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Teens Socks

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by admin in Uncategorized

Teens socks need changing, and washing, way more often than your average person.

It is one of the unfortunate side effects of the teen years that increased hormone production, sweating and activity can cause chronically smelly feet. It’s pretty embarrassing for most teens, but it will pass.

In the meantime, a teen’s socks need attention.

 Buy them more pairs. In order to combat smelly feet, a teen will need to change their socks a lot. In fact, three or four times a day is about what it will take to keep foot odor at bay. It will also prevent the odor from wicking (or drawing) away from the skin but seeping into the insole of the shoe. See if they can be persuaded to take a few extra pairs to school. Having smelly feet at school is humiliating, and if they really can’t stand the thought of having dirty socks in their bag all day, let them throw them out. Some things are just not worth arguing over!
 Make sure the socks they do have are of a high quality. Some socks (like Technical socks designed for athletes) are incredibly efficient at not just wicking moisture away from the foot, but also at making sure it doesn’t soak into the insole. Investing in a pair of these will mean teens socks are more likely to make it through the teen years unscathed (along with your embarrassed teen).
 Teens socks are simply not going to last forever. One of the best things you can do for yourself is accept the fact that a high sock budget, along with a vastly increased food bill and a house that is at the mercy of hormonal mood swings, is one of the prices you pay for raising a healthy adult.