Much like the divide keeping tomato sauce in the fridge creates, there are few fence-sitters when it comes to the topic of wearing socks to bed.
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So as proud socks-to-bed-wearers ourselves, Dr Jess Andrade’s latest TikTok revelation has delivered us the news we’ve been crying out for; a scientific reason as to why popping on a pair of cosy socks truly is the greatest pre-bedtime ritual you will ever engage in.
Comfort, cosiness and absolute bliss aside, Dr Andrade explained that by reducing the risk of cold feet during the night you will increase the circulation of blood, avoid constriction of blood vessels and in turn avoid a restless night’s sleep.
“Wearing socks makes your feet warm and this opens up blood vessels that cool the body down,” she said. “The body being cool tells the brain that it’s time for bed. So people who wear socks to bed tend to fall asleep faster”.
In fact, according to the National Sleep Foundation, warming your feet (in any capacity) before bedtime will send a signal to your brain that it is time to sleep.
So if wearing socks all night long is a sacrifice you just aren’t willing to make, soaking your feet in warm water before you hit the pillow will have a similar effect on opening blood vessels (but hopefully not your bladder) while you snooze.
Main image credit: @commesiDo you wear socks to bed? If not, will you start?
It’s so hot right now but I’ll try it out in Winter
A very good and informative article on sleeping patterns thank you.
If it’s cold I do wear socks but not in summer. Funny that I sleep better in cooler weather then as it goes with the fact that I am wearing socks! This article explains to me why. aha! Thanks again bh ; )
Makes sense.
I must give that a try if it means a good nights sleep .
I wear socks to bed when the weather is cold but I can’t do it in the summer
Wow didn’t know that I wear Socks to bed in Winter Time because they do warm me up and makes me feel cosy . Don’t wear Socks in the Summer Time because I always feel too Hot.
I always do, I find it hard to sleep if I’m just a little cold. Sometimes I will take them off in the middle of the night though.
I only wear sock in the middle of the Winter. Too hot for Summertime in my house.
Since living in Australia….no clothing in bed, no way!
I would absolutely roast with socks on!
I never wear socks to bed. But maybe I’ll give it a try
BH published an article about orgasms helping your skin, well wearing socks to bed is not going to help that happen! Self-help excluded of course.
Something to consider
It’s always too warm in bed for socks.
Works in Winter.
I love wearing socks all the time, but it’s too hot now.
It’s summer now, so I usually sleep with a fan on. Occasionally I’ll use a hot water bottle in winter, but not very often.
hahahaha….DED
xD
Not for me I like my feet to be free and fresh all year, I never wear shoes at home either. In the garden I love to feel the earth under my feet and they just don’t get cold.
I always wear two pairs of socks to bed in winter, and during summer I’ll have a shower and go to bed without socks but often I’ll get up in the middle of the night or early morning hours to put a pair of socks on and then I can fall right back to sleep. If my feet are just the slightest bit cold I just can’t sleep. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t wear socks any time of the year and sleeps just fine.
No thank you. My feet are always warm and wearing socks makes me over heat. Im someone that always hangs my feet out of the covers during Winter as they get too hot. My Dad was the same.
I’d still get way too hot
I do wear socks to bed unless it’s a hot night. My feet get really cold so I prefer to wear socks.
Very very interesting! My doonah is always warm enough so that I don’t need to wear socks.
I feel the cold, so in winter I often wear socks to bed
Interesting. Ill have to give this a try.
I have socks on when I get into bed then I take them off during the night.
I’m lucky. I have no trouble getting to sleep, socks or no socks.
same
I usually only wear them to bed in winter and even then I’m often too warm wearing them.
I’ve been thinking about wearing socks to bed as I have very dry skin and am thinking of slathering some deep moisturising creams in my feet and popping on socks so I don’t mess up the bed sheets with too much grease.
Really?? I always thought it’s best to let feet breathe at night.. they are wrapped up all day long. And our feet and head are where we manage temperature… I will do more research…
Yeah I do wear socks to bed otherwise my feet and legs tend to cramp
Yes, love wearing socks to bed. Love to have warm , cosy feet.
As long as they aren’t tight or restricting
How strange, some nights (generally on the warmer side) I find that I am able to fall asleep faster once I take my socks off. Other nights I wear socks to sleep.
Yep always wear em during winter
I only do it if it’s a really cold night in winter, or if I’ve popped a thick foot cream on.
In winter I cannot fall asleep until my feel are warm so I either need socks and / or a hot water bottle.
In Winter I wear socks to bed, but I end up taking them off before I sleep
I only wear socks to bed when it’s really cold. No need to overthink it – if your feet are cold, put socks on. If not, don’t put socks on. I think this is less about socks and more about your pre-bedtime routine. If the point is to increase warmth to your feet to signal to your body it’s time to wind down, a bath or shower will accomplish the same goal.
I suffer of cold feet ( just poor circulation), but I don’t enjoy having the socks on while in bed.
I’m someone who cant stand wearing socks to bed, I used to not mind it. But I now love having my feet out and free. Hmm I might reconsider though
I nearly always wear socks to bed, unless it’s a really hot night. The problem we have in our house…..hubby feels the heat, and I don’t. So he wants/needs to leave air con going overnight, and I freeze!
I wear socks maybe twice a year in bed and even then I end up kicking them off, gets far too hot on the Gold Coast!
I always wear socks to bed except if it’s really hot
I don’t!
I don’t tend to wear socks to bed unless we’re away. I think my feet (especially my feet) need to breathe. I do struggle to fall asleep when my feet are cold but thats when my trusty electric blanket comes in handy or roll up to my own personal human sized water bottle. The heat coming off my husband is soo nice when I’m cold.
Same! I’ve got the quilt pulled up to my neck and hes lying there close to spreadeagled with the aircon and ceiling fan going.