How to wash your socks
Socks are exposed to a lot of dirt, and that is completely natural, since we walk around on dirty, dusty floors. Everything from slush to all kinds of grime can leave socks discolored or stained. Many shoes also bleed color, and you probably wonder what temperature you need to wash your socks at.
Wash your socks at 60 degrees if you like
Many people claim you never need to wash your socks above 30 degrees (°C) if you use detergent and an extra stain remover, but with Strumpsnodden you can of course both wash and tumble dry your socks. Wash your socks at 60 degrees if you like, or try 40 degrees.
Claim: “I always wash my socks and underwear at 60 degrees because it kills the bacteria”
FACT. Many people wash socks and underwear at 60 degrees because that is what we learned growing up, and in home economics class too, since bacteria die at around 60 degrees. But according to many underwear and sock manufacturers, there is no need to wash above 30–40 degrees.
Hospitals and commercial laundries wash socks and underwear at 70 degrees or hotter to kill bacteria, so 60 degrees is not enough to get rid of all of them. Sock manufacturers also say 40 degrees is enough, and if you have colorful socks that you want to last a little longer, you should turn them inside out. Colorful socks also do best when air-dried on a clothesline, and of course you can do that with Strumpsnodden. Strumpsnodden works both in the dryer and for air-drying.
The mystery of the missing sock
If you have socks gone missing, you are not alone. Sometimes it feels like the washing machine eats socks. With Strumpsnodden, the risk of this happening drops considerably, because then the washing machine would have to eat a whole pair, and we hear washing machines do not like that. Washing machines only hunt for lonely little socks that look tasty. When the socks are a pair, neither the washing machine nor, for that matter, the dryer dares to eat them. That is another reason Strumpsnodden is so handy.
With Strumpsnodden, no more eaten socks, and no more sorting your socks either.
In conclusion, you win by washing in an eco-friendly way, and with our product you save both your mood and your patience, because you no longer have to sort your socks.