Bamboo bath towels are soft, pliable and made from sustainable natural resources. Bamboo grows very quickly and any bamboo canes cut to be used in the making of fabric are soon re-grown, so bamboo is currently the fastest sustainable resource in use as a fabric. Bamboo towels are also anti bacterial which is a real plus. From this point of view, bamboo bathroom towels are a genuine green, environmentally friendly option, but there is a reverse side to this.
Bamboo bath towels are made from fabric that is imported so there is a huge carbon footprint and a whole collection of chemicals are needed to break down bamboo fibers and make them pliable enough to make towels. Some experts say that the plus side of using bamboo fiber towels does usually out weigh the down side.
Regular users of bamboo bath towels do say that they are soft and very strong and wash up much better than cotton ones. They also last longer than the most expensive cotton towels. Like ordinary organic cotton towels, or anything else for that matter, you only get what you pay for and there are stories of cheap bamboo bath towels that stain, from ordinary water, or soap and are not dyed properly. If you are thinking of investing in green, environmentally friendly bamboo bath towels, it will be far more economical to look around and find out what other people say about particular brands, or simply buy something with its own guarantee.
CB2 stock rayon bamboo bath towels in a mid ash gray color. These organic bath towels are made from sixty-five percent rayon, which has been made from bamboo and thirty-five percent Egyptian cotton towel fibers . They are very soft and silky and the manufacturers say they are very absorbent although reports on this do vary. These bamboo shower towels have wide flat borders and flat hems and they are made with six hundred gram pre-shrunk fibers. They can be machine washed and are imported into US and UK.
CB2 bamboo bath towels come in several sizes starting at around four dollars for a face bamboo washcloth to twenty-five dollars for a bamboo bath sheet. Other color choices include green, yellow, and white.
Top quality bamboo bath towels are not cheap and a very good quality set will cost as much as three hundred dollars but it is wise to do some research first and make sure that you know what you are buying. So, the question of whether bamboo bath towels are a greener option than conventional cotton ones remains a matter of personal choice. As for the debate about whether they are as absorbent as thick, soft cotton bath towels, the jury is still out on that one too.
For more information on the environmental factors involved here and the range of products available, a quick Internet search will reveal comments, user assessments and manufacturer’s information. It is a very wise idea to check all this kind of thing out before parting with large amounts of money for bamboo bath towels.