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We stand apart from competitors thanks to our focus on superior materials and meticulous attention to product integrity. Experience the difference. Our 98% yak cashmere socks are designed with quality, purity, and lasting performance in mind. Read more...
How We Eliminate Toxins from Fabric Dye
If you’re cautious about pesticides in your strawberries and worry about heavy metals in your water bottle—have you ever checked your wardrobe’s label?Most people don’t realize the textile industry uses and leaves behind the same health-harming toxins they spend years trying to avoid in food and CPG products. Toxins Hiding in Your Closet When you buy a new pair of socks or a cozy sweater, you’re usually thinking about softness, warmth, or style—not exposure to chemicals like: Azo dyes Allergenic disperse dyes Carcinogenic dyes Heavy metals (lead, cadmium, chromium, and... Read more...
Transparency
Many brands are made in China. While they shouldn't and often don't lie about the country of origin, they don't quite announce it from the roof top. Instead, they quietly leave a fine print on their labels, hoping that you won't ask more questions. Today, we are answering the question. Why are our yak cashmere socks made in China? Raw material sourcing In order to make woolen apparel that doesn't itch, the individual fiber must be find enough (around 16 to 18 microns) so that the fiber doesn't prick the... Read more...
Why Yak Cashmere is Warmer
Ever wonder why you can pile on layers of regular wool—but still get cold feet in winter? If you’ve ever worn “luxury” wool socks that left your toes chilly, you’re not alone. Let’s settle it: there’s wool, and then there’s yak. Wool Isn’t Just Wool: The Science Made Simple The secret isn’t in the animal. It’s in the fiber’s shape. Picture each wool fiber as a tiny tube: Yak cashmere fibers are like little straws with air pockets inside (hollow). Most sheep wool fibers are solid, not hollow. Why does that matter?Air is nature’s... Read more...
Common wool and cashmere problems and how we do better
Wool fibers over 20 microns in diameter are generally itchy for human skin. At Wear Bovine, we source yak cashmere <18.5 microns in diameter. Read more...
What is a yak?
How does yak cashmere compare to regular goat cashmere? Wool makes up about 1% of the global raw textile production. Goat cashmere makes up about 0.02% of the global raw textile production, while yak cashmere makes up about 0.0017% of the global raw textile production. It is 600 times more scarce than wool, and 12 times more scarce than goat cashmere. Read more...

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