The use of bamboo spans many cultures and has benefited humankind for thousands of years. While its applications have evolved over time, bamboo continues to support a variety of industries with a wide range of products. These areas include decorative products, building materials, fabric, food and beauty products just to name a few. This blog […]
7 Reasons Bamboo is a better option than Cotton
Minimal Crop Losses Bamboo has always been grown without pesticides where some non-organic cotton requires 1/3 pounds of fertilizer per pound and can be determined to use 25% of all chemical pesticides used on American crops. Though organic cotton has gone great strides to make sure that their environmental impact here is less, the process […]
Cariloha Bamboo Clothing is Green, Comfortable & Fashionable
By turning self-replenishing bamboo fields into crazy-soft bamboo clothing, Cariloha offers an exclusive collection of apparel, bedding and bath goods made from soft, cool, clean and green bamboo. Inspired by the essence and energy of the islands, Cariloha blends style and self-expression into every piece of clothing and bedding it makes. Special care is taken […]
How Do You Bamboo?
Everyone has a favorite shirt, pair of pants or article of clothing that somehow always makes you feel comfortable and confident. You strategically plan to wear it for those hot dates or important work meetings. So, what makes a favorite outfit your favorite? Is it how it feels on your skin? Is it the cut, […]
Cariloha featured company on World Bamboo Net
Recognizing 10 Bamboo Businesses in the U.S.A. and Canada By World Bamboo Organization If you reside in North America, you probably noticed that the ‘business of bamboo’ has come a long way in this neck of the woods in recent years. Not too long ago any bamboo company that you might come across was more […]
Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with Cariloha Bamboo
Cariloha looks at bamboo as something we can all live with. Everyone who wears and uses Cariloha Bamboo goods is intrinsically giving back to a more eco-friendly world. Because bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in the world, its environmental benefits are remarkable. Bamboo can replace or indirectly decrease consumption of three critically scarce resources: wood, […]
History of Bamboo Clothing: Where it came from and where it’s going
Bamboo textiles have been around for a long time. In fact, the earliest patents involving these materials go back to 1864 by Philipp Lichtenstadt. His original idea was to create a “new and useful process for disintegrating the fiber of bamboo so that it may be used in manufacturing cordage, cloth, mats, or pulp for […]
Celebrate World Bamboo Day with Cariloha Bamboo
World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo Organization aims to bring the potential of bamboo to a more elevated exposure – to protect […]