@highonpez bamboo is far better than cotton! Nicer feel, doesn’t get wet like cotton does if you sweat, cools, antibacterial, silky… Usually more expensive than cotton too.

… But these are bamboo in name only. Only 40% bamboo.

This isn’t the first time Meh has sold “bamboo sheets” that aren’t bamboo. Meh are usually pretty honest about most things, but not sheets.

@highonpez @OnionSoup Half of those descriptions are of actual bamboo fiber as well, not rayon from bamboo (rayon is not particularly antibacterial or cooling or wicking, actual bamboo fiber is not so silky).
It was nice of meh to say “rayon from bamboo” up front so I know I’m not interested. Though mentioning “only 40%” in the same place would’ve been even nicer.

https://spinoffmagazine.com/a-tale-of-three-bamboos/

@highonpez I’ve been waiting for bamboo sheets here. But not mixed with polyester. It’s ok if it’s mixed with cotton.

I’ll have to settle for my three sets of bamboo/cotton sheets that I love.

@Dougaa
let’s eat grandma…

@chienfou @Dougaa I sure hope you inadvertently omitted a comma

@chienfou @Dougaa @larrybard XD

@Dougaa Time to buy a normal sized bed

@larrybard
yes, my point exactly!

@Euniceandrich

won’t the sleeper’s skin end up embossed

Nope. You get the inverse so your skin is wbossed.

I was kinda hoping for embalming…

/giphy embalming

@haydesigner F

@Euniceandrich Did you hear about the new corduroy pillowcases? They’re making headlines

@pokeystick I thought they were only making local headlines, but someone told me they’re making headlines everywhere!

@Jamileigh17 Ignoring the microfiber, which I assume is oil-based, the Rayon is quite interesting. Any cellulose will work, bamboo is a good choice because it’s fast growing and generally environmentally sound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_textile). BUT, the process of turning it in to fibers uses some pretty nasty chemicals, primarily carbon disulfide of which, it seems,only half is recovered so that rest ends up in the environment (https://www.patagonia.com/on/demandware.static/Sites-patagonia-us-Site/Library-Sites-PatagoniaShared/en_US/PDF-US/bamboo_rayon.pdf). Probably environmentally better than cotton, especially when you consider disasters like the Aral Sea but, yeah, we have yet to make a synthetic fiber that’s as comfortable.

@Jamileigh17 It’s almost as if we’ll occasionally forget to check and buy stuff we actively despise.

@ergomeh @Jamileigh17 it depends on the provider, bamboo can be processed just as efficiently with safer chemicals but manufacturers take what is readily available rather than set up a new supply chain.

Some bamboo providers are greener than others.

@ergomeh For me, it has nothing to do with the chemicals, TBH I don’t really care (The level of industrial pollution well exceeds whatever minor influence I have as a consumer. My using straws or buying a set of sheets once in a while isn’t going to have any net effect). I just way prefer the texture of the bamboo rayon without it.

@Jamileigh17 Isn’t there a name for that paradox? “My individual contribution is negligible therefore I can be as profligate as I like”. Your action as a consumer when combined with all the other (first world) consumers is the direct cause of that industrial pollution. But, you’re correct, your individual contribution is tiny so carry on…

@ergomeh @Jamileigh17 fallacy of composition?

@Jamileigh17 @skieslimit That would be describing microfiber sheets as bamboo. However, linked from the Wiki article on the Fallacy of Composition was the Tragedy of the commons

@RogerWilco it depends on the microfiber.

Microfiber is very variable in quality. Man made fabrics can be really crap, or really great, moisture wicking, etc. Microfiber can be a good quality material.

The problem is, there is no way to tell before you buy.

@RogerWilco Jiminy pulling his butt out of microfiber??

Srsly though, I challenge anyone to sleep on linen sheets for a week and say Rayon’s better for sleep.

What up MEH – no linen for me?

@mexicantacos
He’s a on a blood pressure med and a some psychotropics but I can’t a tell you which due to a HIPPA…

@mexicantacos
Rayon is my most absolute favorite material! I discoverd it in high school, I found my way cool boho type blouses, skirts, and dresses were made of it. I prefer the thicker, smooth type compared to the thin, crinkle, scratchy type. The India made clothes are mostly made from rayon, they’re often the clothes you’d see at fairs and small specialty shops.

@hchavers Did they snore to begin with?

@JT954
generally the sentiment seems to be that microfiber is actually hotter than cotton…

@chienfou @JT954
So much hotter. I bought 60% microfiber 40% bamboo sheets before. Using them when it isn’t under 50 F is a great way to overheat.

@JT954 @weatherseed
yeah, I always felt like I would have been better off in ‘saran wrap’.

@JT954 “Rayon from bamboo” is not particularly cooling either. Unfortunately almost nobody sells things made from real bamboo fibers now, once marketers realized customers could be… bamboozled.

@JT954 Look for percale weave on cotton sheets. The more common sateen weave makes a more plush, warmer fabric, while percale is crisp and cool.

Or grit your teeth and invest in a set of linen sheets.

@chienfou @JT954 @weatherseed

yeah, I always felt like I would have been better off in ‘saran wrap’

Well, that’s an intriguing image …

@Kyeh
Clearly!

@brasscupcakes 60% poly!!!