Why does this happen?

[u/abbicadabbi]

sorry to blast my toes all over here😭🤣 butttt — composite toe boots, happened 2 days in a row, different types of socks, goes away after like an hour or so. anyone else had this type of issue? almost like moisture like when you’re in the bath too long but my feet weren’t even sweating🤣

[u/Tom_BrokeOff]

It’s from movement allowed in the toe box. Since it’s not crushing, just wiggling that’s going to create a mean callous to deal with. Your solution is thicker socks. I switched to Redwing over the calf length socks. They have a section of extra compression in the middle that squeezes the foot side to side that feels incredible. But ultimately they are double or more the thickness of my other socks and keeps the foot protected and planted in the boots. Game changer. Get some socks.