Our feet and shoes harbor millions of organisms and
bacteria which can be harmful to us. On average, our feet sweat a cup of moisture per day. The heat and moisture that build up in our shoes create a breeding ground for these bacteria and fungi to grow. This is why people experience such maladies as Athlete’s Foot (tinea pedis). The anti-microbial performance of X- Static® has been proven to have the following distinct advantages:
Speed: X-Static® eliminates 99.9% of bacteria on the material in less than one hour of exposure.
Effectiveness: Silver kills bacteria and fungi faster as the temperature in your footwear rises due to activity.
Safe and Natural: X-Static® is made with pure silver, a naturally occurring element. There are no chemicals or fear of toxicity to the consumer.
Permanent: The silver in X-Static® becomes a physical part of the fiber. The performance of the product will not diminish over time.
X-Static® offers both antimicrobial and anti-odor benefits. Bacteria are only one cause of body odor. Ammonia and denatured proteins are also significant contributors to odor in footwear. Incredibly, both ammonia and denatured proteins bind most readily with silver.
Because silver is on the outside of the fiber, X-Static® allows for immediate binding with these odor causing agents – resulting in instant odor reduction!
Defends Against Blisters & Hot
Spots
The biophysics of footwear has become an area of significant interest
in recent years. It is now possible to use the existing energy of the
body and the environment to actively regulate temperature through heat
transfer.
Cold Weather Solution: X-Static® footwear enhances the natural movement of moisture through evaporation. As a result, X-Static® transports moisture away from the body faster, allowing for a more comfortable environment and less potential for convective heat loss.
Warm Weather Solution: In
warm weather, X-Static®addresses
evaporation by dissipating the amount of moisture in contact with your
feet. Since heat and moisture are being dispersed, hot spots and blisters
are greatly reduced!
By the time people reach the age of understanding, at approximately three to four years of age, they have been inundated with positive messages about silver. A few examples are:
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth.
This originally meant that you had a better chance of surviving childhood
because your were born into wealth and privilege. We now know that silver
kills E-Coli and salmonella. Both of these organisms were prevalent on
non-silver eating utensils and were a common source of infant sickness
and mortality.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
This idiom means that there is something good in every bad situation.
The aristocracy in Rome and elsewhere during the Middle Ages drank from
silver goblets, which were known to provide natural antibacterial protection.
Because people equated silver with clean water and because rainwater was
considered clean water, the two were joined: silver-like water was the
advantage of poor weather.
He is silver-tongued.
Today this saying refers to the wisdom or cleverness of an individual.
However, the saying originally dates back to the Middle Ages, when royalty
would test their wine for poison with a silver rod. If the rod turned
black, it meant that there was arsenic in the wine. So, if you had a silver
tongue, you possessed supernatural talents.