Is it true that banana skins might help you get rid of black circles beneath your eyes?

The heist
Using banana peel to treat dark circles (or periorbital dark circles, if we’re being fancy) under the eyes, one of the most chronic aesthetic problems.

The possibility
An classic method revived on TikTok creates a banana peel under-eye mask.

The examination
Dark circles can be caused by a variety of factors, including heredity, age, lifestyle, and skin type. Although using a retinol-based product to induce plumping collagen can assist a little, I understand the appeal of the banana skin hack because it is nutrient-dense – and some retinols can irritate the skin. I remove the skin.

and using a spoon, scrape out the white fibers within – some people recommend mixing this with aloe vera gel – before applying it under my eyes for 10 minutes. While I realize that the banana skin’s mildly exfoliating salicylic acid should help to reduce my dark circles, after a week and three attempts, I see no difference. I experiment with cutting the peel into strips and placing them directly under my eyes. Instead, a “phloem bundle” (banana thread) becomes lodged in my eyelashes.

The final decision
Why not use a banana peel if you have one on hand? However, if you’re concerned, a retinol-based eye cream and concealer like Monica Blunder’s Beauty Blunder Cover (£45) are the way to go.