BAMBOO

BAMBOO AND YOU

The benefits of bamboo are abundant. This naturally sustainable plant gives back to the environment and is rapidly emerging into the fashion world. Fabric knitted from rayon yarn, created from bamboo, is light and softer than cotton. It has a natural quality that feels like silk, but has the advantage of being machine-washable. Absorbent, and fast-drying, bamboo rayon is an excellent wicking fabric, helping to keep you dry by wicking away moisture from your body. Because of the natural antibacterial properties of bamboo, it grows without the use of pesticides and fertilizers, making it a wonderful alternative for people with sensitive skin. Bamboo also provides natural protection against harmful UV rays. This fabric has beautiful drape, is cooling in the summer, warm in the winter, and fashionable all year round. Combined with 30% ORGANIC cotton, this fabric becomes softer than ever. It will likely be the most comfortable item of clothing you own.

Bamboo keeps twice as much water in the watershed than commercial trees, often eliminating the need for sprinkler or irrigation systems. Many think of bamboo as an environmental healer of sorts. It can revitalize damaged soil. When overgrazing has occurred by livestock, planting bamboo will bring back the soil - and a new crop will be produced every single year. A single clump of bamboo can produce 200 poles. If harvested with care, the roots will not only live, they will sprout new shoots again and again, keeping the topsoil intact and the land happy.

BAMBOO AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant on earth, growing up to 12 inches a day. With more than 1,500 species of bamboo, it grows virtually everywhere on the planet, in nearly every climate, wet or dry. In fact, the only places bamboo does not grow are the North and South Poles. Bamboo does not need to be bathed with water resources we can’t afford, nor is it saturated with pesticides or fertilizers. It grows naturally, fed only by the sun and the rain. That’s it. Bamboo stalks need only three to five years to fully mature. Most commercial tree species take 25-70 years to mature, posing a significant environmental problem: it’s impossible to replenish them at the same rate they are cut down. Moreover, a bamboo grove releases 35% more oxygen than the same sized stand of commercial trees. Yet another reason to love bamboo: it grows an amazing root system, holding the soil in place, and helps to prevent erosion and catastrophic landslides.

Buy a dikshən bamboo tee and feel great wearing this luxuriously comfortable fabric. Feel great knowing you’ve purchased an eco-friendly shirt. And most of all, feel great knowing you’ve just made a positive difference in the life of an at-risk child.

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BAMBOO VERSUS COTTON

Compared to cotton, bamboo has all the same physical properties. And more. Its natural fiber properties makes it non-irritating and an excellent choice for those with sensitive skin. Bamboo also has a natural protection against harmful UV rays. Considered to be an excellent moisture wicking fabric, bamboo rayon wicks away moisture from your body and helps keep you dry, while cotton can soak up perspiration and leave the shirt wet, saturated, and heavy feeling. Additionally, bamboo rayon is also more breathable and thermal regulating than cotton, helping to keep you cooler in hot weather, warmer in cold weather, and drier and more comfortable all day and night.

As the fastest growing plant on earth, bamboo is an easily replenished crop that does not require pesticides or fertilizers, unlike cotton which is one of the most sprayed crops in the world. Because of all these benefits, both for you and the environment, we think wearing bamboo is a superb choice. And we bet you’ll feel the same. Enjoy!