Bamboo - can it really cure athletes foot?

There are a couple of things we would like to mention here that help to support the notion of bamboo socks having a positive effect on athlete’s foot. The first item we came across was a case study on just that. We found it on the Utah State University website. It was in the form in of an answer to a question. In any case, the author was Karen Biers, Utah State University Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist. She writes; “Fifty individuals suffering from athlete’s foot were asked to wear socks made from the anti-bacterial bamboo. All individuals reported that the burning and itching associated with the condition disappeared within one to two days after the test began. Within two to six days, the blistering and sores characteristic of the condition disappeared and the skin returned to normal.”

After we had come across the Utah State University article, we had our personal, informal case study…so to speak. You can read all about our case study on Bamboo Socks on our Bamboo Products page or on any of our Bamboo Socks product pages.

Additional information on just how miraculous viscose from bamboo fabric really is, is this scientific test "Study of antimicrobial behavior of socks from bamboo fibers."

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