4 Reasons the Balm Goes Up the Wick (Merino Does Exactly What You Paid It To)

4 Reasons the Balm Goes Up the Wick (Merino Does Exactly What You Paid It To)

You bought merino because it wicks. It does not know the difference between sweat and the Vaseline you put on before bed.

You bought merino because it wicks. It moves moisture off your skin and into the fabric, fast. That is the whole spec.

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Two easy weeks. If it has done nothing, keep all of it and we refund you. Overnight kit, not for running in.

1. It cannot tell sweat from Vaseline

Greasy merino heel, macro

2. So the balm goes where the lamp oil goes

Up the wick. By midnight your heel has the thin bit that was left and the sock has the rest.

3. Which is why there is a sacrificial pair at the bottom of the drawer

The sacrificial drawer

“I have a few pairs of socks that are my sacrificial socks, to get stained and ruined by the moisturizing gel.”

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4. The Day Sock does not wick anything

Bonded inner face. Put it on after the run over whatever you already use, and the balm stays on the callus overnight. It takes nothing off. Recovery and rest days only. Never in your running shoes.

The offer

  • One pair · £25
    try it through a training week
  • 3 pairs · £55
    Most chosen · one on, one in the wash, one spare · Night Sleeve and mesh wash bag free
  • 5 pairs · £89
    a full season and a spare set

Why now: every night in merino costs another pair.

Stop paying the sock tax

Two easy weeks. If it has done nothing, keep all of it and we refund you. Overnight kit, not for running in.

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A textile accessory, not a cosmetic or a medical device.

Same cream. Fourteen nights. A sock that cannot drink it.

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Fourteen nights. Then decide.

Not visibly softer? Keep the socks, the cream and the wash bag, and we refund you in full.

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