dimanche 9 juin 2013

The Top 10 Reasons Why Your Organic Yoga Wear Should Be Bamboo

By David Green


Eco friendly yoga clothing is available in many different fabrics. Which is the best for you and for the environment? There are plenty of excellent arguments for selecting yoga clothing made from bamboo. Here are the top ten reasons for doing so.

1. Bamboo is highly sustainable. Only about a third of the bamboo culms growing in a forest are harvested in any particular year. The younger ones are left to grow for another year or two, thus providing energy for new shoots to emerge.

2. Bamboo is totally organic. It requires no pesticides or fertilizers to thrive. This helps keep pollutants out of the ecosystem.

3. Bamboo converts massive amounts of CO2 greenhouse gas into oxygen. In fact, bamboo creates oxygen 35% more efficiently than trees.

4. Bamboo prevents erosion. When other textile crops are harvested, the land is stripped of nutrients and soil is lost to wind and water erosion. But a bamboo forest is all connected by one root system. This helps bind the soil in place while holding in moisture.

5. Bamboo doesn't need any irrigation. Natural rainfall is all the water it needs. Compare this to cotton, which is an extremely thirsty crop. Did you know that almost 3% of the total water used by humans goes towards irrigating cotton fields?

6. Bamboo yoga clothing extremely soft and smooth. The reason is because the bamboo fibers possess a naturally rounded surface. You can even observe this by looking at bamboo under a microscope. This smoothness makes bamboo clothing very soft like silk. Even people with skin allergies can wear it.

7. Bamboo is moisture-wicking and highly absorbent. This makes bamboo a natural choice for organic yoga clothes.

8. Bamboo clothing breathes well. This helps you feel more cool and dry in hot weather or hot yoga class.

9. Bamboo clothing blocks ultra-violet light, which lowers your chances of developing skin cancer.

10. Bamboo clothing is antibacterial due to a natural bio-agent in the bamboo fibers. This inhibits the growth of fungus and bacteria, making bamboo ideal for yoga clothing and other exercise wear.

When you look at all these benefits, it's easy to see why bamboo is the best choice for eco friendly yoga clothing. As more and more people consider their environmental footprint, bamboo clothing will keep on growing in popularity.




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