Just wanted to say your post is brilliant. The clearness in your post is simply striking and I can assume you are an expert on this subject….

Ah yes, google it and you will find claims by the FTC all over “google” stating bamboo fabric is not antimicrobial. So in a sense, you are correct that this claim is all over the internet. What you won’t find is scientific data by the FTC or any other source backing up this claim.

However, what you will find is scientific data in addition to case studies stating that bamboo fabric is in fact antimicrobial. We have gone to great lengths to acquire data on both fronts, as well as performing our own case studies. We are all about getting to the facts and truth in everything we write. And, as you see in this post on athlete’s foot – this information was pulled from a direct case study performed by a textile specialist at a university. You can’t argue with a case study John. We simply tell it like it is.

Now I ask…if bamboo fabric does not maintain any of its antimicrobial properties, how is it that this magical fabric has the ability to heal wounds such as athletes foot? How is it that a person could wear bamboo socks for 4 straight days without building up any foot odor? How is it that a t-shirt can be worn for a straight week without emitting a rotten stench?

It is quite evident that “rayon from bamboo” is a completely different beast from standard rayon and has qualities that no other fabric offers. We have actual lab results from a well known source that we will be publishing here soon that will show some of the other characteristics of this amazing fabric source.

So until we are provided with scientific data that totally negates all data we have seen, we believe bamboo fabric is indeed antimicrobial. Now can we say this with 100% certainty…no, not quite yet. But as in building any case, you research at great length and accumulate the evidence and you scrutinize the heck out of it, and thus far, we have seen no evidence showing it is not antimicrobial.

John – your comment is a direct quote from the FTC’s claims and yet you state there is clear evidence against its effect. Are you a textile chemist? Do you have scientific data to back this up? Have you reviewed actual lab results as we have? Have you ever even worn bamboo clothing or touched bamboo fabric??

Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, so by all means, if you have solid scientific data that disqualifies all of our research, please do share. We would love to get to the bottom of this ourselves.

We certainly appreciate your comment on this post, however, it’s these types of “matter of fact” comments circulating the internet, based off of the FTC’s claims that have spun this into what it is today – GOSSIP – while leading consumers to be naïve in believing what our government tells them even though they offer no proof to back up their claims.

However, bamboo fiber is NOT antimicrobial. Bamboo itself is proven to have antimicrobial propoerties, but bamboo fiber undergoes strong chemistry to become cellulose. In this process, the antimicrobial effect is completely lost and bamboo is … exactly the same as if it came from pulp or any other cellulose based product. Google “bamboo antimicrobial” and you will find lots of clear evidence against its effect. Makes a nice hype, but treat it for what it is, nothing else.