A friend sent an email to complain that the tube socks he bought locally cut off his blood circulation, and a photo was taken to show me the traces on his calf. he also asked me how could buy some good tube socks in Brazil. I didn’t know how to do it, so I had to send him some of mine by express.
Why are some tube socks easy to cut off blood circulation? There may be two reasons. The first is that some tube socks do not have great elasticity. They are only suitable for very thin calf. These socks can not meet the big calf, just only barely cover the top of the calf, but because the socks are not elastic enough, just only 30 minutes later, they began to cut off the calf, leaving a deep mark. The second case is that they are very elastic, but the elastic part at the top is only half inch. After being stretched, the elastic band starts to become like a very thin thread tied to your calf.
In fact, these situations can be avoided completely. First of all, the designer should considered those calf which have good muscles. The elasticity of the sock needs to be more than 2 times than the ordinary socks, because the calf may be much larger than the foot. In addition, the elastic area on the top of socks should be designed to be wider.It should be as wide as a belt to protect the blood circulation, not as narrow as a shoelace.
Kayhoma's designers considered this situation from the beginning. The maximum width of Kayhoma tube socks can be extended to 10 inches, and the top elastic area is 2 inches wide, like a hug from socks. The great elasticity makes it protect the circulation of the calf very well and will not slip off even if you wear it all day. So please visit Kayhoma first when you plan to buy a pair of tube socks. :)