Target has begun selling bamboo sheets and towels. They are reasonably priced at $40 for a sheet set, and $20 for two towels. Unfortunately, the bamboo content is not all that high — 60% for the sheets and 40% for the towels, and the rest of the fabric is conventional cotton (which requires large amounts of pesticides to grow). Organic cotton or hemp fiber would have been more efficient.
See more information in this article from the Green Guide.
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My mother gave me the bamboo sheets as a gift for my birthday. They’re quite comfortable. I would have really preferred 100% bamboo, but they were cheap enough not to quibble. My only issue is that they came in pastel colors that I normally wouldn’t have chosen.
I got my 100% bamboo fiber 250tc linens from Elegant Linens by Anna Rose. All I can say is wow! The bottom sheet is very deep, the fabric silky and cool. I bought one set, then bought two more. What a relief to finally find the perfect bamboo sheets. I ordered the bamboo bed cover & shams, too!
You neglect to mention that although these products use bamboo, the resultant product is still rayon, which is what helps towels stay soft.
I also bought the organic bamboo sheets from Target and they are total crap. I used them for two months before they started to pill up. I’ve been emailing back and forth with customer service and so far no resolution. Their return policy is awful. The worst in the industry and they won’t take responsibility for selling shoddy products.