Some people change their socks every single day, to me that’s a little to much. I’m more of a 2-3days kinda guy. Is changing socks each day absolutely necessary?

Edit: Obviously something is wrong with me, I’ll take some time to rethink my life decisions and buy more socks! 😅 Edit2: I mostly wear wool socks, I hope that justifies this a bit…

  • kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
    423·
    10 months ago

    Changing socks is like changing undies. Daily at minimum. Don’t see how being woolen changes anything. Wool socks absorb sweat and bacteria just as much as anything else

    • Classy@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      10 months ago

      Wool makes a massive difference and it isn’t even close.

      For one, it has an uncanny ability to wick away moisture from the surface of your skin, away from your body. As it reaches the outside, it more easily evaporates away and minimizes the amount of absorbed and thus odorous sweat.

      Skin also maintains “comfort” at a larger range of temperatures with wool. I have thicker wool socks I wear in summer with tall leather work boots and after 12-16 hours straight of wear my socks typically have virtually no smell and they’re dry to the touch. Synthetic socks like Dickies absorb the sweat and cause the fibers to break down terribly. You end up with crusty, worthless socks.

      • kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
        73·
        10 months ago

        Sorry, I wasn’t saying that wool socks aren’t better than synthetic - they definitely are. But IMO wool socks should still be washed daily 'cos they are still absorbing sweat. “wicking” keeps you dry, sure, it doesn’t make the sweat disappear