(General Care Instructions & Our Advice on How to take care of your socks)

Your zkano’s should last a long time. Here’s a few things we suggest to help them reach their intended lifespan.

We highly recommend sticking to our washing instructions for our organic cotton and merino wool socks.

• Machine wash cold water
• Wash inside out for best results
• Tumble dry on low heat
• Do not bleach
• Do not iron or dry clean

Additional suggestions for increasing the lifespan of your organic cotton and wool socks:

How to reduce pilling

Pilling with cotton is normal, especially in products made with a high combed cotton content, such as our socks.  To reduce this, we recommend a few easy steps. This is good advice for our wool socks as well. 

• Wash separately. Do not wash your socks with towels or other rough items (for example, zippers) that will agitate the soft fibers in the wash cycle. 
• Turn inside out to wash and dry. 
• Placing your socks in a mesh laundry bag will also help with this. 
  

Bleaching is a no. 

Never (ever) bleach your socks, y’all- even if they are solid white. Using bleach on cotton or wool socks will cause the fibers to break down, resulting in holes in your socks. 

Drying

To keep your socks feeling soft and to avoid unintended shrinkage over time, do not dry them in a hot dryer.  

• Using a low temperature setting in the dryer is best for your socks.
• Do not over dry them. This will reduce their softness and zap them of their vibrant colors over time. 

Though it’s not necessary, our favorite way is line drying, especially our no show and anklet styles. This helps prevent pilling too.

Don’t wear outside without shoes

Natural fibers, such as cotton and wool, will not hold up to being worn on rough outdoor surfaces.

Keep nails trimmed

This will keep those annoying holes from forming in the toe of the socks.