Materials
Acrylic: Is a fine soft and luxurious fabric with the bulk and handle of wool. light weight and springy, this fabric is non-allergenic, dries quickly, draws moisture away from the body and is washable. acrylic does not take even a moderate amount of heat.
Amicor Plus: Amicor maintains a just-washed freshness for the life of our socks which include this technology. It's also the gentlest and most thorough approach to reducing microbes in our products and contains anti-bacterial as well as anti-fungal additives that prevent odour and help reduce allergens.
Amicor® is a ™ of Acordis
Blister Guard: This system utilizes a patented technology of knitting 100% Teflon® brand fiber into the heel, pad and toe of the sock. This significantly reduces friction between the sock and the skin, eliminates blisters and other irritations, and guarantees the comfort and performance an active person demands.
Coolmax®: extreme athletes know what to look for in a performance fabric and expect nothing less than the best. Coolmax® has proven to reduce skin temperature, lower heart rates during exercise and maintain hydration, while offering excellent moisture management properties.
Coolmax® is a ™ of Dupont
Cordura: Cordura is a high performance, super-durable fabric perfect for activewear. It is resistant to abrasions, tears and scuffs. It is 2x more durable than standard nylon and 3x more durable than polyester.
Codura® is a ™ of DuPont for its brand of durable fabric
Cotton: Cotton is soft, natural fiber that absorbs moisture easily and draws heat away from your skin to keep you cool, making it comfortable to wear. It can take up to one fifth of its weight in water before it feels damp. The fabric doesn’t irritate skin or cause static electricity respectively allergies.
Dri-release: Dri-release® is a unique fabric that feels like cotton and keeps wearers comfortable, dry and odour free. Dri-release® wicks moisture away from the skin and is soft to the touch. A Freshguard® treatment embedded in the yarn virtually eliminates odour.
Dri-release Cotton: The small percentage of OHs scattered throughout the fabric draws the perspiration through the fabric and allow airflow to evaporate quickly. It dries four times faster than cotton.
Dri-release Wool: Combines the best of both worlds - the ease of care of a synthetic and the aesthetics of a natural fiber. Dri-Release Wool - the latest development for optimum comfort and performance.
Elastane: this synthetic fibre is strong, lightweight , flexible, comfortable, machine washable and shape retentive. it can stretch over five times its relaxed length and fully recover. a common trademark for elastane is lycra® (dupont). (lycra is a dupont registered trademark).
Friction Free Fiber - It significantly reduces friction between the sock and the skin, eliminating blisters and irritations, and guaranteeing the comfort and performance that an active person demands.
Isolwool: Isolwool actively prevents the growth of odour-forming bacteria. Surface of the fibre continually replenished to maintain performance. Keeps your feet fresh and in better health.
Isolwool is a ™ of Borio Fiore
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Lycra: Adding as little as 2 to 3 percent of LYCRA® to cotton or wool allows socks to acquire superior staying power and ultimate stretch. This assures superior wear, comfort, excellent size stability and uniform appearance. Socks with LYCRA® retain their size and shape after repeated wear and laundering.
Lycra® is a ™ of Dupont
Meraklon: Professor Ginlio Natter received the 1963 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his invention of isotachtic polypropylene - Meraklon was the brand name given to the fibre produced using this polymer. Merkalon material wicks moisture away from the skin thus reducing the risk of blisters and abrasion.
Merino Wool: the highest, finest and best type of wool obtainable. the best wool in the world comes from the botany bay and port philip areas of australia. merino wool is listed as a class one wool, and 35% of all australian wool is merino. merino wool does not itch and is shrink-treated to hold its size and shape.
Meryl® SkinlifE: It is bacteriostatic, a fibre which maintains a natural balance on the skin, regardless of activity level. Thanks to the presence of the exclusive bacteriostatic agent in the polymeric matrix, there is no migration from fabric to skin (avoiding induction of allergy).
Modal/Micromodal: Softness, strength and dimensional stability as well as the brilliance of the fabric and finished garments are characteristics of modal.
Nylon: nylon is stronger yet weighs less than any other commonly used fibre. It is elastic and resilient and responsive to heat setting. Nylon fibres are smooth, non-absorbent and dry quickly.
Omni-Dry: Quick drying, Omni-Dry® is engineered to provide comfort and performance in a variety of conditions. Omni-Dry® constructions keep the body comfortable by drawing moisture from the body to the sock surface, where it can quickly evaporate.
Omni-Dry® is a ™ of Columbia Sportswear Company.
Outlast: is a temperature regulating fibre guaranteed to absorb, store and release body heat. it works to keep the wearer’s temperature at an even level over a broad range of environments and activity levels. (outlast is an outlast technology inc registered trademark).
Outlast is a ™ of Outlast Technologies Inc.
Polyester: this synthetic fibre is hydrophobic, resilient, machine washable and fast-drying. it has high strength and heat resistant. common trademarks for polyester are coolmax® and thermolite® (dupont).
Polypropylene: the polypropylene fibre of isofil has the lowest thermal conductivity of all the other fibres. its unique vapour transfer ability (wicking) moves perspiration quickly and naturally away from the body to the outside where moisture will then evaporate. It's durable, easily washable and odour free.
Silk: Silk is a natural, very strong and comfortable fibre that holds heat close to the body and in addition it wicks moisture away from the body. It is comfortable in the summer and warm in the winter.
Tactel: The durability, colour retention and easy care make it the perfect fibre for socks. Tactel is a DuPont brand of micro fibre hosiery yarns that delivers the ultimate in softness.
Thermolite: is a Dupont registered fibre. It is a lightweight, hollow fibre offering more warmth and better moisture control than any other fibre of the same thickness.
Wool: wool fabric is durable, non-irritant to the skin, very soft and 100% natural. microscopic pores of the wool fibre effectively respond to changes in humidity, making wool socks suitable for every climate. Wool can absorb up to one-third of its own weight in vapour depending on relative humidity.
X-Static: inhibits growth of bacteria and fungi in the products thus neutralising odour causing ammonia and denaturated proteins. It is the ultimate fabric solution to body odour.
X-Static is a ™ of Noble Technologies Inc.
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