Facts about Beautiful Bamboo, the fastest growing plant on the planet!
- First a word about cotton… Growing conventional cotton is extremely harmful to people, wildlife and the environment. Cotton is responsible for 10% of the world’s pesticides and 25% of the worlds’ insecticides. In addition, conventional cotton requires a tremendous amount of water to grow.
- Now bamboo on the other hand thrives naturally without the use of any pesticides or fertilizers.
- Most bamboo survives on rainfall alone. Bamboo keeps twice as much water in the watershed than commercial trees, often eliminating the need for irrigation and sprinkler systems.
- You get 10 times the amount of product from bamboo per acre as you would from cotton and bamboo is 100% biodegradable.
- Bamboo plants absorb about 5 times the amount of carbon dioxide and produce about 35% more oxygen than the same stand of trees.
- Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the earth . It grows two inches per hour! Bamboo stalks mature in just 3 to 5 years.
- You will feel like you are wearing a blend of silk and cashmere and still walk with a clear conscience.
- Bamboo has natural antibacterial properties which inhibit body odor.
- Bamboo clothing wicks away moisture and has double the absorbency of cotton.
- Bamboo clothing is hypo-allergenic. It is soft and non-irritating to sensitive skin.
- Bamboo clothing is highly breathable in hot weather and also keeps you significantly warmer in the cold.
- Bamboo clothing is also anti-static. It will sit very close to your skin without clinging to it. And feel Oh So good!
- Bamboo clothing is also UV protective. It cuts out 98% of harmful UV rays.
- If people wear more bamboo, there will be more bamboo plantations which mean less greenhouse gases and more oxygen in our atmosphere.
