Believe it or not, sweat is not the root cause of body odor, the real culprit is bacteria. Bacteria will decompose the amino acids in sweat, and under the action of foot skin, hair, stratum corneum metabolism, and bacteria, this is how the odor of sulfide or nitride is produced. Bacteria naturally die and decay, and after that, they also produce an odor similar to ammonia. These odors add up to a unique fishy stench, which is the origin of the common name “foot odor.”
Textile products made from natural fibers such as cotton or linen provide the ideal environment for the growth of microorganisms, including pathogenic microbes and fungi, particularly in contact with human skin, which offers them moisture, warmth, and nutrients.
The textile products treated with antimicrobial materials have been taken into consideration by customers and manufacturers everywhere in the world. Antibacterial characteristics such as silver ion can be reached by using varied chemicals, however harmful impacts of these chemicals on human skin and the whole consumer’s health cannot entirely be disregarded. Therefore, applying natural fibers has antimicrobial merits in producing fabric and is ideal for getting eco-friendly products.
AdTeco team in Hong Kong dedicated a long time to R&D, testing, yarn processing, manufacturing, and quality control to solve foot problems. M-tech in AdTeco socks is an active moisture-absorbing and quick-drying system, which can discharge moisture instantly through wicking, diffusion, and transmission.
Observing by a microscope, there is a small chamber in the center of the hemp fiber connected with many cracks and small holes distributed onto the surface. That is the matter that AdTeco socks have higher strength, better capillary effect, larger air permeability, and higher moisture dissipation rate.
The hollow structure of hemp fiber and full oxygen inside prevent the anaerobic bacteria from living. It has obvious antibacterial and sterilizing effects against staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, and Candida albicans.
Hemp is sometimes confused with the cannabis plants such as the drug marijuana and the drug preparation hashish. Although all three products—hemp, marijuana, and hashish—contain tetrahydrocannabinol. AdTeco hemp socks have extremely small amounts of phenols, which would help inhibit and kill the bacterial, that’s a safe and healthy solution to avoid foot problems.