In the last decade textile manufacturers have had to look at the way they produce there products
, and especially the impact there production techniques have on the environment. Manufacturers of most textile products especially baby clothes have discovered bamboo. The use of bamboo for baby clothes has many advantages with little or no dis-advantages; they are extremely absorbent which makes them ideal for the use of towels and baby nappies.
Bamboo is much softer than cotton and can feel almost silk like whilst being just as durable as cotton. Bamboo baby clothes are also much more absorbent than natural cotton; in fact bamboo baby clothes are as much as 60% more absorbent. Even though bamboo is more absorbent it can be dry in around 15-20% less time.
Bamboo clothing is an eco-friendly produced fabric and has natural antibacterial properties ideal for keeping any new arrival snug and warm. Although the lovely soft feeling is not just good for babies, holding a baby wrapped in bamboo baby clothes is a feeling any adult will love.
Using bamboo for baby clothes and bedding has numerous benefits it keeps baby snug and warm whilst sleeping while absorbing any perspiration, bamboo baby clothes are great for sensitive skin and eczema, this is down to the eco-friendly ways bamboo is produced and the fact no pesticides or fertilisers are needed during the harvest process. Making it the most environmentally friendly fabric there is.
There are different types of bamboo and bamboo baby clothes are made from a different type than you would see in the use of furniture, this is normally a brown bamboo while the clothes are made from green bamboo. Green bamboo is essentially a tropical grass and naturally grows extremely fast. All without the use of pesticides or the need to be genetically modified. Bamboo also requires a lot less water than cotton and rapidly grows to around 3 meters before being harvested.
All in all buying bamboo baby clothes is without doubt the smart option, it is an eco-friendly, free from chemicals product that is also soft on the skin ideal for dermatitis eczema and other skin irritations.
Above all bamboo baby clothes make an ideal gift for all those new arrivals.