Make do with bamboo? The idea may seem odd to homeowners who think of bamboo as a utensil or furniture product. However, recent innovations have taken a fast growing, hearty, strong, plant and turned it into a great fabric product for baby! Better still, bamboo is highly sustainable, growing rapidly (up to 4’ daily), it requires no pesticide for successful growth, and its use helps support over 2 billion people who rely on bamboo for both a product or a job. If that weren’t a good enough reason to consider bamboo, from a global standpoint this plant is a natural and highly effective:
- producer of fresh air
- erosion prevention system
- soil improver
- river-bank strengthener
Neat fact: there are over 1200 species of bamboo! Consumers who try the new bamboo fabric say that it feels softer than organic cotton, and it may well prove to have greater longevity (note: this is a relatively new product so longevity is difficult to test as yet). This is obviously important to both a parent’s budget and to a baby’s comfort.
Additionally, bamboo fiber has anti-bacterial qualities without requiring chemical treatments. The Japanese put this concept to the test and planted bacteria on bamboo fibers. Even after being washed 50 times, the bamboo remained 70% free of the expected bacteria.
Bamboo offers us many of the same qualities we have enjoyed from cotton thus far, with a lower price point. For example, you can often find a full set of bamboo baby sheets for $25.00. Similar sets in cotton run about $5.00 more on average (if not higher). If all that weren’t exciting enough, bamboo also breathes like cotton, helping to keep baby’s body temperature more even, and therefore more comfortable.
Bamboo is naturally hypoallergenic for babies with sensitive skin. It shows much faster water absorbency in tests, which means less chances of rashes or discomfort in baby’s bed when diapers fail.
The number of bamboo cloth manufacturers is growing, as are companies producing baby products from it. Those in production typically have to maintain a bamboo content report for buyers and consumers, and in some cases a patent for their process.
For those who are wondering, yes bamboo is fully biodegradable and washable. Overall this seems to be a wonderful choice for the “green” family looking for natural, long-lasting products that not only appeal to a baby’s skin, but the pocketbook.
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