Garden of Wisdom's Banana Healing Serum is expertly formulated to support compromised skin, offering targeted relief for conditions such as eczema, rosacea, and general sensitivity. Powered by soothing botanicals and skin-repairing actives, this deeply hydrating serum calms inflammation, encourages healthy cellular renewal, and helps restore the skin’s natural barrier. Originally created as a therapeutic solution for eczema, its gentle, restorative formula has since proven effective for a wide range of skin irritations. Safe for children and suitable for all skin types, the Banana Healing Serum is a versatile, nurturing addition to any skincare routine. Experience the transformative benefits of this exceptional healing treatment.
*This serum has a very strong smell due to the healing ingredient glutathione! Don't let this dissuade you from the healing nature of this ingredient.
Key Ingredients
*Glutathione Function: As the major antioxidant produced by the body, glutathione is essential for cellular health and immune function. It encourages healthy cell development and plays a crucial role in protecting the skin from oxidative stress. Benefits: • Detoxifies harmful substances, including heavy metals and pollutants. • Supports the immune system, enhancing overall skin health. • Essential for mitochondrial function, providing energy to skin cells.
*Orchid Root Extract Function: Known for its protective properties, orchid root extract helps to repair and regenerate damaged skin. Benefits: • Protects the skin from environmental stressors. • Aids in skin recovery, improving texture and appearance • Provides hydration and nourishment, enhancing the skin’s natural glow.
*L-Carnosine Function: A potent dipeptide that helps extend the lifespan of cells and protects against oxidative stress damage. Benefits: • Revitalizes aging skin by rejuvenating cellular functions. • Maintains cellular homeostasis, ensuring balanced cellular environments. • Protects skin cells from damage caused by external factors like pollution and UV rays.
This serum is complementary to our other healing serums:
Shelf Life and Storage Information for Our Products and Ingredients
Finished Products - generally don't need to be refrigerated as they are preserved, but you can refrigerate them to extend their shelf life. The shelf life for most products is 9-12 months. Vitamin C Serum(s) and VitaResurface products should continually be refrigerated to extend their shelf life. Sample Sizes - do have a shorter shelf life (generally 3-6 months), and items in jars can dry up quicker than this if the lid is not tightened well enough (Vitamin C Serums - use within 90 days).
Please Keep Your Products Out of Humidity, Heat, Direct Light and in a Dark Cabinet When Possible
Exfoliating Acid - products have a shelf life of 9-12 months. The only things we don't suggest refrigerating are the Mandelic Acid Serums or Salicylic Acid Serums, as they can crystallize in the refrigerator. If this happens, you can set the product into a hot water bath to see if the crystals will dissolve.
Additional Items That Require Refrigeration and/or Kept in the Dark
Hydrosols and Distillates - remove 1 ounce of hydrosol and add it to a separate, sterilized spray bottle and spritzer. Keep the larger bottle in the refrigerator. Carrier and Exotic Oils - generally refrigerate all carrier oils, although some very rich oils will solidify. This is fine. All you have to do is take the oil out, warm it up at room temperature, and it should liquefy. If not, set the bottle in a hot water bath and occasionally shake the bottle, which will hopefully turn into a liquid. Some oils, like coconut cream and jojoba oil, have a super long shelf life.
Refrigeration of The Following Ingredients is Not Necessary, But it Won't hurt
Essential Oils - essential oils are best stored in a cool, dark place. Co2 Extracts - these should continually be refrigerated. Butters - we suggest refrigerating our "skincare" butters. You can remove what you need and keep the rest in the fridge. Clays - keep in a dry, dark place. Shelf life is at least 2 years. Herbs All herbs <i>(whole or ground)</i> should be kept in a dark, cool, and dry location. Herbal (liquid) Extracts are created using grain alcohol. The alcohol pulls the constituents (properties) from each herb, root, trunk, leaf, and flower. They have a shelf life of 3-5 years. They can be stored in the refrigerator or a dark, dry place. Other Raw Ingredients - such as Sodium PCA, Honeyquat, Oat Beta Glucan, etc., will all have different shelf lives.
Shipping Transit Note: Some customers have asked whether products can be affected by time in transit, especially during warmer months. Our products are formulated and preserved to remain stable during normal shipping times and should not spoil simply from being in transit.
That said, if you are concerned about heat exposure, you are welcome to add an ice pack to your order for extra peace of mind. Click here to add an ice pack.
Spring Water hydrating Banana Distillate hydrating, wonderful, natural scent Glutathione healing, encourages healthy cell development it is the major anti-oxidant produced by the body. Antioxidants such as vitamins C or E cannot be made by your body and in fact could not work properly if glutathione were not present. ^Our immune systems depend on a steady supply of glutathione. Without it, our immune defenses become weakened. It is important in detoxifying many substances including heavy metals, breakdown products of cigarettes and automobile exhaust, many cancer-causing agents, and a multitude of pollutants and toxins we encounter on a daily basis. The major source of energy produced in our cells is derived from tiny structures called mitochondria. These mitochondria would literally burn up without the presence of glutathione. Orchid Root Extract protects skin, repairs skin damage L-carnosine extends the life of skin cells, protects cells from oxidation-induced stress damage, rejuvenates aging cells, maintains cellular homeostasis Xanthan Gum natural thickener Preservative Blend 1. Leucidal SF(Lactobacillis Ferment) 2. AMTicide Coconut Lactobacillus (and) Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract
Hi Jess ⊱⊰
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with our Banana Healing Serum.
It's always so cool to hear when a product is doing what we planned and tested for it to do!
We're delighted to hear that it has helped repair your skin's barrier damage.
Wishing you the very best with your skincare journey.
Have a great day!
Your Team From GoW
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Anonymous
The Best Choice for Healing
I've been using GOW Banana Healing Serum for 8 years and Love It! it makes my skin heal fast and I never want to be without. Thank You!
Hi there
Reading this truly touched us. Eight years with us is not something we ever take for granted, and we’re so grateful you’ve trusted our
Banana Healing Serum to be part of your skin journey for so long.
Knowing it’s been there for you, helping your skin feel supported and cared for, means more to us than we can say.
Thank you for being part of our Garden of Wisdom family all these years. We’re so glad it’s a product you never want to be without
With gratitude,
Your GoW Crew
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Marie Donald
The Banana Healing Serum is wonderful for sensitive reactive skin
The Banana Healing Serum is wonderful for sensitive reactive skin. Whenever my skin gets red and inflamed, this along with the calendula cream are the only products that calm my skin.
Hi Marie 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this. Hearing that it feels comforting when your skin is feeling reactive
truly means a lot to us.
Banana and calendula were both chosen for their gentle, supportive nature, so we’re grateful they’re working beautifully for you.
We appreciate you trusting us with your skin.
Thank you for being such a long-time and wonderful customer.
Markey, Jen, and everyone here We appreciate you!
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Erika Davies
Soothing After Dermarolling
Hi! I’ve used this after home dermarolling and it soothes and calms my red treated skin. The scent is light and refreshing. Thank you!
Hi Erika
This is really an outstnading serum for soothing redness and calming the skin down after
invasive treatments. You might be the first to say the scent is light and refreshing though.
The glutathione is the trick but can be pretty strong for many people. They do power through
it because it works so well.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review.
D
David Swingle
Pretty good
Haven’t been using it for long but my skin doesn’t flare up from this and it is definitely soothing to the skin. Will repurchase
Hi David!
Thank you for your feedback on the Banana Healing Serum! We’re so glad to hear it’s been gentle and soothing for your skin ~ no flare-ups is always a win! We’re excited that you’re already considering a repurchase, and we look forward to being a part of your skincare routine for the long haul. If you ever have any questions or need tips, feel free to reach out ~ we’re always here to help!
You GOW team 😊
I love this stuff. It's got so many great moisturizing ingredients. I even love the herbal color :) I do a pump of this plus a pump of the decadent oat enriched emulsion plus 4-5 drops of squalane oil as my moisturizer twice a day and my skin feels calm and hydrated.
Calming Moisture Serum
Cynthia Wells
I am in love with this product
I am in love with this product. I use after cleansing on a cotton pad then spray my skin. I mix my serums in the palm of my hand along with my Calming oils and a sprits of this and am ready to go.You can’t go wrong with this product
Calm and Hydrate Mist
Cynthia Wells
Gentle and cleans without drying out the skin
Gentle and cleans without drying out the skin.Safe for sensitive skin.
Soothing Cleansing Gel 100% Soap Free
Cynthia Wells
Calming as a part of the Rosacea 5piece kit These products keep my skin under control
Calming as a part of the Rosacea 5piece kit These products keep my skin under control. Love them
Oat Enriched Facial Serum
Cynthia Wells
Iwas always afraid my skin couldn’t tolerate an oil product but it loves it
Iwas always afraid my skin couldn’t tolerate an oil product but it loves it. I have Rosacea and it keeps it calm.
Calm and Soothe Oil Blend(s)
Aminah
Wound Healing Oil
I have a scar that is a year old. After using a silicone scar cream for a whole year, it was still burning, itchy, raised and red. I started applying Wound Healing Oil twice a day. Within a few days, the itching and burning was under control. It's been 5 months now and the redness has subsided and the scar is starting to flatten. It's a slow process, but it's working.
Wound Healing Oil
Andy K.
Sweet & refreshing
I love misting this on my skin before applying lotion! It makes the lotion glide so smoothly and has such a pleasant smell.
Mullein Leaf Hydrosol Organic
Andy K.
Perfection in a jar
This stuff gives me the type of glow I thought could only be achieved at a day spa. It smells lovely and feels even better. It was slightly tingly the first 2-3 applications (not uncomfortable, just enough that you feel like it's really putting in work), and now it just feels immediately refreshing when applied. Great texture, too--sticky enough to stay put but not enough to feel immobilizing. I'm going to keep a jar of this in stock until they stop making it!
Majik Hydrating Soothing Mask for Sensitive Skin
Aminah
I use the Eyelash Peptide Serum on my lashes and brows
I use the Eyelash Peptide Serum on my lashes and brows. My lashes have grown in thicker and longer. I'm most impressed with the results on my brows! They are starting to regrow in spots that were bare for years.
Eyelash Peptide Serum
Cynthia Wells
No breakouts!
I love this product Use it every day. I have Rosacea and it doesn’t break my face out
I love this stuff. It's got so many great moisturizing ingredients. I even love the herbal color :) I do a pump of this plus a pump of the decadent oat enriched emulsion plus 4-5 drops of squalane oil as my moisturizer twice a day and my skin feels calm and hydrated.
Hi Caroline ˚⊱🪷⊰˚
Thank you for sharing your lovely little skincare blend! We’re so happy the Calming Moisture Serum, Decadent Oat Enriched Emulsion, and squalane are helping your skin feel calm and hydrated. And we love that you appreciate the herbal color, too! 🙂
Thank you for making us part of your daily routine.
Your GoW Tean ᵗʰᵃᶰᵏᵧₒᵤ! ✌︎㋡
I haven’t really noticed any changes but it hasn’t made my nails worse
Thank you for trying it and sharing your honest experience. We understand it’s disappointing when you haven’t noticed a change. In my own experience, it helped my nails, and my ridges became less noticeable too, though everyone’s results can be different. How long have you been using it? 💚 Markey
I am in love with this product. I use after cleansing on a cotton pad then spray my skin. I mix my serums in the palm of my hand along with my Calming oils and a sprits of this and am ready to go.You can’t go wrong with this product
Hi Cynthia! We 💚 hearing how you’ve made our Calm and Hydrate Mist part of your routine. That little spritz sounds like it belongs right alongside your favorite serums and calming oils! Thank you for sharing your ritual and your enthusiasm with us.
Markey 🌼🌼🌼
Gentle and cleans without drying out the skin.Safe for sensitive skin.
Gentle cleansing without that tight, dry feeling is exactly what we hope for! We’re so happy our Soothing Cleansing Gel has been a good fit for your sensitive skin. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Markey 🌼🌼🌼
Calming as a part of the Rosacea 5piece kit These products keep my skin under control
Calming as a part of the Rosacea 5piece kit These products keep my skin under control. Love them
Hi Cynthia! It’s lovely to hear that our Oat Enriched Facial Serum and the rest of the kit are helping your skin feel calmer. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with each product. It means so much to our little team!
Markey 🌼🌼🌼