Bamboo Bedding Reviews
May 16, 2010 by drewloupsen
Filed under House And Home
Bamboo has become the hottest trend for consumers who wish to help save the planet but are hoping for some measure of comfort too. Bamboo could be used instead of hardwoods for floors, and the viscose that comes from the bamboo reeds could be made into textiles similar to the way in which cotton fibers are fashioned into material. The processed fabric is smooth and soft just like top quality cotton cloth. Another nice option is Flannel Bed Sheets.
Due to the fact that bamboo is inheirently antimicrobial, it can be harvested with no pesticides consequently it is an obvious selection for environmentally friendly bedding. Bamboo is also hypoallergenic, therefore allergy sufferers could take pleasure in these sheets too. However, since bamboo needs to be sent from Asia where it is cultivated, the shipping costs and resulting carbon footprint means it is neither especially “green” nor inexpensive for American or Canadian buyers. Bamboos are very tough to acquire so that is why the price tag might not be in the average consumers budget, but you definitely get what you pay for, with Bamboo.
Bamboo sheets are quite new in the North American marketplace, and there were several unprofitable efforts by several retailers to incorporate reasonably priced bamboo into national chain stores. Both JC Penney and Bed, Bath and Beyond began selling bamboo sheets and then suddenly stopped owing to complications with the quality of those sheets. Another nice product to look into is the Queen Bed Sheets.
At this time, most reasonably priced sheet sets are bamboo-cotton blends, which aren’t entirely as soft as pure bamboo although they will be better than cotton. Target at this time sells a type of sheets made from a bamboo/cotton blend and have received mixed evaluations. The blended sheets are very comfortable and fantastic to slumber in but it seems like will shred very easily when laundered. This particular collection of queen sized sheets from Target sells for $160.
If you are fearless enough to go shopping online and would like quality 100% bamboo sheets, then SleepBamboo.com could be worth your time. This merchant fabricates their own products and sells them only online. As per quite a few customer evaluations, the sheets are completely worthy of the retail price, yet it seems like the true value is due to this company’s degree of customer service. One collection of queen size bamboo sheets from this website can amount to $279.
If you can treasure and have the ability to afford 100% bamboo sheets, you really have some choices yet they will not be located in discount stores. I truly wish that in due course there can be a domestic source for bamboo, or perhaps that the product could get so widely used that the transportation fees could decrease. Until this comes to pass, though, bamboo shall continue to be a luxury material and many consumers will either have to be happy with lower quality cotton blends or avoid bamboo bedding entirely.
