A farmer claims to have come up with a solution to cheesy feet. His answer involves angora wool*, better known as mohair*, the luxury material that normally features in exclusive, and extremely expensive, designer clothes.

    Bizarrely, the feet have more sweat glands than any other part of the body and the smell is created when this sweat comes into contact with bacteria on the skin.

    Farmer Steve Whitley says socks created from the fleece of angora kid goats do not trap the bacteria in the same way as rougher wool or cotton.

    As a result, he claims the mohair socks can, in theory, be worn for as long as a year without smelling or needing to be washed. Originally he sold the socks for their comfort and durability. It was only the feedback from astonished customers that alerted him to their unique nonsmelling point.

    Whitley said: “It was the men who were more forthcoming about this, but then women began writing in. One orchestra leader boasted that he’d had his for a year without washing them. Unlike cotton, mohair fibers don’t trap bacteria that cause problems with foot hygiene*. As such, our socks can be worn day after day, week after week, in extreme conditions without any problems from foot odor or discomfort.”

    (SD-Agencies)