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If you’re living an eco-conscious lifestyle these days, you put out your recycling each week, dispose of any chemical wastes from your house properly, and you seek out organic options when you shop for groceries. But if you’re doing all of these earth-friendly activities wearing a cotton t-shirt, you could be hurting the environment more [...]
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“Well she’s fashionably lean In her bamboo dress Well she’s looking good Bamboo can impress She no drag Just watch the way she’s dressed. She’s a 21st Century fox. Oh Baby.” I apologize to Jim Morrisson and the Doors for using their song. But I thought it is a great way to remind everybody that [...]
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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 [...]
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As many of you are aware, the Federal Trade Commission has made the allegation that bamboo fabric (viscose from bamboo) does not retain any antimicrobial properties that are prevalent in the plant itself. They state this without providing any scientific evidence to back it up. However, there have been numerous studies, scientific test results and [...]
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What is fabric hand? Fabric hand is one of the essential parameters characterizing garments’ appearance and quality. Or, to put it in lay terms, you know that favorite t-shirt of yours that you have had for years and washed over 100 times to make it super, ultra soft? That soft touch you so love is [...]
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Bamboo is more than panda food, and because it grows exceedingly fast, this prolific grass is the ultimate renewable resource. Some young bamboo plants can grow up to two feet per day! Add its flexible characteristics to the mix, and it’s easy to see why people of South and East Asia have been using it [...]
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Have you ever suffered from night sweats or hot flashes? Then you know just how miserable they can be! So, rather than talking about what causes night sweats and the frustrations with excessive sweating, I’m going to cut right to the chase and serve up the natural remedies that may just surprise you. Most of [...]
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Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant on earth, period. Back in 2005, it was estimated that there were approximately 37 million hectares of bamboo resources on our planet. As coincidence would have it—when I went to Google to convert the hectares to acres, I ran across this—“Over the last five years, the world suffered [...]
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A follow-up to our “FTC Bamboozles The Public on Bamboo Fabric” post. Let’s take a closer look at this not so black and white question. Let’s begin with Webster’s definition of biodegradable—“Capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms).” Suffice it to say…we are dealing with [...]
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If you read our post “FTC Bamboozles Public on Bamboo Fabric” then you will want to see what one of the four companies charged by the FTC has to say about their claims. ———- Recently the FTC developed new labeling guidelines for the organic and natural product market including bamboo textiles. Our company, Sami Designs [...]
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The FTC recently accused four companies of making false and/or misleading claims about their bamboo textile products, possibly including bamboo sheets or bamboo clothing. There were three main *violations*, according to the FTC. Here are the FTC’s supposed *truths*: A. “Textile fiber products are not bamboo fiber, but instead are rayon, a regenerated cellulose fiber.” [...]
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