Wool Socks! The first thing that comes to mind is itchy! Many of us remember and dreaded those socks that our mother or grandmother used to knit. They were itchy and always falling down such that you had some form of sock garter to hold them up. Either that or they were mass produced but with exactly the same characteristics except Tom and Dave also had them so at least you all sufferred together. Holes were a regular occurence and in order to make them last way past their sell by date they were often darned - even over darning!
Wool of course comes from a sheep and although itchy the socks did their job of keeping our feet warm like the fleece does on the sheep. Wool is a very durable fabric and will keep your feet warm even when wet as well as cool during the summer, will last longer and will stop your feet getting blisters for a longer time than synthetic materials. Unlike synthetic materials, wool doesn't block airflow and is therefore better for your feet.
If it wasn't for the itching it would be a perfect material for making socks. Maybe though we have all grown up too sensitive and think we have an allergy to wool especially as wool can also make your feet smell.
Help is at hand though with the use of finer wool from the merino sheep and the processes that make Smart Wool Socks. These are manufactured to the highest quality and go through a number of processes which:-
1. Remove any allergic content in the wool
2. They are manufactured from super merino sheep bred specially for the purpose in New Zealand
3. The fabric is made from 90% Keratin which is a resilient protein resistant to bacteria and chemical attack thus reducing "smelly feet" syndrome.
4. Best of all this super wool is between a tenth and a third of the thickness of a human hair which mean NO MORE ITCHINESS!
The material also reduces wet warm skin as the cuticle cells of smart wool socks are coated with wax thus reducing water content.
Like any high quality wool, smart wool is very durable under all conditions, it can withstand all kinds of wear and tear. Try the smart wool socks, your feet never felt so good. The wool is still 100% natural, only better than the traditional sock. All these processed do of course give smart wool socks one disadvantage, the price. A pair of smart wool socks will cost you about $15 but given the durability this is not an expense but an investment.
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