Bamboo Bedding for Night Sweats – How It Works

Short answer: Night sweats come down to how quickly moisture leaves the skin again. Bamboo viscose moves moisture out into the fabric rather than holding onto it, which is why you do not wake up lying in something cold and wet in the middle of the night.

Why you wake up

You do not wake from perspiring, you wake from getting cold when the moisture sits between skin and fabric and cools down. That is why a fabric that moves moisture away does more for sleep than a fabric that is merely thin.

What bamboo does

Bamboo viscose has a smooth fibre surface that leads moisture out into the fabric, where it can evaporate. Cotton absorbs too, but holds the moisture longer, and that is the difference you notice at three in the morning in a warm spell.

It does not help on its own

Bedding can make the night better, but it cannot remove the cause of night sweats. If there is a health issue behind it, that is for a doctor rather than for bedding. The fabric can ease the discomfort, not make it go away.

Choose the thin set

For night sweats, a thin, densely woven set is better than a heavy one. See the range under bamboo bedding and choose the lightest quality there is, if the problem is heat rather than being cold in winter.

Nightwear matters just as much

There is no point in good bedding if you sleep in a polyester T-shirt. See nightwear in the same material, so both layers move moisture away. It is often the layer next to the skin that is the problem, not the duvet.

The duvet itself

Bedding is only the cover. If the duvet has a warm filling, a cool cover only helps so far. A light duvet for summer and a heavier one for winter does more than any other choice in the bedroom.

Air in the room

A bedroom at 16 to 18 degrees is what most people sleep best in. If the room is warmer, no bedding can compensate, and then an open window or a lower thermostat is the cheapest solution to the whole problem.

Wash more often

If you perspire at night, the bedding should be changed weekly rather than fortnightly. Perspiration settles into the fibres and gradually makes them less absorbent, which is why a set can feel worse after six months without being worn out.

Two sets make it easier

With two sets you can change when it is needed, not only when there is time to wash. It sounds obvious, but it is the one thing that makes the advice about changing weekly actually get followed. See also regulates temperature and bamboo clothing for menopause.