Bamboo Sheets

Bamboo bed sheets are best cared for by washing in warm water with an eco-friendly liquid detergent, and drying on medium heat. Proper washing will extend their life; you can expect to get 5-6 years from your linens with proper laundering. Using hot water and high heat can cause any linens to pill, which are the uncomfortable bumps you’ll see on some sweaters. Also, bamboo has natural bacteria-resistance so if you’re used to using bleach to kill any bacteria, there is no need to do so with bamboo sheets. A great benefit for your health and the environment!

We recommend a mild liquid detergent like Ecos, Mrs. Myers, Woolite, Seventh Generation, ECover, or Kirkland Ultra Clean. We do not recommend bleach, fabric softeners, washer balls or dryer sheets/balls. We’ve noticed that harsher detergents can break down the fibers faster, shortening the lifespan of the linens and creating tears at the seams. 

They will get a soft wrinkle when you sleep on them, but they will never get a hard crease like cotton sheets do. We have chosen not to coat our linens with formaldehyde, which is what the cotton industry does to make them wrinkle-resistant, as we want to offer the most eco-conscious product we can so that you sleep healthier.

Viscose from Bamboo will shrink the first time you wash them, but we’ve oversized the linens to allow for that shrinkage. As you sleep on them; bamboo tends to ‘grow’ on the bed, but each time you wash and dry them they go back to being a nice snug fit.

Yes, we recommend dying on medium, and you may want to 'fluff' them when the cycle is close to being done, then let they dry fully another 10-15 minutes.

We do not recommend bleaching your bamboo bed sheets. As bamboo fabrics are naturally resistant to bacteria, you should not need to bleach them. But if you get some tough stains, odors or body oils that need removing; we recommend soaking in the washing machine for 30 minutes with adding either vinegar or spot remover added to the fabrics before running the wash cycle.

BedVoyage bamboo linens have a thread count of 300. People often think high thread count equates to softest feel, and you can spend $300-$800 on very high thread count cottons and not achieve the same feel as you can get with our bamboo sheets. Additionally, in the bamboo sheet world, a thread count of 300 is quite high. We’ve chosen 300 thread count as the sweet-spot for keeping the breathability of the linens, but also the silky feel.

"Oil or lotion stains can be removed by trying any of the following: • Prewash the sheets with ¼ cup Dawn dish washing liquid and then launder as usual, Dawn is a natural degreaser. • Spray Oxy Clean or a chlorine-free stain remover directly onto the stain and then launder as usual. • a mixture of 1-part white vinegar to 4-parts water, sprayed or poured onto the stain; this should remove the stains during laundering."

It’s a generous 18” deep, with elastic all the way around the edge, not just at the corners like many sheets. Whether you have a shallow Tempur-Pedic® or a deep pillow-top mattress, the fitted sheet will stay snug and never pop off. If you've ever wondered how to fold a fitted sheet, you can watch our video.

Our fitted sheet has a generous 18” depth, so you may need to measure to be sure. We have heard from many customers over the years that the fitted did fit well onto their deep mattresses.

Yes, you can iron them and even use high heat and steam, it will not hurt them. But another trick is that if you dry them on high for the last 10 minutes of the cycle (if you forgot to take them out immediately) they will come out smoother.

One of the remarkable qualities of viscose from Bamboo is that it’s thermal regulating. What that means is that if you sleep hot the bamboo fibers ‘sense’ the heat and will release it through the micro-gaps and holes in the fibers. Similarly, if you sleep cold it will sense that, and keep your warmth in around you. We call it a ‘smart fabric’ as it knows what you need!

You won’t harm them, but they may shrink just a bit. If you repeatedly do this, however, you may cause the linens to pill, so it’s recommended to always wash and dry on cool to medium heat. If you occasionally want to force the linens to shrink; you can launder in hot water and dry on high.

If you use only one set, when cared for properly, our sheets typically last for 5-6 years. If you rotate between several sets of bed linens, they will last about 7 years or more.

Yes, the set comes with 2 pillowcases (1 for Twin size), but if you need additional sets please visit our Pillowcase page.

Yes, you can. Once they are dry, if you’d like to keep the silky softness just toss them in the drier on medium heat for 5-10 minutes.

Yes, when you launder the fur will come off, or you can use a lint roller between laundry days. Remember bamboo has some antibacterial properties so your linens won’t accumulate the same amount of smell that cotton might, and rayon is anti-static so it won’t cling to pet fur and other lint like cotton will. As well, our twill weave means they are less likely to snag with pet claws than plain, satin weave sheets or knit sheets.

Both terms are virtually interchangeable and mean ‘the process’ of breaking down the bamboo stalk into a fiber. Because the end fiber is indistinguishable from other wood pulps (ie; eucalyptus, beech wood, pine, etc)  the Federal Trade Commission requires that it be called either viscose or rayon from bamboo. We have chosen to use both words in describing our fabric so that customers can recognize either term.

No, we have used reactive dye to keep the colors deep and true. We don’t recommend bleach, and we do recommend laundering lights with lights, and dark with darks to keep colors from bleeding.