any banana that may have been left behind on the shoe. materials for crayon:
For colored polish: 3 colored wax crayons (choose color to match your shoes) 1 tbsp mineral oil (alternate: mink or macadamia nut oil) 1 tbsp lanolin Notes on ingredients: Lanolin is a wax sheep secrete to keep their wool from getting waterlogged. You can find it in health food stores or in pharmacies. It is marketed to relieve the cracked nipples of breast feeding mothers. Mineral oil is sold in pharmacies with laxatives. Baby oil is mineral oil with fragrance, so it makes a fine substitute.
However, bananas also contain potassium, which is useful even after the bananas are past the edible stage—in fact, it's a key ingredient in shoe polish. Thus, you can use the inside of the banana peel to polish your shoes—and still have the fruit left over if you decide you really do want that banana bread. Of course, the banana doesn't have to be over-ripe to do some shoe-shining, since the peel is the important part. We hear they actually sell products specifically designed to polish shoes.
1.Peel a banana and separate the peel into three pieces. Preferably, wait until you want to eat a banana rather than peeling one just for your shoes. 2 Rub your leather shoes with the inside of the banana peel. Use the same circular motions that you would use with regular shoe polish. Don't worry if it gets a little messy. 3 Buff the shoe with a soft cloth. An old T-shirt or dust cloth will work well. This will remove any banana that may have been left behind on the shoe. materials for crayon:
For colored polish: 3 colored wax crayons (choose color to match your shoes) 1 tbsp mineral oil (alternate: mink or macadamia nut oil) 1 tbsp lanolin Notes on ingredients: Lanolin is a wax sheep secrete to keep their wool from getting waterlogged. You can find it in health food stores or in pharmacies. It is marketed to relieve the cracked nipples of breast feeding mothers. Mineral oil is sold in pharmacies with laxatives. Baby oil is mineral oil with fragrance, so it makes a fine substitute.