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Eco conscious design, cotton outer skin is biodegradable and the active ingredients comprise of salts, minerals and plant extracts only. During a special edition of the quiz, Jeremy Paxman asked Kent University graduates: “Born in Paisley in 1940, which artist and playwright designed Billy Connolly’s banana boots and wrote the Slab Boys trilogy for the theatre?” For transport, the boat hull can be folded together and for further transport can be strapped to a car roof, for example. At the deployment location it can be carried to the water side easily. A boat trailer or mooring or winter storage is simply not needed.Cotton is a wonderful breathable fabric that allows the active ingredients to absorb moisture and neutralise odour. It is however prone to discolour & your Boot Bananas Original Shoe Deodorisers will turn brown over time especially with high frequency use. 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 & Benifits The BBC complaints unit said yesterday: “The answer to a question about Billy Connolly’s banana boots attributed their design to the playwright John Byrne. The daughter of Edmund Smith complained that the answer was incorrect, her father having designed and made the boots in question. The executive producer responsible for oversight of the series drew the finding to the attention of the independent production company who make it.” Read More Related Articles