Socks with pure silver to ban smelly feet from your life

November 24, 2015  18:30

A company has devised a revolutionary sock which will banish smelly feet forever.

The SilverAir Odorless Crew Sock, fashioned by Y Athletics, is made using machine-washable Australian Merino Wool blended with pure silver, which acts as an odour eliminator by preventing the bacteria in your sweat from being absorbed into the fabric.

It also features ventilation zones which allow your foot to breathe and stop it from ponging.

The product was launched on Kickstarter, a platform where creatives can showcase their work and secure financial backing, and received its $30,000 (£19,747) goal within just 12 hours.

Y Athletics founder Sam Mazumdar said the sock prototype was worn by a fan from Holland during a charity cycling trip from New York to Los Angeles.

He told Mashable: "We [were] prototyping some of our future products, so we asked him if he'd be willing to test out a new sock.

"He agreed and wore one sock for two weeks through 800 miles of cycling.

"It didn't smell at the end of the trip.

"That's when we knew we had to bring this to market."

The company also has a range of odourless shirts and ankle socks - the latter became the most successful crowdfunded sock in the world.

Currently the crew socks, which come in Jet Black and Graphite Grey, are only available to buy on Kickstarter from May next year and will retail at $25 (around £16.50).

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