article_snippet.sent: Wipe the inside of the banana skin on the spot of leather that needs to be cleaned.
article_snippet.sent: : Also effective on wood surfaces.
article_snippet.sent: Tarnishing mainly occurs due to sulphur compounds in the air,' Tarnishing said. '
article_snippet.sent: Banana skins are often used to buff leather, followed by a damp cloth, and this is effective because the potassium in bananas is absorbed and slowly works to plump up the scratches,' Mrs Depledge said.
article_snippet.sent: The oils in Brazil nuts are also effective and act like a natural die to darken and hide scratches.'
article_snippet.sent: Banana skins (stock image pictured) are often used to buff leather, followed by a damp cloth, and this is effective because the potassium in bananas is absorbed and slowly works to plump up the scratches.
article_snippet.sent: Potassium is often found in shoe polishes too, for the same reason . '
article_snippet.sent: They also react and cause the wood to swell, which tightens cracks in surface.