I move around a lot for my studies and so often end up having my dinner all alone in restaurants. I often take a novel or magazine with me to prevent boredom. The other day, I was in SELMA NC where I ate at Coney Island Pizza and I read a new piece on bamboo clothes. I did not know you can make clothing out of bamboo.

Bamboo has some great qualities. I found out bamboo fabric and clothing is softer than regular cotton. Apparently it is antibacterial and hypoallergenic. That is a great quality to have in a fabric. Bamboo clothing is highly absorbent so it is a excellent choice for gym clothes or possibly as bamboo towels. I was intrigued by what I had discovered so I had to find out for myself. I went online and purchased a couple basic items of clothing.

I have to say I was very impressed with the quality. The fabric absolutely is soft, kind of like silk. It was almost dry as soon as I took it out of the washing machine which I found to be incredible. Another thing I noticed is that it did not particularly need ironing. I am not sure if all bamboo fabric is like that but it is a quality I look for as I can not stand ironing.

After a bit more research I discovered some incredible pieces of information on bamboo. It is generally organic. It grows incredibly quickly which means it does not require fertilisers and they do not need pesticides either. Plus bamboo needs very little water during the growth period so they can survive droughts.

I do my best to make eco friendly choices whenever I go shopping. Bamboo is organic, renewable, and sustainable so for me it is the number one choice for t-shirts and other products such as sheets, underwear, curtains, and baby clothes.

You can find plenty of articles on bamboo here and good points about organic farming and the benefits of organic products.