Three years ago, my mum bought some grip socks for her sprained foot. Within a month, the non-slip rubber strips on the bottom of the socks lost 40%. They fell in all corners of the room. What’s worse, they existed in the gaps of the washing machine. It is very difficult to clean them.
Why is the non-slip rubber strip easy to come off? There are probably two reasons. First, some grip socks only used foam plastic as the material of the non-slip rubber strip. This material can provide good friction, but it is very fragile, easy to be damaged, and easy to fall off. The other is that some grip socks used silicone as the anti-skid material, but they are not resistant to high temperatures and corrosion, especially after washing, they become inelastic and easily fall off. In summary, please do not buy socks made of foam anti-slip rubber, and do not use too hot water to clean the socks of silicone anti-slip rubber.
In order to solve this problem, Kayhoma tested 11 kinds of silicone materials. Finally a silicone material which commonly used to make bottle nipples was used to make non-slip rubber. They can withstand high temperatures above 200 °F, have very good corrosion resistance, are not afraid of acidic and alkaline environments, and also have very good durability. They will not fall off after repeated washing. And the bottom of Kayhoma's grip socks is completely free of foreign body sensation, just like wearing ordinary cotton socks. So please visit Kayhoma first if you plan to buy a pair of grip socks.
