Bamboo is one of the best fabrics for women’s underwear. It feels like butter against your skin!
Even better, it keeps the skin cool and dry. The fancy name for this is Thermoregulating. Ideal to wear in hot or humid climates or conditions.
It is also described as moisture wicking. This means it draws moisture and dries rapidly. Perfect!
Bamboo is not only breathable, but it is also naturally anti-bacterial. A natural odour preventer. What more could you ask for?
Properties of Bamboo for Underwear
Women’s bamboo underwear is just as good for the environment as it is for you.
Bamboo fabric is eco-friendly, sustainable and biodegradable. I use as many organic fabrics as possible. So the bamboo fabric I use is organic, just like a lot of my cotton fabrics are organic. Along with the environmental benefit, most organic fabrics are super soft, so perfect for lingerie. Nothing gets closer to your skin!
Fun Fact: Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world! Bamboo crops can generate up to 35% more oxygen than the same amount of trees.
How to wear Women’s Bamboo Underwear
I use organic bamboo fabric in most of my gussets. Sometimes, just because of my colour choice (no boring gussets here!) I will use organic cotton instead. The organic bamboo fabric has a good amount of stretch, making it ideal for lingerie, undies particularly. Often in my gussets, the bamboo has more stretch than the outer gusset fabric. So I reduce the bamboo gusset accordingly. This stops bunching in the inner gusset area. It may look a bit “unique” when looking at them, but once you wear them, you’ll understand.
How much bamboo is too much?
Haha! You can’t have too much bamboo in your undies!
Again, mainly depending on styling and colours, I don’t necessarily use organic bamboo in the main body of every pair of undies I make. This is purely a design choice. But, I can! So if you are very sensitive, or work in a hot or humid environment, just contact me, and I will make your undies all bamboo. You will stay dry and be odour free. Undies made entirely from bamboo are ideal for sport, hiking, and long hot days out and about! They are also perfect to wear under synthetic clothing. Often uniforms or work wear are made from synthetic fabric. Even in air conditioning, if you are covered in synthetic fabric, you will perspire. This will cause discomfort and odour. Two things we can do without in our busy day.
Caring for your bamboo underwear
Organic bamboo is amazingly durable. But, like all good underwear, you need to take care of it.
Click on the link for my blog on how to wash your lingerie.https://sunbirdlingerie.com.au/how-to-care-for-your-lingerie/