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How to choose the BRACESOX™ fabric best for you.

Cotton/Lycra (90% cotton/10% Lycra)
Always a popular choice.  Cotton is breathable and absorbs moisture.  The fabric wears well and keeps it's shape due to the high Lycra content.  Cotton/Lycra is a great choice for year-round "breathing" and is a good choice for hot, dry climates. Black only.*

Supplex/Lycra (86% supplex/14%lycra)
Slightly heavier fabric than our cotton/lycra blend. This fabric  allows for a comfortable fit with excellent stretch, recovery and durability.  This material is slightly sueded (also known as brushing).  The sueding helps aide in moisture management.  The slight loft that the sueded material provides helps to wick moisture away from the skin aiding in evaporation.  We recommend this fabric blend for brace patients that are wearing their brace for many hours in a day (like Osteoarthritis brace patients). It is a great choice, for either Athletic or Osteoarthritis patients due to the moisture management. Black only.*

Powerdry (90% polyester, 10% spandex)
Is our light-weight moisture wicking material.  Like all wicking materials, Powerdry moves moisture away from the skin into the loft of the fabric where moisture  can be evaporated quicker.  This leaves the skin comfortable and cool.  Great choice for brace patients that live in humid parts of the world. Light Grey*

*Due to different yarn and dye lots there may be slight texture and color variations.

 
February 20, 2009Anne: Thank you very much for the call the other day. My wife was impressed when I said you were the founder of Bracesox. As I mentioned in my order, I am super happy with the PowerDry material. I had an early sleeve that had a gray material in the inside and it wore extremely well. The only ...
David B.
 
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