Can Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple be used on its own, or must it be enclosed?

It stands alone. Bamboo Dimple can be cut, edged, and used as a finished absorbent layer with no enclosure required. Add a PUL barrier below for a waterproof product, or a stay-dry topper above if you need the skin side to stay dry through long wear.

Does Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple shrink?

Yes, about 5 to 6 percent in both directions on the first wash, more than the polyester versions. Pre-wash a test piece before cutting a production run and cut to your finished size after.

Does Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple come in colors?

It ships in its natural, undyed bamboo color. It takes hand-dyeing well, holding good texture and volume after the dye bath, if you want to add color yourself.

Should I choose Standard, LITE, or Heavy Duty?

Standard at 475 GSM is the balanced, most versatile choice for standalone pads, diaper inserts, nursing pads, and incontinence products. LITE at 340 GSM is thinner and lowest-bulk for liners, gussets, boosters, and layering, but two LITE layers are not enough for heavy incontinence. Heavy Duty at 625 GSM is maximum capacity for heavy wetters, overnight, bed pads, and postpartum. This Standard is the FoodSAFE version, FDA food-contact certified.

Is Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple safe for baby items and what does the certification cover?

The fabric is CPSIA certified (sections 101 and 108, 16 CFR Part 1303), plus California Prop 65, EU REACH SVHC, EU RoHS 10, and UPF 50 plus, and is SAP-free, forever-chemicals-free, phthalate-free, BPA-free, and lead-free. Certification covers the fabric, not your finished product; depending on construction your finished item may need its own testing.

Zorb® 3D Bamboo Dimple Fabric (W-234)-Wazoodle Fabrics-Wazoodle Fabrics

Zorb FoodSAFE® 3D Bamboo Dimple Fabric (W-478)

Q: How is Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple different from the other Zorb dimple fabrics?

Bamboo Dimple has bamboo-viscose-and-organic-cotton surfaces on both faces that absorb directly at the surface with natural-fiber softness. Stay Dry Dimple uses hydrophobic polyester surfaces that wick moisture away so skin feels dry in extended wear. Organic Cotton Dimple is 100% cotton. Choose Bamboo for soft natural fast absorption, Stay Dry for surface dryness in long wear, Organic Cotton for 100% cotton purity.

Q: How do I tell Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple apart from Zorb II?

They are visually almost identical. If you have both in your workspace, measure the thickness to tell which is which.

Q: Is Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple soft enough for sensitive skin or a baby?

Yes. The soft bamboo surface is made for direct skin contact, which is why makers choose it over stay-dry fabrics for sensitive-skin applications. For anything that meets a baby's mouth, use a FoodSAFE variant, which is FDA food-contact certified.

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The fabric · what it is, and what your hand already knows

Cleared for a mouth — and enough fabric to be the whole thing.

Pick it up and your hand reports the substance: this is the middle weight — not thin, not heavy — with enough body to stand on its own. Soft-faced, absorbent, substantial enough that it doesn't need to hide inside something bigger. That's the versatile Standard your hand already trusts.

What it can't feel is the certificate. This version is FDA food-contact certified — cleared for food, for breast milk, for a baby's mouth — and paired with the Standard body, that clearance changes what you can make. The thin FoodSAFE is for slim liners tucked inside a product; this one has the capacity to be the product: a full bib, a feeding or splash mat, a bowl cover, a food wrap with body that holds its shape. Cleared for the mouth, and substantial enough to be the whole thing.

So what would you want in a food-safe fabric that has to be the whole product?

Enough capacity to stand alone — a bib that actually catches, a mat that actually absorbs, not a token layer. Soft against skin, fast to drink, trim enough to sew and launder easily. And the certification the plain Standard doesn't carry: FDA food-contact clearance, so it's trusted wherever food, breast milk, or a mouth are in play. It's the most capable food-safe weight in the family — the LITE FoodSAFE for slim liners, this one for everything that needs body and a mouth.

10×its weight, drunk

0.075″the middle weight

2 = 8layers of flannel

FDAfood-contact certified

Test it yourself — the makers do.

One of these you can test in a minute with a swatch. The other is on paper — and that's the point.

Feel it, then pour water on it

Soft face, real body.

Run your hand across both faces — the same soft bamboo surface, no rough side, substantial enough to hold its own shape. Then set a swatch down and pour a spoonful onto one spot: under two seconds, gone. Lift it and feel the ten-times capacity you just measured. This is a fabric with enough body to be the bib or the mat, not just line it.

Then read the certification

The difference here is on paper, not in the hand.

You can't feel a certification — but it's what clears this fabric for food and a mouth. It's FDA food-contact certified under 21 CFR 177.1680 and 175.300, its migration validated under eight conditions including heat sterilization above 212°F and frozen storage at −20°C. Documented, not just claimed — so the food-contact item you build from it is trusted where it counts.

This is a variant we'd never ask you to take on faith. The food-contact clearance is documented, not just described — and a swatch lets you feel the body and the absorbency for yourself, so you know it'll carry a standalone bib or mat before you commit a yard. Proof on paper, and proof in the hand.

Also in this family — same core construction, different weight or finish

Don't need the food-contact clearance?

Bamboo Dimple Standard is the same 475 GSM weight without the FoodSAFE certification.

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Need it thinner, still food-safe?

Bamboo Dimple LITE FoodSAFE (340 GSM) — the slim food-contact weight, for liners inside a product.

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Worn close between washes?

Bamboo Dimple Standard Silver adds Silver Plus antimicrobial for odor control.

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FoodSAFE comes in two weights — the thin LITE and this substantial Standard. Unsure which is yours? Tell us what you're making — we'll point you to the right one.

The body you can feel; the food-contact clearance is on the certificate. When the food-safe item has to be the whole thing, this is the one.

The truth · how it absorbs

Hydro-Dual Fiber Technology

The absorption engine every Bamboo Dimple shares runs here at full Standard capacity — two things that have to happen together, fast. What this version adds isn't a second technology; it's a certification. Here's the science, then the paperwork.

10× its weight, captured in under 2 seconds — at 0.075″ thin.

Chamber 01

Capture

Liquid has to enter the moment it lands, before it can travel to an edge and escape — here, roughly 20× faster than a plain bamboo or cotton knit. The bamboo-viscose-and-cotton surfaces pull it straight in, no plastic wick, no barrier, and the cellulosic fibers hold it.

Chamber 02

Distribution

What's captured has to spread in three dimensions, so the landing zone doesn't flood while the rest sits dry. The Zorb 3D core moves and distributes it through the structure. The dimple is part of the machine, not decoration: raised peaks stay relatively dry against skin, valleys carry the moisture away.

Ready-AbZORB — absorbent from the first use

Most absorbent fabrics need conditioning washes before they perform. This one is industrially pre-washed — a process we call Ready-AbZORB — so it absorbs fully from the very first use. You'll still run it through one wash before you cut, but that's for the shrinkage, not to wake it up. A first test succeeds instead of confirming a skeptic's doubt.

The honest trade-off — it absorbs at the surface

This fabric drinks moisture in at its surface rather than pushing it away. That's exactly why it's chosen against sensitive skin — soft and natural, not a plastic wick — but it also means the surface feels damp while it's working. If you need skin to stay dry through long wear, add a stay-dry topper above it and you get bamboo absorption with a dry face. And there are no super-absorbent gels in here: every drop it holds, it holds in the fiber itself.

FoodSAFE — certified for food, and for a mouth

This version is FDA food-contact certified, under 21 CFR 177.1680 and 175.300. Its migration was validated under eight conditions — including heat sterilization above 212°F and frozen storage at −20°C — so it holds up across the real range of food and feeding use, from boiling to the freezer. That's the clearance the other weights don't carry: for food contact, for breast-milk storage, for a baby's mouth. One honest boundary: the certification covers the fabric, not your finished product — depending on construction, your finished item may still need its own testing.

Certified — and free of what shouldn't be there

The proof, and the honest limits.

Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple is CPSIA certified — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, sections 101 and 108, 16 CFR Part 1303 — the mandatory U.S. federal standard for children's products. Also: US Cotton Trust Protocol (organic cotton content), California Prop 65 compliant, EU REACH SVHC compliant, EU RoHS 10 compliant, and UPF 50+ (blocks 98% of UV). Made in the USA by AKAS Tex.

And the absences, verified

SAP-Free

Forever Chemicals-Free

no PFAS · PFOA · PFOS · PTFE

Phthalate-Free

DEHP · DBP · BBP · DINP · DIDP · DnOP verified

BPA-Free

Lead & Heavy-Metals-Free

Bio-Based & Biodegradable

bamboo viscose + organic cotton, plant-derived

SAP-Free is the one worth pausing on: the absorbency comes entirely from engineered fiber structure — no super-absorbent polymers, no chemical gels. That's the difference between this and the disposable category built on SAP.

One honest boundary — fabric vs. finished product

CPSIA certification of the fabric does not automatically certify your finished product. Depending on how you construct it, your finished item may need its own testing. The validation begins with us. It passes through you. It lands with the person who receives what you made — and now you know exactly what to tell them.

From Arch

The full truth — before you buy

I want you to know a few things before you buy this, because I'd rather you hear them from me than find them in your laundry room.

First: it shrinks.

About 5–6% in both directions the first time it's washed and dried — more than the polyester versions, and enough to surprise sewers who've been at it for years. Pre-wash a piece, then cut to your finished size after — never before.

Second: never bleach it.

Chlorine bleach degrades the bamboo and cotton fibers — and on the Silver version it destroys the antimicrobial. For stains, reach for an oxygen-based stain remover instead, occasionally, never as routine.

Third: no fabric softener. Ever.

Softeners and dryer sheets coat the fiber with a water-repelling residue that destroys absorption permanently. Not reduced. Gone. Nothing else on this page matters if softener touches it.

Fourth: it absorbs at the surface.

So it feels damp while it's working — the honest cost of a soft, natural face. If you need dry-against-skin through long wear, put a stay-dry topper above it. Choose it for softness and fast absorption; layer for dryness.

Fifth: our certification covers the fabric, not your finished product.

Depending on how you build it, your item may need its own testing. That boundary is real, and respecting it protects the people you sew for.

Years ago I went looking for what was actually inside the fabrics people sew against the most vulnerable skin there is. I found things I didn't want to find — PFAS, BPA, phthalates, the forever chemicals that never leave. People kept asking whether ours were free of them. I already made sure they were. None of it is in here — the absorbency you feel is fiber and structure, and nothing else.

Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple is made in the USA by AKAS Tex — our family's manufacturing company — in EPA-compliant facilities under fair labor standards, finishing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Sew well.

— Arch

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Specifications

The instrument panel.

Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple — Standard FoodSAFE weight (W-478), the versatile weight with FDA food-contact certification: for standalone bibs, feeding and splash mats, food wraps, and anything that meets food or a mouth.

All specifications may vary ±10% per textile industry manufacturing standards.
Specification	W-478 · Standard FoodSAFE
Weight	475 GSM (14 oz/sq yd)
Thickness	0.075″
Width	60″–62″
Fiber blend	70% bamboo viscose / 30% organic cotton — both faces
Absorption speed	Under 2 seconds
Absorption capacity	10× fabric weight
Layer equivalency	2 layers = 8 layers flannel
Food safety	FDA food-contact certified — 21 CFR 177.1680 & 175.300; migration validated under 8 conditions (heat sterilization >212°F, frozen storage −20°C)
Stretch (width)	10%
Stretch (length)	10%
Shrinkage	5–6% both directions (first wash)
Standalone use	Yes — no enclosure required
Treatments available	FoodSAFE (this) · Standard · Silver
pH	7.4 (neutral)
UPF	50+ (blocks 98% of UV)
CPSIA	Certified
Made in USA	Yes — AKAS Tex

The workbench

How to cut it, sew it, and build with it.

Before you cut: pre-wash for the shrinkage

Bamboo shrinks about 5–6% in both directions the first time it's washed and dried — noticeably more than the polyester versions, and enough that it catches experienced sewers off guard. Pre-wash a test piece, then cut to your finished size. Ready-AbZORB already did the absorbency conditioning industrially, so this pre-wash is purely for dimension and hygiene — not to make the fabric work. It works from the first use.

Station 01

Cutting

It cuts cleanly, and the dimple texture frays very little at the edges — serge or finish them for anything headed into heavy laundering. It sheds a little lint as you cut and sew; keep a lint roller nearby, it's nothing unusual. Trace patterns directly onto the fabric.

Cut after the pre-wash, not before. The 5–6% shrinkage is real, and pattern accuracy depends on cutting the already-shrunk fabric to your finished dimensions.

Station 02

Sewing

Walking foot — every time. The dimple texture feeds faster than the flat backing, and without dual feed it pulls unevenly. Needle: a 90/14 stretch needle for Standard weight. Stitch length 3.5 — longer than usual, on purpose; it keeps the dimple from puckering.

It quilts, and it dyes. It takes embroidery-floss quilting through cotton batting — the way makers build quilted pet beds that survive a gentle machine wash — and it hand-dyes well if you want to add color, holding good texture and volume after the dye bath. (Sewing the lighter LITE weight instead? It stretches ~20% crosswise — sew your layers first, then trim. Standard is steadier at ~10%.)

Build with it — the fabrics above and below

Zorb 3D Bamboo Dimple stands on its own as an absorbent layer — but for a finished product you'll often pair it with a surface above and a barrier below. What you choose determines the finished feel.

Above (skin side)

No topper needed

the soft bamboo surface is made for direct skin contact — the main reason makers choose it over a stay-dry fabric. Peaks stay relatively dry, valleys carry liquid away.

W-262ProTEC Microfleece

a hydrophobic stay-dry layer for when you want bamboo absorption with a dry face — the benefits of both dimple families in one.

W-434ProCool Dri-QWick Jersey Mesh

a smooth athletic-wicking surface for menstrual products where a flat jersey feel is preferred over dimple or fleece.

Below (barrier side)

No barrier needed

for inserts placed inside a waterproof diaper cover, it works standalone.

W-375ProSoft 1 mil ECO-PUL

the standard waterproof backing for period pads, all-in-one diapers, incontinence products, and bed pads.

W-554ProSoft Stretch-FIT ECO-PUL

4-way stretch recovery for body-conforming products like period underwear and training pants.

Proven stacks

Standalone diaper insert

The simplest build

one layerBamboo Dimple Standard FoodSAFE

Placed inside a waterproof cover, one Standard layer works on its own — soft face to skin, thinner than stacked flannel.

Reusable menstrual pad

Core + barrier

skin sideBamboo surface (or ProCool mesh)

coreBamboo Dimple Standard FoodSAFE

barrierProSoft 1 mil ECO-PUL

Soft face, stay-dry feel

When dryness matters

skin sideProTEC Microfleece

coreBamboo Dimple Standard FoodSAFE

barrierProSoft 1 mil ECO-PUL

A stay-dry topper gives you bamboo absorption with a dry surface for long wear.

Your results may vary with design, construction, and end use — and if you discover a stack we haven't listed, tell us. That's how most of these were found.

Planning your yardage

Use 1–2 layers depending on the capacity you need — two layers of Standard do the work of eight layers of flannel. It runs 60″–62″ wide. For heavy wetters or overnight protection, step up to Heavy Duty rather than stacking many Standard layers.

From the workbench

Pre-wash before you cut. The shrinkage catches even experienced sewers — cut to your finished size after that first wash, never before.

The keeping

It gets better with washing — and only a few things can end it.

The absorbency is engineered into the fiber, and it actually improves over the first few washes as the structure opens. Makers have documented 300+ wash cycles with no loss. Treat it right and it outlasts almost anything you sew it into.

Wash

Medium temperature, with a zero-residue detergent — free of perfumes, dyes, UV brighteners, and enzymes.

Dry

Medium heat. Reshape it while it's still damp if it needs it — bamboo viscose can relax a little in the wash.

Pre-wash & rescue

Pre-wash for hygiene on anything that touches a body — and once before cutting, for the 5–6% shrinkage. If buildup ever dulls absorbency, strip-wash: hot water, minimal detergent, and it comes back.

Avoid — the destroyers, in order of consequence

Fabric softenerCoats the fiber with hydrophobic residue; destroys absorption permanently. One wash. No recovery.

Dryer sheetsThe same coating, from the dryer side. Same ending.

Chlorine bleachNever — it degrades the bamboo and cotton fibers. On the Silver version it does double damage: it also destroys the Silver Plus antimicrobial.

The wrong detergentOxygenated-bleach ingredients, stain guards, and enzymes in your daily detergent build residue that chokes absorption.

One nuance worth knowing

For stains, use an oxygen-based stain remover rather than chlorine bleach — occasional treatment, never routine. Unlike the polyester Stay Dry Dimple, no bamboo variant tolerates chlorine bleach at all.

A FoodSAFE advantage

Its migration is validated for heat sterilization above 212°F — so unlike the Silver version, this fabric tolerates high-heat sanitizing (boiling or steam) when a food or feeding use calls for it. Routine care stays simple: wash warm, dry on medium, and never use chlorine bleach, which degrades the bamboo and cotton.

One more time

If you remember two things: no fabric softener, and no bleach. Those are the only ones I'll repeat.

The makers

What people make with it — and where Standard FoodSAFE fits.

Standard FoodSAFE is the food-safe workhorse — enough body to be the whole product, cleared to meet food and a mouth. Here's where that combination matters.

Full bibs

feeding bibs with the body to actually catch and hold — not a thin liner bib, the whole thing in one food-safe fabric.

Feeding & splash mats

highchair and table mats that absorb spills and meet food directly — substantial enough to lie flat and take a wash.

Bowl covers & food wraps

reusable covers and wraps with enough body to hold their shape over a bowl or around food.

Bread & produce bags

breathable, absorbent, food-contact bags for produce and bread — structured enough to hold up to real use.

Reusable food cloths

straining and cheesecloth-style cloths, kitchen absorbers that touch food — and can be heat-sanitized between uses.

Baby feeding

teething items, feeding cloths, and placemats that need more than a thin layer — cleared for a baby's mouth.

Like the LITE FoodSAFE, this is a newer variant without a wall of maker reviews yet. What stands behind it is the documentation above — and the same versatile, proven Standard fabric under the certification.

If your use isn't on the list, it might be the next entry.

Most of the applications above, makers found on their own. Order a swatch, test it on the problem you're holding, and tell us what you found — even if the answer was no. That's how most of this list arrived. And if your group sews reusable pads for donation, we'd be glad to help you plan the yardage — because the fabric absorbs from the first use, it works the moment it's unfolded.

Frequently spoken answers

Every question, answered in full.

The questions makers actually ask — answered the way we'd answer them at the counter. And two answered by the founders themselves.

Q1How is this different from the other Zorb dimple fabrics?

Three dimple families, one choice. Bamboo (this one) has bamboo-viscose-and-cotton surfaces — natural-fiber softness that absorbs directly at the surface. Stay Dry has hydrophobic polyester surfaces that wick moisture away, so skin feels dry through extended wear. Organic Cotton is 100% cotton — the purest natural option.

Choose Bamboo when soft, natural, fast absorption matters most; choose Stay Dry when surface dryness through long wear is the priority; choose Organic Cotton when 100% cotton purity is required.

Q2Can I use it on its own, or do I have to enclose it?

It stands alone. Unlike Zorb Original, Bamboo Dimple can be cut, edged, and used as a finished absorbent layer with no enclosure required — the soft bamboo surface is meant to be seen and touched.

For a finished waterproof product, add a PUL barrier below (like ProSoft 1 mil ECO-PUL). If you need the skin side to stay dry through long wear, add a stay-dry topper above it.

Q3Does it shrink?

Yes — about 5–6% in both directions on the first wash, noticeably more than the polyester versions, and enough that it surprises experienced sewers. Ready-AbZORB processing already reduces it substantially versus untreated bamboo and cotton, but you should still pre-wash a test piece before cutting a production run, and cut to your finished size after.

Q4It looks just like Zorb II — how do I tell them apart?

They're visually almost identical. If you have both in your workspace, measure the thickness to tell which is which.

Q5Does it come in colors?

It ships in its natural, undyed bamboo color. It takes hand-dyeing well, though — good texture and volume after the dye bath — if you want to add color yourself for a branded or personalized line.

Q6Is it soft enough for sensitive skin, or for a baby?

Yes — the soft bamboo surface is made for direct skin contact, which is exactly why makers choose it over stay-dry fabrics for sensitive-skin applications. For anything that meets a baby's mouth, use a FoodSAFE variant (FDA food-contact certified).

Q7Standard, LITE, or Heavy Duty — which weight do I want?

Standard (475 GSM) is the balanced, most versatile choice — standalone cloth pads, diaper inserts, nursing pads, incontinence products. LITE (340 GSM) is thinner and lowest-bulk — liners, gussets, boosters, layering — but two LITE layers aren't enough for heavy incontinence. Heavy Duty (625 GSM) is maximum capacity — heavy wetters, overnight, bed pads, postpartum. This Standard is the FoodSAFE version, FDA food-contact certified — see the next question.

Q8What does the FoodSAFE certification cover?

Food and oral contact — documented. This version is FDA food-contact certified under 21 CFR 177.1680 and 175.300, with its migration validated under eight conditions, including heat sterilization above 212°F and frozen storage at −20°C. That's what clears it for food contact, breast-milk storage, and a baby's mouth — and with the Standard body behind it, for standalone food-contact items, not just thin liners tucked inside a product. The honest boundary: the certification covers the fabric, not your finished product, which may still need its own testing depending on construction. Don't need the clearance? The same fabric without it is Standard.

Q9Is it safe for baby items — and what does the certification cover?

The fabric is CPSIA certified — sections 101 and 108, 16 CFR Part 1303 — plus California Prop 65, EU REACH SVHC, EU RoHS 10, and UPF 50+. The absences are verified: SAP-free, forever-chemicals-free, phthalate-free, BPA-free, lead-free.

The honest boundary: certification covers the fabric, not your finished product. Depending on construction, your finished item may need its own testing.

Founder's answer · from the mill floor

Why does it absorb ten times its weight when bamboo alone can't?

Because absorption is two jobs, not one — and natural fibers only do one of them. Bamboo viscose and cotton love water; they hold. But holding isn't enough: liquid has to enter in under two seconds, before it travels to an edge and escapes, and it has to spread in three dimensions so the landing zone doesn't flood while the rest sits idle. That's what the Zorb 3D core does — Hydro-Dual Fiber Technology captures and distributes what the bamboo surfaces hold. Two layers doing the work of eight layers of flannel, and 20 times faster than a plain bamboo knit — with no super-absorbent polymers and no gels. The structure is the technology.

— Sid

Founder's answer · from the counter

It's so soft — is it really that absorbent?

That's the question we hear most, and I understand it: your hand says comfort, so your mind expects a comfort fabric. But the softness isn't a layer on top of the absorbency — it is the absorbent surface. The same bamboo face that feels gentle is the one drinking ten times its weight in under two seconds. Makers tell us it's “hard to believe it's so absorbent,” and then they order more. Don't take my word for it — order a swatch and pour water on it. The softness will convince your hand; the water will convince the rest.

— Arch

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Absorption in Fabrics

We strive to provide high-quality fabrics suitable for a diverse range of applications. It is important to note, however, that we do not perform absorption testing on our fabrics. The absorbency of any fabric can be significantly influenced by the design and construction of the final product in which it is used.

Key Points:

Product Design Influence: The ultimate absorption capacity of a fabric in a finished product depends heavily on the product's specific design and construction. Variations in design can lead to significant differences in performance.
Recommendation for Testing: We strongly recommend that customers conduct their own testing to determine the absorption characteristics of our fabrics in conjunction with their product designs. This testing should consider all elements of product design and the interaction between different materials.
Interactions with Other Materials: The performance of our absorbent fabrics can be affected by the use of additional layers or materials. For instance:
- Adding a cotton top layer may enhance the overall absorption capability.
- Integrating a moisture-wicking layer can facilitate rapid moisture dispersion, potentially reducing compression leaks and influencing perceived absorbency.
Variability in Performance: Due to the myriad of factors that can influence the absorbency of a fabric within a specific product design—including material combinations, construction techniques, and external conditions—we cannot guarantee specific results without proper testing.

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We source fibers and yarns within the United States mostly direct from local mills.

Commitment to not use harmful chemicals in the fabrics

No PFAS, PFOA, lead, dioxins, heavy metals, BPA, phthalates, formaldehyde, nanoparticles or super absorbent polymers (SAP).

Responsible partnerships with Vendors

We establish partnerships with vendors keeping an eye on the sustainability of their processes.

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Engineered with a unique knitting construction without using SAP, so your end product stays absorbent for its’ lifetime

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Made in US mills with safe workplace practices and fair wages following all labor regulations.

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