Benefits of Bamboo Bath Towels
Bamboo Bath Towels
Bamboo bath towels are a little piece of luxury that comes with a number of practical advantages as well. With the greening of many types of fiber sourcing, bamboo is becoming a textile of choice among the environmentally conscious. Besides the renewable and environmentally friendly nature of bamboo, it has a number of other benefits over cotton and traditional synthetic towel textiles.
Bamboo is a subtle and soft material. Properly spun and woven, the feel is more akin to silk than cotton or a cotton/rayon blend often found in towels. Where traditional towels can feel scratchy, bamboo manages a soft feel even as it wicks moisture away from the skin. This does lead to one minor disadvantage: bamboo tends to hold onto moisture, making towels slow to dry, particularly in homes that follow the care instructions and dry them on a low heat.
For the health conscious, bamboo has some distinct advantages over traditional towel materials. Bamboo has a similar natural anti-microbial quality to that’s found in wood cutting boards. Although the reasons are not clear, neither material harbors bacteria once dry. This reduces the chance of spreading diseases through a household that has common hand towels. This fact, in addition to bamboo cloth being hypo allergenic makes them an outstanding choice for a healthier home environment.
A by-product of the anti-microbial nature of bamboo is that bamboo towels rarely acquire the noxious odors that some towels do. Whether it is a smell from the manufacturing process of towels or odor that stems from leaving a towel damp too long, short of leaving the towel wet for days on end, bamboo linens and towels do not maintain any odor post-washing.
Bamboo and bamboo-blend towels are growing both in availability and popularity and are just as soft as an Egyptian cotton bath towel. With a broad array of companies exploring the potential of this luxurious towel textile, every family should consider adding bamboo as one of the materials in their linen closet.
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Hooray for the ultra softness and sustainability of organically grown bamboo!! If you want to treat yourself and your little ones, consider baby hooded bamboo towels too. We make our signature Panda Bear Bamboo Hooded Towel at http://www.satsumadesigns.com where every purchase comes gift wrapped and part of every sale supports St. Joseph’s Baby Corner. Happy Monday!