Bamboo Clothing for Menopause – Relief from Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

Short answer: Hot flushes and night sweats are about heat that arrives suddenly and moisture that has to leave again just as fast. Bamboo viscose takes the moisture into the fibre and releases it into the air, so the fabric is dry again shortly afterwards rather than lying clammy. Start with the night, then move on to the innermost layer.

What happens in the fabric during a hot flush

A hot flush is short, but it leaves moisture in the clothing, and it is that moisture which becomes uncomfortable once the heat passes and the body cools down. Cotton absorbs the moisture but releases it slowly, so the fabric lies wet and cold afterwards. Polyester does not absorb it at all and leaves it sitting between the threads. Bamboo viscose takes the moisture into the fibre itself and gives it up to the air again quickly, which is why the stretch where the fabric feels clammy is shorter. It is not a treatment, but it removes one of the things that make a hot flush unpleasant.

Start with the night

Night sweats are the most disruptive part for most people, because they wake you. At night the fabric lies against the skin for seven or eight hours at a stretch, and both the nightwear and the bedding have to be able to pass the moisture on. Loose bamboo nightwear works better than close fitting, because the fabric has to be able to move. The styles sit under bamboo nightwear for women. Then change the sheet and the duvet cover, because a cotton sheet under bamboo nightwear holds on to everything anyway. See bamboo bedding for sizes and colours.

The innermost layer during the day

Underwear is what touches the skin longest, so it is the next place to change. A dry layer underneath means less odour and less irritation, and because many people find their skin turns more sensitive during this period, the smooth fibre surface helps as well. The range sits under bamboo underwear for women. The bra is a chapter of its own, because the band under the bust is where heat gathers most, and a soft quality without wiring sits still without pressing. See bamboo bra without underwire.

Day and evening

During the day a thin bamboo t-shirt is easier to wear than a cotton one, because it does not turn heavy when the heat comes and because it dries again without needing to be changed. The styles are under bamboo t-shirt for women. In the evening, when many people are at home for hours, a set in the same quality makes the biggest difference relative to what it costs. See bamboo loungewear for women, where the styles are loose enough for the fabric to work.

The practical side

Dress in layers so you can take something off and put it back on without changing completely. Wash at thirty degrees with a mild detergent and no fabric softener at all, because the softener settles around the fibres and closes off exactly the moisture transport you bought the clothing for. Dry on the line or on the lowest heat. All our products are OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified. Change one thing at a time so you can tell what helps.