SIDS, also referred to as cot death, is defined by the NHS as the unexpected and unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a supposedly healthy baby. Generally, SIDS victims are babies aged 6 months and below. In infant deaths, when there is no other cause to be concluded, SIDS is decided to be the cause […]
Our grandparents are undoubtedly very special people. They gave us our parents, plus, they also parent us – often in a much wiser and gentler way. Grandparents deserve only the best the world has to offer, but they usually reserve the best for us. Grandparents’ Day is one day every year when we can shower […]
Who are the people who are acknowledged least? Boyfriends. That’s right, boyfriends. There are special days for wives, girlfriends, mothers, and women but seldom do you hear a Boyfriend’s Day. He is even the one person who puts up with you every single day, yet he does not receive the acknowledgement he so much deserves. […]
Hypoallergenic bamboo works very well to protect against eczema flare-ups and provide support during treatment and recovery. What is Eczema? Eczema is a dry skin disease that is also known as dermatitis. It affects people differently in that the disease is different from one individual to another, and it can also come in many different […]
September is Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month. It’s time for The Bamboo Pillow to send out this alert to parents and guardians everywhere. Thanks to the National Reye’s Syndrome Foundation, there are now ample resources to learn about this disease and take steps to prevent it. Reye’s Syndrome is a very serious disease that can affect […]
Tomorrow is National Girlfriends Day! National Girlfriends Day isn’t an official holiday, so offices will remain open and work will go on as usual. National Girlfriends Day was simply instituted as a special reminder for us all to honour the wonderful women in our lives that make everything better just by being there. More and more people are […]
We all need a few good tips to keep cool in the summer. Summer is a wonderful time, full of family fun on holidays, day-long picnics with friends both plain and furry, and all the wondrous promise that the season always holds in store for us all. Summer, however, is also hot. Long, sweaty nights, […]
Bamboo is one of the most amazing plants there is. Bamboo has become increasingly popular over the past few years because of just how wonderful it is. Here are 50 amazing bamboo facts that you should know. The word Bamboo comes originally from the Malay word “mambu”. The Dutch took this word in the late […]
The health benefits that bamboo fibre offers are incomparable to those of any other fibre manufactured into textiles. Bamboo fibre has natural antibacterial, and outstanding wicking and insulating properties that are not found in even the most premium of cotton fabrics. Bamboo fibre is also naturally softer than cotton because of its innate structure. The […]
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the manufacture of bamboo fabrics because of some questionable processing practices that have been used. It must be first said, however, that cotton manufacturing has traditionally used the same chemical processes for many decades. To get right into it, there are three basic methods of processing fibres […]