Everything you need to know about Bamboo

Welcome to the new world of fashion, where style and design meet with conservation and sustainability. It is no secret that all industries are becoming more eco-conscious and having their own “green” movements. The fashion industry is no different. With several products available, one stands out as being one of the newest and most sought out in fashion, namely bamboo apparel. Although this concept may be new to you, bamboo apparel has all the qualities and benefits that people love when it comes to the clothes they wear. This page is meant to answer some of those questions that you may have with bamboo apparel.

What is bamboo apparel?

Bamboo apparel are clothes made from either bamboo fabric and/or yarn. It is made from the pulp of a type of bamboo called Moso Bamboo, the same type that the Chinese eat in many of their traditional dishes. In its un-spun form, it resembles cotton’s form of being a puffy ball of light fibers which can then be spun into yarn or fabric.

How is wearing bamboo apparel good for our environment?

Wearing bamboo apparel has many benefits for our earth. First, unlike synthetic manmade fibers, bamboo is fully renewable and can be grown year after year without any negative environmental impacts. It is able to grow naturally in large amounts without the use of any pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers, preventing lots of harmful chemicals from entering our atmosphere. And here is one of the best things about bamboo – bamboo can absorb up to 5 times as much CO2 and other green house gases and release 35% more oxygen than an equivalent traditional tree will. Since stalks continually grow from the same sets of roots, bamboo does not need to be replanted in order to continue growing and the speed in which it grows is astronomical – up to 75 feet in just 45-60 days. The bottom line is this: Higher demand for bamboo clothes = more bamboo farms = more bamboo plants = cleaner, sweeter, healthier air for all to enjoy. Nothing beats that!

What else is good about bamboo apparel?

While there are many environmental benefits to bamboo, that is just the beginning. Let’s start by talking about a substance produced by bamboo called “bamboo kun”. This substance is why bamboo doesn’t need any pesticides as it is nature’s own anti-bacterial agent. When the bamboo kun is transferred into apparel, it reduces the odor causing bacteria that can live on clothes and helps to kill the odor causing bacteria that lives on human skin, resulting in a cleaner, sweeter smelling you. This antibacterial property also causes the clothing to be hypoallergenic so those eco-minded individuals who have allergic reactions to wool and hemp can find freedom in bamboo. Bamboo clothing also has excellent wicking properties which quickly absorb sweat off of your body and help it to evaporate quicker. Of course we can’t forget to mention the wonderful feel of bamboo fabrics. Many people have said that its luxury texture is a cross between cotton and silk and that they love to feel it against their skin. When you put all these various benefits together you get one of the most environmental, comfortable, cleanest, sweetest smelling, and most fashionable pieces of clothing anyone could imagine

So why shouldn’t I buy bamboo apparel?

Well … this is the one question we don’t have an answer to. So why not give it a shot and try a few pieces and we are confident you will discover as we have all the wonderful joys of wearing bamboo apparel.