Australian company launches underwear made from bananas

Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas.

The new eco-friendly banana range of undies incorporates 27% banana fibre, 64% cotton and 9% lycra, AussieBum's Lloyd Jones said on Friday.                                           

The banana fibre used in the underwear is made from a bark weave from the banana plant and makes the underwear not only lightweight, but also very absorbent, he said.

"Naturally you can't really add anymore banana fibre than that because it might be a bit squishy," said Jones, adding that wearers did not have to worry about real monkeys, as the underwear does not smell like a banana.