Fragrance free, light weight & super sustainable. Made with a single ingredient, activated coconut charcoal. Sourced locally to the factory in Sri Lanka from coconut husks a repurposed by-product of the coconut harvest that would otherwise go to waste. Makes the perfect gift for any athlete or shoe enthusiast that all friends and family are sure to appreciate. Triple-action active ingredients – Odour neutralising, moisture absorbent and with natural antimicrobial properties. Can you pass on any tips from your success story for young entrepreneurs who’d also like to go into business for themselves in the sports business?

The outer housing is made from home compostable cotton fabric & the product lifespan is up to 12 months. Remove insoles and soak up excess moisture with newspaper, towel or a sponge before inserting fully regenerated Winter Sports Moisture Absorbers and leaving overnight. Designed by model maker Alex and her partner Phil, a climbing instructor, Boot Bananas were born out of their battle to banish the stink of Phil’s smelly shoes for good. We fought the funk Boot Bananas are made from naturally absorbent salts, minerals and plant extracts with lavender, lemon, patchouli and tea-tree essential oils all wrapped in a 100% cotton banana skin. Features & Benefits We’ve been inspired by traditional construction methods to create our Boot Bananas Eco Travel Deodorisers made with natural fibre fabrics (genuinely home compostable materials) & activated carbon.These can help to revive an old pair of climbing shoes that have gone nuclear. The odor might not be completely eliminated. But you’ll no longer be receiving dirty looks from across the street. But for optimum performance, incorporate them into your new shoe care routine before your shoes stink. Preventing the bacteria from developing in the first place will keep your shoes fresh longer. But that lingering damp smell that’s particularly common in synthetic shoes is significantly reduced by the bananas – even in the gnarliest of shoes (like those accidentally left in a bag!). These guys definitely work. And they do so using plant extracts, salts, and minerals instead of synthetic chemicals. How Long do they Last?

I am sure if this was used more frequently and over a longer duration, like directly before and after using your shoes, the effectiveness of this remedy would improve. That said, this isn’t exactly the hassle-free defuming solution I was looking for. There’s a pretty pungent smell of lavender that comes off these banana shoe deodorizers, but after several days of not having them in, the lavender started to reduce. In honesty, I was half expecting the lavender to just mask the odor rather than eliminate it but this doesn’t seem to be the case. Amazing! Boot Bananas Alternatives Fragrant and moisture-absorbing shoe deodorisers for climbing boots, running shoes or any other “fruity” footwear.They will remain effective even if they have turned slightly brown, but you can use this transformation to gauge how ripe your bananas are! This indicates how much moisture has been absorbed. Replace when common sense dictates.

Philip Osband: You can dispose them totally normally in your household rubbish. The ingredients and the cotton sheathing decompose in the dump, and you can definitely find another use for the metal carabiner included in the delivery.

For wet winter gear

The cotton fabric used has the porosity to absorb moisture but if your shoes are really sweaty you can shake your bananas to release a fine mist of powder to speed up the drying process. You will be able to tell when your Boot Bananas are ready to be replaced because they slowly turn brown the more they are used, when entirely brown your Boot Bananas are saturated and need to be replaced. We’d just moved into our first flat together and the smell of Phil’s climbing shoes had become a problem he could no longer hide. We tried everything on the market to deodorise them but nothing was up to the challenge. So, putting our best feet forward, we decided to fight the funk ourselves. It’s…a banana!