What is as soft as silk, yet hard as oak? Can there really be a material that has both of these qualities? In researching and using bamboo baby products they are that and so much more.

There are many powerful factors to indicate the use of bamboo for our clothes and home. What are some of the qualities of bamboo that's making it a great material to be using today, especially for your child? Bamboo grows rapidly and maturing to harvest size in three to five years. Bamboo is eco-friendly, very replenishable and requires no pesticides for such quick growth.

Bamboo is a grass, not a tree and is not the same kind of bamboo that's eaten by panda bears. Bamboo is not the only wood like fiber used in clothing.

Bamboo grows here in the United States and on most continents with over 1000 species of this woody perennial grass. One other great benefit of growing bamboo is it generates 30% more oxygen than trees and is critical in the balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Bamboo has many natural qualities that make it a great material to use for your child. The fabric feels like a cross between silk and cashmere. Caring for bamboo clothing is easy for the consumer and the environment as it requires no bleach or fabric softener. "Bamboo kun" is a natural substance the plant contains to help fight off diseases and insects which it retains during processing and repeated washings. After washing baby clothes, many times there are retained odors and with the use of bamboo clothing with the natural antibacterial factor, there are no odors.

Are you looking for something different, unique and eco-friendly? Clothing, towels and soft, cozy baby blankets are just some of the items made from bamboo with the built in protection provided. A gift of bamboo for the special baby will provide comfort, warmth and the softest fabric against a baby's tender skin. As already mentioned bamboo is naturally anti-microbial and is hypoallergenic, bacteriostatic, thermal regulating and odor free.

Wrapping your baby in comfort and softness of bamboo material is the greatest gift of love you can give.