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What “Bamboo” Sheets Actually Are

Almost every bamboo sheet is rayon, and the FTC has spent fifteen years enforcing that point. What the process does, and what the antibacterial and eco claims are worth.

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One interlaces every yarn; the other floats yarns across the surface. Everything people notice about the two follows from that, including the claim the evidence does not settle.

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Thread Count: What It Actually Tells You

Thread count is not a quality score, and it is not meaningless either. What the number counts, how plied yarns inflate it, and the single letter the FTC has written about it.

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What Actually Makes a Good Set of Sheets

Nine things decide what a sheet is like to sleep on and how long it lasts. Most of the words printed on the package describe none of them, and some are not regulated at all.

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