There are many types of materials for socks, but each material has different characteristics, such as breathability, wear resistance, and moisture absorption. Below are the advantages and disadvantages of 9 types of socks made of different materials.
cotton
The socks we wear the most are pure cotton socks. Cotton has good moisture absorption, moisture retention, heat resistance, alkali resistance, and hygiene. It will not cause any irritation to the skin or have any side effects. It will not be harmful to the human body if worn for a long time, and the hygiene performance is good.
Mercerized cotton
Mercerized cotton is a type of cotton fiber that has undergone a mercerization process in a concentrated alkaline solution. This type of cotton fiber not only has unchanged physical properties, but also has better glossiness than ordinary cotton fibers. It has a silk like composition, a smoother hand feel, and is less prone to wrinkling. It also has the sweat absorbing characteristics of cotton.
Bamboo fiber
Bamboo fiber is the fifth largest natural fiber after cotton, linen, wool, and silk. Bamboo fiber has good breathability, strong water absorption, good wear resistance, and good dyeing properties. It also has natural antibacterial, antibacterial, mite removal, odor prevention, and UV resistance functions.
wool
Mainly composed of an insoluble protein, it has good elasticity, a full hand feel, strong moisture absorption ability, good warmth retention, is not easy to stain, has a soft luster, and excellent dyeing properties. Due to its unique shrinkage property, it is generally necessary to undergo anti shrinkage treatment to ensure the size of the fabric. The disadvantage is that it is relatively difficult to do.
Combed cotton
Combed cotton is a long and neat cotton fiber left behind by a machine called a combing machine, which removes shorter fibers from ordinary fibers. Due to the removal of short cotton fibers and other fiber impurities, the cotton yarn spun from combed cotton is more delicate, and the finished product has a smooth and comfortable feel, belonging to the better quality of cotton. Combed cotton is more resilient and less prone to pilling. Combed cotton yarn is smoother, smoother, and the surface of the fabric is even without any knots. The effect of dyeing is also good.
dacron
Compared to natural fibers, polyester has good elasticity and fluffiness, and woven socks are relatively lightweight. In the past, people often wore bright shirts to enjoy their lightness and thinness. However, polyester has low moisture content, poor breathability, poor dyeing properties, is prone to pilling, and is prone to staining.
Nitrile cotton
Belonging to blended yarn (usually blending can complement the shortcomings of two raw materials), the commonly used nitrile cotton content ratio is 30% acrylic and 70% cotton, with a full hand feel, more wear-resistant than cotton, bright color, uniform evenness, and also has the function of cotton sweat absorption and odor prevention. Acrylic fiber is known as artificial wool. It has the advantages of softness, swelling, not easy to dye, bright color, light resistance, antibacterial, and not afraid of insect damage.
spandex
Spandex, commonly known as elastic fiber, has high elasticity and strong stretchability. Its stretching length can reach 5-7 times that of the original fiber, and textile products added with spandex can maintain the original contour. The composition of socks must contain spandex to make them elastic and retractable, making them easier to wear and more snug to the feet, just like a swimsuit that can tightly wrap around the feet without slipping.
nylon
Synthetic fibers, like polyester, are commonly used to wrap elastic fibers, serving as stretchers and sometimes used for veils (100% nylon). They have excellent wear resistance and rank first among common textile fibers, but do not absorb sweat or have a foul odor. If only used for weaving, it will basically not affect the performance of the socks themselves. Nylon has similar properties to nylon, it is strong and wear-resistant, and is the most wear-resistant and sturdy type of synthetic fiber. Lightweight and elastic, adding nylon to socks can maintain high strength elasticity.