Bamboo t-shirts: The best eco-friendly fashion statement you can make
Wed, 04/21/2010
What then is an eco-conscious person like you to do?
The alternative lies in going in for Omved organic bamboo-cotton blend fabric.
It’s a revolutionary, new fabric with unique advantages. It’s the most comfortable and eco-friendly material you can wear. Here’s why:
1. Ultra-soft and light: The naturally smooth and round structure of bamboo fibers, makes this clothing comfortable and non-irritating. It is softer than the softest cotton, and feels as luxuriously wonderful as silk or cashmere. It is the lightest natural fiber in weight, in the world. The fabric maintains its softness, wash after wash.
2. Keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter: Bamboo fabric is a natural thermal regulator. It keeps you cool in the summer and warm in winters. Bamboo stays 1-2 degrees cooler in hot temperatures and warmer in cold temperatures.
3. Protects you from harmful UV rays: Bamboo fiber offers you 98% UV protection. In the process, guarding your skin from the sun’s harmful rays.
4. Hypoallergenic: Bamboo’s hypoallergenic properties make it the perfect choice for everyone, but particularly if you suffer from allergies, chemical sensitivities or eczema.
5. Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-odor: Bamboo contains an anti-microbial agent called bamboo kun. This agent prevents bacteria and fungal growth and is naturally more hygienic. Bamboo kun‘s anti-microbial properties last even after 50 washes. It’s also resistant to mold and mildew thus preventing bad odors.
6. Breathable and absorbent: The porous qualities of bamboo fiber account for its superior absorbency. It’s able to soak up three times its weight in water and has quick drying properties. Bamboo takes away water from your body 3 to 4 times faster than cotton and dries twice as fast. It keeps you drier and more comfortable than any other fabric.
7. Non-clinging and anti-static: Unlike any other fabric, bamboo remains cool to the touch, reduces static electricity and resists clinging to the body during hot weather or after you exercise.
8. Easy care: More durable than cotton, bamboo is sturdy, long-lasting and can take frequent washing. It’s machine washable. Wash it in cold water with mild soap on the gentle cycle and just hang to dry. Bamboo fabric dries faster than most other fabrics. It’s naturally wrinkle-resistant thus ironing is not required often.
9. Natural and organic: Your skin has the tendency to absorb chemicals. Bamboo is a natural cellulose fiber and is intrinsically organic, grown without any chemical pesticides and herbicide. Our cotton is certified organic by GOTS.
10. Eco-friendly: Bamboo is 100 % biodegradable (unlike cotton), renewable (the fastest-growing plant on the planet. It can grow up to one meter in a day) and a sustainable resource (can be continuously re-harvested every 3 years).
12. Prevents soil erosion: Farmed bamboo stabilizes the earth with its roots, preventing erosion. It also grows very densely, making the yield per acre far better than cotton (on an average bamboo yields 60 tons/acre while cotton yields only 2 tons/acre).
13. Uses no pesticides: Bamboo is naturally-grown without using any of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. On the other hand, cotton uses 25% of the world’s pesticides.
14. Panda-friendly: The bamboo grass used to produce the fiber is called Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens), a tall trunk species that panda bears do not eat.
15. Safely produced: At Omved we use the lowest impact processes (mechanically / hand processed) to extract the pulp, and weave it into a fiber leaving the low to zero carbon footprint. (Chemical processes are commonly used because it’s cheaper. They can pose a threat to workers at processing plants and the immediate environment around processing facilities. )
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