Why should you choose bamboo?

"Soft as a teddy bear, cool as a popsicle, and allows free play - without compromising the children's future."

Briefly about bamboo fabric

• bamboo is a fast-growing grass
• requires little water
• soft and breathable material
• great for baby clothes, bamboo clothes for babies and bamboo clothes for children

   

  To begin with, it should be emphasized that bamboo is a grass (actually the fastest growing plant on earth!) that reaches its maximum height of around three meters already after three months. This means that bamboo as a resource requires relatively little space to produce large amounts of material and contributes to sustainable land use. The fact that bamboo retains water also means that its plantations do not need extensive irrigation. Furthermore, bamboo plantations require neither pesticides nor artificial fertilizers, while bamboo itself actually converts carbon dioxide into oxygen.

  Today's bamboo supplies mainly come from plantations, which means that production itself is not a threat to biodiversity in China. The wild pandas' favorite food is therefore safe. Bamboo is also known to improve the soil where it is grown. In other words, bamboo is a natural material with Öko-Tex certification and thus a sustainable material choice for eco-friendly children's clothing - great, right?!

  We at Geggamoja are therefore very proud of our bamboo collection with bamboo clothes for children and bamboo clothes for babies and look forward to continuing to contribute to a green future through sustainable production methods and environmentally friendly material choices.

  How is bamboo fabric made?

  The inside of the bamboo stalk is rich in fibers and very suitable for making fabric. In the production of bamboo fabric for our clothes, a mechanical process is used. This means that the bamboo stalk is crushed under high temperature and natural enzymes are used so that the bamboo fibers can be combed out, then spun into yarn. The process is very similar to that required to produce linen fabric from flax and hemp.

  4 advantages of bamboo & its unique properties

  1. Soft material - Bamboo is an incredibly soft and gentle material on your child's skin.

  2. Moisture-wicking function - Thanks to its moisture-wicking function and good breathability, bamboo material also helps regulate body temperature. Compared to cotton, bamboo clothes also have a higher absorption capacity and dry faster. Therefore, bamboo garments are very suitable as layer 1 such as indoor clothes or base layers.

  3. Easy stain removal - Bamboo is naturally antibacterial, which makes it easier to remove stains from the garments.

  4. Environmentally friendly material - Bamboo is a renewable resource and its cultivation methods without pesticides also make it a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative for children's clothing.

  Geggamoja's bamboo fabric is a mix of 67% bamboo, 26% organic cotton, and 6% elastane. The fabrics are made in factories that are Öko-Tex Certified (oeko-tex), which means that all garments in our bamboo collection proudly carry that label.

  Geggamoja's designs are made by Hanna and Anna outside Stockholm, and factories with good working conditions in Turkey are responsible for producing our bamboo collections. Bamboo is a natural material, which means that pilling can occur due to friction, just like on wool and cashmere garments.

  Since we at Geggamoja do not use chemical agents in our clothing production to prevent this, we recommend using a wool or cashmere comb or a pilling remover to gently remove pills.

  Care instructions

  Wash your bamboo clothes and bedding at 30 degrees. Preferably with a gentle detergent and no fabric softener. Do not use the tumble dryer; instead, let the garments and bedding air dry. To keep the bamboo products in shape, it is beneficial to let them dry as flat as possible. Wash thoughtfully and therefore do not throw bamboo garments and bedding into the wash if they do not need it. For example, a stain can be spot cleaned instead of running a full washing machine cycle. This way, your bamboo products last longer while you contribute to the environment by saving both energy and water.