Sock Test Protocol

SOCKS
Moisture against the skin
TEST PROTOCOL

PURPOSE OF TEST: Comparative evaluation of sock samples for amount of moisture on the inside of socks which is the part of the sock that is next to the skin.

ANALYSIS REPORT: The sock samples were tested according to the following developed method.

THE TEST: A 3” x 3” piece of the bottom (foot) part of the sock was cut out and then immersed in water for one minute. After that, the sock sample was gently squeezed and then passed through a wringer with a dry 3” x 3” blotting paper touching the socks’ inside fibers. The sock samples were then put in our perspire-o-meter, inside fibers facing up (as in actual wearing, where these fibers would be touching the skin), with a pre-weighed piece of blotting paper on top acting as the skin.

After 30 seconds of contact with the sock, the blotting paper was re-weighed in order to determine the amount of moisture absorbed. The differences in blotting paper weights before (dry) and after moisture transfer are recorded as percent moisture absorbency.

CONCLUSION: This Method is thought to simulate the real life scenario and therefore this method is used to verify dryness claims for socks.