Bamboo does more than floors.

Bamboo is used for so many things today. Flooring, clothing, cutting boards, all kinds of decor items. This fiber is eco friendly primarily due to it being such a renewable resource. It grows extremely fast, in fact, I've heard that you really don't want to plant in any garden unless it's in a container otherwise it will take over quite agressively. Bamboo absorbs more carbon dioxide and produces more oxygen to us than an equivalent stand of trees. Bamboo does not require a lot of care so no water is wasted to grow, it naturally resists insects and weed growth so all those nasty chemicals are not needed to grow. There is some controversy however in the transition to take from the natural form to fabric necessitating some chemical usage. The ultimate answer for now I think is that nothing is perfect and general consensus is that the impact remains much less for bamboo therefore it stays on the eco friendly list. The resulting fabrications are completely to die for with regard to their hand or feel. Bamboo is extremely soft and luxurious to wear. It is naturally antibacterial so it resists odor, it wicks moisture, dries faster. Makes for wonderful clothing, great towels and sheets, wonderful socks.

Cotton

What is eco-fashion or sustainable fashion?  It is fashion that makes less of an impact on this beautiful planet of ours. I will be addressing and highlighting the benefits of several fabrics that you can look for in this blog.

First and foremost, organic cotton.  Conventional cotton is one of the largest contributors to polluting our earth with chemicals. It is the second most heavily sprayed crop in the world. 25% of the worlds use of insecticides and 10% of the worlds pesticides are used on cotton crop. A quarter to a half pound of pesticides are in a typical non-organic cotton tee shirt. Pesticides contain chloride compounds, which become a dioxin when airborne, a cancer causing carcinogen. These agents can affect the lungs of everyone from field workers to consumers of finished product.

Cotton is currently the only fiber that can be Certified Organic, I would imagine they started with this one because of the devastating impact it is making.