After a day of work i go to my home and take off my black socks, the smell that you can feel is natural, almost like company, i wish you could smell it too. I didn't use my hands to take off my socks but I help myself with the power of the toes of the feet to let them practice on their own. My feet are a 7.5. I showed the sole of my foot which was strangely not so sweaty. You can hear my breath in the video made on the phone, no music