Dear Humor Goddess Vicky, my spirited sister blogette,
I usually find your posts so delightful, so mischievous - until you dared to shamelessly mock my very favorite eco-fabric for the amusement of our international audience. By my estimation, you have thrown down the gauntlet - in this case, a pair of bamboo panties. In response, I hereby issue you this challenge:
I will personally buy and send you a brand-new pair of bamboo undies...unless a generous business steps forward to sponsor this friendly rivalry, in which case we might thrown in nice bamboo sports bra and some cozy socks as well. You'll wear them for a month and report on your experience afterwards. (OK, you would actually be encouraged to wash said undergarments in between wearings.)
If you don't find them to rank among the most deliciously soft and wonderful panties you have ever worn, I will...I will...hmmm...I'll bring you to see the pandas at the San Diego Zoo (airfare not included). On the other hand, if you agree that bamboo is indeed a wonder fabric, then you must rave about them in a followup Spirited Woman Blog post. (Unless any of our readers out there have a better suggestion? Send them in!)
You say you'd rather stick with your regular cotton panties. What you may not know is that conventionally grown cotton uses approximately 25% of the world's insecticides, more than 10% of the pesticides and over 2 billion pounds of synthetic fertilizer each year. In contrast, bamboo is sustainably grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides, as I wrote in a former post.
What's more, bamboo is the fabric of choice for many top fashion designers, several of whom I will be profiling in an upcoming post. Do you honestly believe it would it be used to make baby blankets, sheets and, yes, underwear, if it was itchy and resembled fishing poles? Ah, Vicky, Vicky, Vicky...
In the interest of full disclosure, there is a downside to bamboo, which generally undergoes some chemical processing in order to break down the woody fibers and achieve its signature softness. However, other, more organic methods are in development - and compared to the multiple carcinogens used to grow conventional cotton, I'd rather take my chances with bamboo.
So, what do you say, Ms. Vicky?
Sincerely and Sustainably Yours,
~ Teri Breier www.quintessencecreative.com
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