Why do my legs itch after I take off my dress socks?!


Question: Why do my legs itch after I take off my dress socks?
After I've worn my dress socks all day, when I take them off at night, anywhere my socks were covering above my ankle itches copiously for several minutes, and I don't know why. I'm not allergic. My only guess right now is that the socks restrict blood flow to my legs slightly, and when I take off my socks, my brain tells me legs itch so that I will scratch them to restore blood flow. I'm not terribly confident on this, because scratching them doesn't really work. Any other ideas?

Answers:

Most likely it's just skin irritation from having the elastic tight against your skin. Especially if you have hair on your legs. Happens to me when I take off socks too; I just rub them.




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