Between You and the Moon

Bamboo has naturally occurring anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, called "Bamboo Kin", that inhibit bacteria from cultivating on it. Twice as absorbent as cotton fabric, it is soft and durable and much healthier for you and the environment. Cotton requires the use of fertilizers and insecticides, 7 out of 15 are rated among the most toxic chemicals on earth!) The non-sustainable cotton industry not only exacts an enormous toll on the earth’s air, water and soil, it poorly impacts the health of people working in those fields as well as those living in cotton growing areas.

Bamboo is one of the most prolific plants (it’s actually considered a grass) on the planet. Some varieties can grow up to 4 feet a day! Once cut a bamboo plant is fully mature in 3 to 4 years and ready to be harvested. Compared to a similar strand of trees bamboo absorbs 45% more carbon dioxide from the air. Bamboo can even improve soil quality in places where erosion and degradation of the natural minerals has occurred. It needs very little water to grow, which means it can thrive in a variety of climates without depleting water supplies.