Hazards of Banana Juice

Iowa · 11-04-2017, 12:18 PM

Have had spots on some clothes before, but got it good this year. Cutting off leaves this year I think I got too much juice on my shirt. I usually cut the leaves and let them full, but I was holding a few before tossing them to the pile. When I took my shirt out of the washer I saw that I got dripped on more than I thought. Yes banana juice stains clothes.

Juicy Bananas · 11-04-2017, 01:12 PM

Yeah. When I give farm tours I will cut leaves off to show people stamps. One of my white shirts is almost completely covered in stamps. I also like to show visitors how Fe'i will bleed purple, sometimes cutting the entire stem down to get a large stamp.

crazy banana · 11-04-2017, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Juicy Bananas

Yeah. When I give farm tours I will cut leaves off to show people stamps. One of my white shirts is almost completely covered in stamps. I also like to show visitors how Fe'i will bleed purple, sometimes cutting the entire stem down to get a large stamp.

Photos please.

raygrogan · 11-04-2017, 08:47 PM

I have never tested it but a friend Morgan says that if you keep the shirt wet, never let the banana juice dry, it will not stain. He suggested having a 5-gal bucket of water to drop the shirt into. Might be worth a trial if I ever got juice on a good shirt. Normally I wear my "banana" shirt which is old and has stains.

Iowa · 11-05-2017, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by raygrogan

I have never tested it but a friend Morgan says that if you keep the shirt wet, never let the banana juice dry, it will not stain. He suggested having a 5-gal bucket of water to drop the shirt into. Might be worth a trial if I ever got juice on a good shirt. Normally I wear my "banana" shirt which is old and has stains.

That may work, but like you I wear clothes that if not already have had stains, paint, grease or rips I'm not worried if they get that way.

sputinc7 · 11-05-2017, 11:26 PM

I think about taking a shirt and carefully marking it with the spirals of a freshly cut PS, on purpose. New fad? I got the idea from a shirt I accidentally got a partial spiral on. It's been washed many times, still as dark as the first time.

Iowa · 11-06-2017, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by sputinc7

I think about taking a shirt and carefully marking it with the spirals of a freshly cut PS, on purpose. New fad? I got the idea from a shirt I accidentally got a partial spiral on. It's been washed many times, still as dark as the first time.

Nana tie dye, could be a big seller.

robguz24 · 11-06-2017, 03:47 PM

What?!?!?! Say it isn't so!

IMG_4480 by robguz4, on Flickr

It even stains concrete and the stains persist with bleach or power washing.

sputinc7 · 11-06-2017, 11:15 PM

I got some on a cutting board,,,soaked it in bleach several times, even straight bleach... Scrubbed with a brush and scratch pad...Ran thru the dishwasher many times... Still there. I find it hard to believe science hasn't come up with a few uses for this stuff.

edwmax · 11-07-2017, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sputinc7

I got some on a cutting board,,,soaked it in bleach several times, even straight bleach... Scrubbed with a brush and scratch pad...Ran thru the dishwasher many times... Still there. I find it hard to believe science hasn't come up with a few uses for this stuff.

Banana Oil. Most people only have access to the banana peel, so I wounder if the leaf stems or pstem could be used too.

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-...anana-oil.html

aruzinsky · 11-07-2017, 09:44 AM

I lightened a set banana stain with sodium bisulfite which is a reducing bleach. But, it did not completely remove the stain. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach#Reducing_bleaches

It may be worth trying a stronger reducing bleach such as sodium dithionite. This product is 30% sodium dithionite:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbona-COL...A/222507901994

Iowa · 11-07-2017, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aruzinsky

I lightened a set banana stain with sodium bisulfite which is a reducing bleach. But, it did not completely remove the stain. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach#Reducing_bleaches

It may be worth trying a stronger reducing bleach such as sodium dithionite. This product is 30% sodium dithionite:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbona-COL...A/222507901994

Something it try for sure, for a lot of other stains also. But this shirt I may try sputinc7's idea and stain some spirals and see what happens.

Nicolas Naranja · 11-08-2017, 02:28 PM

There is a company that sells banana latex. I have lost their information, but basically they harvest the entire plant, smash it and put it into 50 gallon drums. People use it as a natural ailment for all kinds of stuff. It's a pretty wild process

sandiegobanana · 11-29-2019, 10:48 PM

Good news - I successfully removed banana sap stains from a white t-shirt today! The stain had dried and set and I tried pre-wash and bleach in a regular load of laundry without success. Found this forum and figured I'd try some of your suggestions. Whink rust remover lightened the stain about halfway. Borax and hydrogen peroxide did nothing. What finally did the job was Softscrub with bleach and an old toothbrush. Covered the stain with Softscrub and let it sit for a few minutes, then scrubbed lightly with the toothbrush until the stain was gone, rinsed and laundered normally. No more brown stain! Not sure if using Whink first did something to the stain or if the Softscrub would work alone. I'd only try this on white fabric of course. Hope this helps somebody reclaim a favorite shirt.....

Iowa · 10-17-2020, 07:36 PM

Nana tie dye, tried it this year. With a little practice I may get better. You only get one color though and it takes awhile to get enough juice to cover a large area.

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-18-2020, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa

Nana tie dye, tried it this year. With a little practice I may get better. You only get one color though and it takes awhile to get enough juice to cover a large area.

You should consider making & selling t-shirts like that! I bet a lot of banana plant enthusiasts would love it!

Looks pretty cool by the way!

Abnshrek · 10-21-2020, 06:55 AM

That isn't anything but the nature of Banana Juice. It permanently alters White Fabric to brown for life. It could be interior car grey fabric and get hit by banana peel and it does basically the same thing. Now if Banana juice could get rid of grey hair you could be a Millionaire.. lol

Iowa · 10-26-2020, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sputinc7

I think about taking a shirt and carefully marking it with the spirals of a freshly cut PS, on purpose. New fad? I got the idea from a shirt I accidentally got a partial spiral on. It's been washed many times, still as dark as the first time.

Trimmed some plants before taking them to the basement and thought why not. Not necessary carefully.

*Dearly Depotted* · 10-27-2020, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa

Trimmed some plants before taking them to the basement and thought why not. Not necessary carefully.

I love the new design! It’s cute!

*Dearly Depotted* · 11-08-2020, 05:26 PM

Just yesterday I was finally getting around to cutting down and winterizing the basjoo plants outdoors. I just threw on my outfit I use to work outside in. I looked down at my shirt. There were some really weird stains on it.

I just cleaned the other day after I wore them to dig up other banana plants. Anyway, I couldn’t figure it out and then all of a sudden it dawned on me! I remembered this thread! I then was like OMG! The weird stains are banana juice!

No wonder the stains are still there! I just stood there and was lmao! Just thought someone would get a kick out of that! If it wasn’t for this thread I swear I would not have known what the stains could be possibly be! So thanks!

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 101,589 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice I got some on a cutting board,,,soaked it in bleach several times, even straight bleach... Scrubbed with a brush and scratch pad...Ran thru the dishwasher many times... Still there. I find it hard to believe science hasn't come up with a few uses for this stuff. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

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aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 498 BananaBucks : 160,454 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 784 Times in 316 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice I lightened a set banana stain with sodium bisulfite which is a reducing bleach. But, it did not completely remove the stain. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach#Reducing_bleaches It may be worth trying a stronger reducing bleach such as sodium dithionite. This product is 30% sodium dithionite: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbona-COL...A/222507901994

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Nicolas Naranja Muck bananas Nicolas Naranja 's Photo Gallery Location: Pahokee, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Nick Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,217 BananaBucks : 460,195 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 66 Times Was Thanked 5,663 Times in 1,562 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 7 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice There is a company that sells banana latex. I have lost their information, but basically they harvest the entire plant, smash it and put it into 50 gallon drums. People use it as a natural ailment for all kinds of stuff. It's a pretty wild process __________________ Some people go bananas, I went plantains.

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sandiegobanana Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 133 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice Good news - I successfully removed banana sap stains from a white t-shirt today! The stain had dried and set and I tried pre-wash and bleach in a regular load of laundry without success. Found this forum and figured I'd try some of your suggestions. Whink rust remover lightened the stain about halfway. Borax and hydrogen peroxide did nothing. What finally did the job was Softscrub with bleach and an old toothbrush. Covered the stain with Softscrub and let it sit for a few minutes, then scrubbed lightly with the toothbrush until the stain was gone, rinsed and laundered normally. No more brown stain! Not sure if using Whink first did something to the stain or if the Softscrub would work alone. I'd only try this on white fabric of course. Hope this helps somebody reclaim a favorite shirt.....

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Iowa Location: Burlington,Iowa Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Mike Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 703 BananaBucks : 43,395 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 571 Times Was Thanked 1,017 Times in 381 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 597 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice Nana tie dye, tried it this year. With a little practice I may get better. You only get one color though and it takes awhile to get enough juice to cover a large area. __________________ Growing Musa Orinoco since 1993 - Added 2018-Basjoo, Zebrina' Rojo, Ensete Red Abyssinian - Added 2019-Goldfinger - Added 2020-Kokopo (Short Cycle), Double (Mahoi), Highgate, Super Dwarf Cavendish - Added 2021-Pisang Ceylon(Mysore), Musa Margarita, Ensete Ventricosum - Added 2023 - Siam Ruby

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Dearly Depotted Find me on the map! Zone: 6A Name: Mary Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 646 BananaBucks : 97,368 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 607 Times Was Thanked 442 Times in 301 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Hazards of Banana Juice Just yesterday I was finally getting around to cutting down and winterizing the basjoo plants outdoors. I just threw on my outfit I use to work outside in. I looked down at my shirt. There were some really weird stains on it. I just cleaned the other day after I wore them to dig up other banana plants. Anyway, I couldn’t figure it out and then all of a sudden it dawned on me! I remembered this thread! I then was like OMG! The weird stains are banana juice! No wonder the stains are still there! I just stood there and was lmao! Just thought someone would get a kick out of that! If it wasn’t for this thread I swear I would not have known what the stains could be possibly be! So thanks! __________________ It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream!

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