When you think of wet smelly places, do your underarms and feet come to mind? They should. These parts of the body are sources of perspiration, odor and insecurity. What do you do? Like most folks, you pull out the deodorants.
Deodorant commercials tout their ability to keep you dry and odor free. Just spread aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex gly, alcohol cyclopentasiloxane, propylene glycol and a half a dozen more unpronounceable chemicals on your body for protection from perspiration and unwanted smells.
But there’s a more natural way to keep the wet stinkies under control. More natural and more comfortable. Buy and wear bamboo clothing. Clothes made of viscose from bamboo possess unique properties that handle the perspiration generated by your body and the odor that comes with it. And, in a fashionable way.
One of the great attributes of bamboo fiber is that it is very unique in that the individual fibers have cross sections filled with micro-holes and micro-gaps. This gives viscose from bamboo fabric the ability to absorb moisture, 3-4 times that of cotton or traditional rayon. The same characteristics that give bamboo fabric its absorbency also give it its amazing wicking abilities.
This translates to an excellent solution that will pull moisture away from the skin so that it can evaporate. This ability to pull away moisture is the result of the unique cellular composition of bamboo fibers. Or is it the work of forest Pixies? Either way, bamboo is a wonder of fashion.
When it comes to handling your body’s moisture, you can reach for the antiperspirant and clog your pores with chemicals or head for your closet and slip on bamboo. And if you suffer from night sweats, bamboo sheets are equally as impressive and look great with coordinating duvet covers.
Of course most deodorants mask smells with exotic scents that overwhelm odors with their own odors. It’s like fighting fire with fire, but in the war against body odor they fight stink with stink. Who wins?
In addition, bamboo fabric has thermal insulating properties and will keep the wearer cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
So which is more fashionable: sporting a chemlab on your body or clothing made of strong but lamby soft bamboo?
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Tom,
Like you’re article about bamboo and it’s moisture-wicking properties. We use micro-modal created from beech wood cellulose fiber for our line. How would you compare (pros/cons) these two fibers (bamboo/beech)?
Robin,
To be candid…I have not done any research on Modal. I am of course familiar with it, but I don’t have the knowledge to be able to make an informed comparison.
Doug