This is not an invitation to loose your good habits in personal hygiene, but a different way to preserve it, offering a healthy environment not only to your feet but also to others.

Gear Diary Never take off your socks!! photo

In case the “Athlete’s Foot” is your “Achille’s heel”, you will appreciate the recent launch of the stink free socks by Copalife.

Thanks to the usage of anti-fungal and anti-bacteria textiles Copalife will stop the fungus and bacteria that cause feet to smell and fungus to grow, and you will be ablto to wear them longer without any “perceivable drawback”, or smell, if you want.

From  the announcement:

Copalife’s technology is based on incorporating copper into textiles, which subsequently offers anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties.  The Copalife socks are very versatile and offer a broad spectrum of benefits including help with allergies, itchy skin and with fungal infection.
The intrinsic properties of Copalife socks mean they require minimal washing and at a low temperature.
Having socks that can stay fresh for weeks at a time not only reduces washing costs but also helps to reduce the carbon footprint.
By using nano technology Copalife have been able to produce socks at a similar price to existing socks on the market.

Independent laboratory research shows Copalife technology stops 99.9% of bacteria, fungus and microbes that cause odours and product deterioration.
Copalife’s patented and novel technology steadily and safely releases copper ions when in contact with the skin. Copalife technology improves skin tone and texture, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and promoting cell growth and wound healing.

It seems that you will be able to reduce washing costs and reduce the carbon footprint, cooperating in maintaining healthy the earth.

Go give a look to the full catalogue, and you will find others way to take care of your body and of the earth.

Link: Copalife

Link: Copalife Store

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  • http://www.gamingwithchildren.com Michael Anderson

    As a father of 11 and 12 year old boys … I approve!!! :D

  • Carly Z

    Hmm. I wonder if this would discourage my dog from chomping my socks…knowing him he might find “anti-fungal” to be a nice added spice.

  • Federico Cervelli

    @Michael
    3 and 4 years old sons here. These socks could be a gift…

    @Carly
    I think you have to try, and maybe suggest the producer to add some “anti dog” socks to the catalogue :)

  • http://www.mobilitysite.com breley

    Hm, what happens to the other .1% of microbes left behind? Are they spared due to the mechanical limitations of the antimicrobial compounds, or do they in fact have a latent immunity?

    All this hyper-sterility leaves me gravely concerned about the development of antibiotic-resistant organisms…just ask your local Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Also, while some of the benign odor-causing bacteria and fungi are objectionable, they can and do compete with more pathogenic organisms and may prevent more harmful bugs, such as Staph aureus from taking hold. Just my two cents…

  • adrian.s.l

    Copper being completely natural and a required element within the body helps with your immune system. Thankfully no bacteria has ever become resistant to copper, so we can all sleep safely at night knowing that our treated socks or bedding is looking after us. Copalife products have a 5 log protection for you techie people even after 50 commercial washings – incredible. It is very effective against bacteria (+,-), mould and other pathogens (5-log reduction) and because we use copper and silver we can achieve much higher results as an example After 5 time washes commercially available Ag (silver) coated Socks, (typical socks purchased on high street) they lost antimicrobial efficacy while Copalife coated fabric showed 5-log reduction against K. pneumoniae S.aureus C. Albicans. Finally this technology is now being used in hospitals to protect against MRSA and cross contamination and the military have started incorporating it within uniforms around the world.st MRSA and cross contamination and the millitary have started incorporating it within uniforms around the world.