What Does Rubbing a Banana Peel on Your Face Do, Really?

glamour.com:

influencer . Chief among our questions: What does rubbing a banana peel on your face do?In the video, which has racked up over 100 million views on TikTok, Hall documents his rigorous , starting at 3:52 in the morning.

For roughly the next six hours, Hall engages in intense workouts and, as some critics online have pointed out, unusual behavior, such as rinsing his teeth and dunking his head with bottled Saratoga water and applying a leftover banana peel to his skin.

We’ve heard of using a , but Hall’s skin care hack is clearly not as common, with taking over the internet the past week.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.While we can’t comment on the potential benefits of Saratoga water, we asked board-certified dermatologist to share his thoughts about using a banana peel for .

According to Zeichner, banana peels contain , which is a common skin care ingredient.“Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that protects the skin against free radical damage,” says Zeichner. “It also interferes with production of abnormal pigmentation, so it can help brighten the skin.”But before you dig through the trash for this morning’s leftover banana peel, Zeichner says this skin care hack isn’t all it’s hyped up to be.