The Original Boot Bananas are a funky & fun way to keep your footwear dry & smelling fresh making them ideal for your walking boots running shoes & all of your favourite pumps & other fruity footwear The boot bananas were invented by a couple who needed to banish the nasty niffs that were coming from his climbing shoes They wanted their product to be as natural as possible & so decided to use their own blend of naturally deodorising salts & minerals & package it inside the most shoe-friendly shape Thus the Boot Bananas were born The boot bananas contain bamboo charcoal baking soda dried lavender flowers zeolite & a combination of lavender lemon patchouli & tea tree essentials oils in order to keep your footwear dry & fresh Just like with real bananas these boot bananas will start to turn brown as they become over ripe to indicate that they have soaked up plenty of moisture & are fully saturated It is then time to replace them & this is estimated to be after 6 months depending on use So if your favourite shoes & boots are starting to pong or if you know someone who could definitely benefit from a pair of boot bananas then why not grab a pair now