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Bamboo woven into cloth

Sonny58

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I have only recently become aware of bamboo being woven into cloth. Can a bamboo blend be considered high quality? I'm sure it's durable and probably environmentally friendly but are there any other redeeming characteristics?
 

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Be careful that it's not Rayon, which manufacturers sometimes claim is bamboo.
 

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Originally Posted by bjornb17
Be careful that it's not Rayon, which manufacturers sometimes claim is bamboo.

Well, you can make rayon from bamboo, so it's not as much of a stretch as it sounds. But yeah, they are different materials by the time it's processed into rayon.
 

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Rayon is a byproduct of plant fibers such as bamboo. Many plastics are byproducts of corn. Doesn't mean they are the same materials they came from.
 

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Originally Posted by acridsheep
According to the label on my SC, 75% of my jacket is bamboo, and the other 25% is rayon.
I would guess that this means that it's 75% rayon made of bamboo, 25% rayon made of other stuff.
 

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Originally Posted by Kent Wang
I would guess that this means that it's 75% rayon made of bamboo, 25% rayon made of other stuff.

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I recall reading an article about a year so so ago (maybe in the NY times) about the fact that references to bamboo in clothing labeling was just a gimmick as rayon made from bamboo is no different from any other kind of rayon.
 

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Actual bamboo fiber has some antimicrobial qualities, and so is useful in underwear stuff. I cannot comment on the rayon/bamboo deception factor, but where I see a lot of bamboo fiber claimed is in socks.

As A Ps have said, all Rayon is cellulose based, so determening if whatchoo got is actually Bamboo fiber or Bamboo-based Rayon (given all the cheaper sources for cellulose, it seems rather counterproductive) is up to you.

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