First, the fruits were washed with running water and rubbed with a luffa sponge. After the first wash, the fruits were allowed to dry at room temperature for 20 minutes. The unripe bananas were then washed with 500 ml of distilled water, dried with paper towel, and allowed to dry for another 20 minutes at room temperature. Next, the fruits were peeled and the pulp was discarded; only the peels were used. The peels were diced into cubes of approximately 1 mm³, transferred to a ceramic mortar, and manually ground with a pestle for 60 minutes until complete homogenization. The peel of one unripe banana yields about 50 g of ground peel. The ground peel was placed in a watch glass and weighed on a precision balance model Gehaka BG2000. Following, 100g of gel (10% gel) was prepared by mixing 10g of ground peel with 90g of natrosol gel for five minutes to ensure homogenization. The prepared formulation was placed in a previously sterilized, white 120-g plastic container having a false bottom, stored at refrigeration temperature, and used within 30 days.
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