Some people change their socks every single day, to me that’s a little to much. I’m more of a 2-3days kinda guy. Is changing socks each day absolutely necessary?
Alright, so, I change my socks daily but I wear them 3 or 4 times before I wash them, unless it’s a) abnormally humid and hot, b) I’ve done an intense workout or c) they got damp/wet somehow.
I dunno. I don’t stink easily and my feet and skin are on the dryer side. My feet don’t have an odour for a few days if I don’t wash them ( like if I’m camping), so it’s not a big deal.
Usually, I keep a pair of socks stuffed into a pair of shoes for a few cycles of wear, then toss them in the laundry basket. Right now all my shoes that I wear socks with that a pair stuffed inside.
Average athlete’s foot enjoyer.
This is exactly the type of thing I imagine my fellow Lemmings asking as a serious question.
Had to every day with cotton. I can rotate my merino wool socks throughout the work week. 2 pair for 5 days.
The only clothes I wear multiple days are pants and sweaters. Only on days when I barely used socks I may wear them two days in a row.
Obviously it depends on a bunch of things… type of sock, type of shoe, type of activity, weather, et cetera.
Generally clean socks every day is nice though.
Feet sweat. A lot. Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day or more if particularly active or you have larger feet.
So for me, daily at the least. On particularly active days, multiple times.
Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day
citation needed
Yeah, that’s half a litre of salty water soaking into your socks and shoes. I find that hard to believe
I mean, you could have easily searched “how much do feet sweat per day” and verified this yourself.
But ok, here’s one of hundreds of the results from podiatry clinics that say roughly the same thing.
One but I will make a 48 hour exception for socks if you don’t wear shoes as well and you don’t leave the house, still a bit gross.
I once wore the same pair while camping on a beach for 10 straight days but those were different times.
Wool socks? Camping on a beach i would have just washed them in the water at least once and gone sockless while they dried.
I honestly can’t remember but I wore the same clothes for the entire time
One day only! Trust me, you can’t smell old socks but everyone else can! They also make your shoes stink. In the same vein, never wear closed shoes without socks unless you want them to be eternally smelly
Hello from people with very sensitive skin who also sweat a lot: if I wear shoes the whole day it might not suffice to change the socks daily to avoid fungal infections…
I also change every 2 to 3 days, which is also the interval at which I shower and change clothes in general. So basically “Take off old cloth - shower - put on new clothes”.
I only wear wool socks and work from home. I can easily go 4-5 days if I’ve only gone outside to get groceries or whatnot.
If I’m going out to socialize though and it’s been more than 2 days I’ll get a fresh pair.
I wear socks with at least 60% merino wool and wear the same pair for 5 days. After airing the they have zero smell.
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People don’t change their sock daily? Do you use the same underwear too? Am I abnormal-er?
Classy interrobang!
Socks and underwear are single-use items. Even if it’s the same day, if they come off, freshies go on. This thread is ridiculous.
I have to get up early once a week to drop my kid off at a before school activity. I put on a fresh pair of socks before I go. Then I come back home, shower, and put on a new fresh pair of socks. Putting on a pair of socks that have been on dirty feet would just be weird.
Anyone who says more than a day is more beast than man. That said we are on lemmy, so yes you are likely abnormal.
I’ve never in my life been on the more hygienic side of things. I’m a barely functional mess of adhd and autism that launched itself into grad school in a new country. I don’t wear socks more than 36 hours (if I put them on at 4pm, I’ll still wear them the next day, but otherwise no).
So, probably do every day if you want to be on the safe side
What countries did you move from and to?
From the US to Germany. I think daily sock changes are standard in both places
Hey I’m looking at doing the same- what’d you go to grad school for?
If I leave the house, I’ll change my socks and undies.
If I don’t leave the house for a few days (my partner and I work from home) I’ll wear the same socks and undies for a few days. If I’m mostly inert nothing gets messy!
(middle panel, from the pre-canceled artist)
Agreed with you at least on inert -> won’t change tee shirts.
Hours, max 12
And yes I take two showers a day. Got to keep all the bits clean.
Two showers a day realy isn’t good for your skin. Even once a day isn’t optimal, but I guess you have to compromise somewhere.
Yeah this time is measured in hours not days.
And if I take my socks off for some reason, like getting home from work, they’re done, I’ll grab a fresh pair if I were to need them again that day.
I don’t wear socks, because I don’t leave really my house. But when I wear it the entire day, it goes into the laundry. If it’s just for a few hours, and it isn’t sweaty, wet and stinking, then I’ll wear it the next day and then throw them in the washing machine.
I’ll change my socks every day, and more if I’m swapping out workout clothes for fresh clothes.
Oddly, I really don’t experience foot odor. Other bits can get rather ripe, but whether I’m wearing boots or going barefoot, my feet just do t get funky. That said, I have had athlete’s foot and I’ve seen what happens when someone doesn’t change their socks after days of marching and working in the field. I know it’s not a major danger for me at this point, but I’ve got a whole drawer full of socks, and in any case I want them to match with my shoes and pants.
