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How can one make cotton socks softer? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have cotton socks, and they are really ruff to wear, and I stopped wearing them when I started to suspect that they were causing chaffing on parts of my feet.

Are there ways to make them softer, are my socks bad, do I only have the choice of polyester socks???

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you sure they're cotton? Synthetics tend to be more stiff than natural fibers like cotton.

I haven't had stiff cotton anything since about 1978. Companies have been pre-washing cotton since at least the mid-70's to make it softer.

Try washing and tumble dry on low, without completely drying them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Came here for this. Cotton took over the world because it's initially softer than any alternative. once linen or hemp wear in they are better but that can take the whole lifetime of a cotton garment and capitalism demands you buy more sooner.

I've recently in the past few years moved to bamboo socks, basically wool socks you can also wear in summer.