Support Tights – Compare and Buy Online
Many people buy support tights as they help to provide relief for leg problems such as bad circulation and varicose veins, and prevent dangerous conditions like deep vein thrombosis and embolisms. Support tights are also popular amongst pregnant women, who find that they alleviate the pressure and ease the pain associated with varicose veins which so often appear during pregnancy. The tights work by distributing the level of compression along the leg, providing support and a slight massaging action which stimulates the blood flow and supports the ankles. They prove to be a godsend for women who spend a long time on their feet and put their legs under constant pressure, such as hairdressers, shop assistants and air stewardesses.
Despite their association with circulatory health benefits and their past associations with the more mature lady, support tights are by no means unattractive. Made from the standard nylon lycra and elastane fibres they are simply contoured in a way that gives the optimum support, but they fit just as well as a fashion item as any other standard type of hosiery, even going a little further to smooth, shape and tone the legs.
Support tights are available from all the standard hosiery retailers such as Aristoc, Charnos, Elbeo and Pretty Polly, and are offered in a range of compression levels. In order to increase their popularity as a fashion item, retailers have been at pains to offer these tights in smooth, shiny finishes as well as in the lightest 10 Denier appearance so you would never know the lady is wearing support tights.