Do you sleep like a dog? Love an afternoon cat nap? We’d rather channel our inner panda for catching Zs and chewing through the best bamboo pajamas.
Bamboo fabric is a brilliant slumber party invitee. It’s breathable, antibacterial, antifungal, and keeps odors at bay.
When produced responsibly, it’s one of the most sustainable fabrics. The trick is to look for brands that actually do this, which is exactly what we’ve prioritized in this list, along with ethical labor and low-waste production.
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The Best Bamboo Pajamas
Bamboo helps Boody customers of all ages sleep soundly—and safely since it’s organic and made in a sustainable closed-loop process.
Cozy Earth on the other hand ensures their fabrics are OEKO-TEX and ECOCERT-certified as free of harmful chemicals.
Index: Bamboo Pajamas
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YALA
Price Range: $49—$158
For bamboo pajamas women and men can feel great about, YALA is ready for the sustainable slumber party.
With gowns, shorts, pajama sets, sustainable robes for women, and comfy tops and bottoms for men, YALA will have you saying YOLO about spending warm nights in these temperature-regulating silky soft nightwear.
USDA-certified organic bamboo viscose is YALA’s primary material, though some loungewear blends in organic cotton or Merino wool. All YALA garments contain 4%-5% spandex and some have a comfy elastic waistband. Only low-impact AZO-free dyes are used and everything is OEKO-TEX 100 certified.
YALA’s bamboo fibers are grown in the Shunan Bamboo Forest before being “sewn where sourced” (i.e. processed and manufactured locally). They’ve had a close 16-year relationship with their Chinese garment factory and support the #WhoMadeMyClothes movement, making sure workers are supported with fair pay and comfortable working environments.
Their production facilities are also bluesign®-approved and certified by the Responsible Wool Standard.
All aspects of the manufacturing process—from bamboo sourcing to cutting and sewing—are localized to reduce YALA’s carbon footprint. In addition to minimizing the impact of processing chemicals, YALA’s closed-loop process for bamboo viscose processing and dying also saves water and energy. YALA is women-owned and operated.
Boody
Price Range: $36—$76
Boody was one of the first big clothing brands known for using bamboo in sustainable activewear and yoga clothes. So no big surprise that they also offer organic bamboo pajamas to follow that hike or yin yoga class, like the Goodnight Sleep women’s bamboo full-length pants. They have sleepwear for women (including bamboo nighties), athleisure wear for men, and sleep-ready onesies, pants, shorts, and t-shirts for babies.
Like everything else, Boody’s pajamas for the family are made with around 95% breathable bamboo viscose or rayon blended with 5% spandex. In some cases, organic cotton is also used. The bamboo viscose is processed in a closed-loop system using organic bamboo and non-toxic solvents. It’s certified by ECOCERT, PETA, OEKO-TEX, and the FSC.
Boody’s bamboo fibers are responsibly harvested from organic bamboo in the Sichuan Province of China. All suppliers adhere to the Boody Code of Conduct and are certified by WRAP, ISO14001, and ISO9001.
Each product page includes bedtime stories about the positive impact of your bamboo nightwear.
Orders are mailed in polyethylene-free Boody Bio Bags, which can be properly disposed of through soft plastic recycling or composting (home or industrial). They recommend industrial as it will be much faster (10-45 days).
Cozy Earth
Price Range: $95—$185
Did you know you lose about a bottle’s worth of water every night during sleep?
Cozy Earth does and the brand harnesses the breathability of bamboo for its organic comforters and the best bamboo pajamas for night sweats. Both their women’s pajama sets and their pajamas for men are super soft and feature an enhanced anti-pill weave.
While they keep you cool during hot flashes, these jammies will do the same for our planet. The moisture-wicking fabric is 95-100% bamboo viscose (sometimes blended with 5% spandex).
It’s exclusively sourced from FSC and USDA-certified organic farms and is OEKO-TEX and ECOCERT-certified as free of harmful chemicals. Dyes are often avoided, but when used, they adopt responsible dyeing practices.
Knowing the Mandarin language, the brand was able to develop a proprietary supply chain with Chinese manufacturing partners. Through regular communication and personal visits, they only partner with those who align with their environmental and fair labor values.
Their bamboo viscose is created in closed-loop processes without dangerous chemicals. Their manufacturing partners take every precaution to ensure the environment is not polluted.
Free Birdees
Price Range: $35—$69
Run by moms, Free Birdees is a family company helping other families sleep soundly with bamboo bedding and pajamas. Their pajama range helps everyone—newborn to grandparent—sleep soundly in one-of-a-kind prints.
For babies and toddlers, they have footies, sleep sacks, coveralls, and pajama sets. The men’s and women’s bamboo pajamas include pajama sets, short sets, and robes. They also have men’s bamboo boxer shorts. 95% super soft, buttery bamboo viscose is joined by 5% elastane in a finished product never treated with flame retardants.
Free Birdees is committed to ethical wages and excellent working conditions across the whole of its supply chain. They share home-cooked meals with their vendors and work together on making improvements with regard to technology and sustainability.
Their Chinese manufacturing partner treats employees with respect and pays fair wages.
Everything is shipped in EcoEncloses’s durable, 100% recycled poly-mailers that can be both recycled and reused. Their brochures are printed on FSC-certified paper with soy ink.
Bamblu
Price Range: $50—$75
An estimated 40% of Americans are sleep-deprived—and Bamblu is trying to change that with bedding and pajamas made out of bamboo viscose. Their pajamas for women and men include sleep pants, jogger-style capri pants, shorts, t-shirts, and sleeveless shirts.
The stretch-knit bamboo nightwear is a blend of 95% bamboo viscose and 5% spandex. The organic bamboo viscose is OEKO-TEX and TUV-certified.
Bamblu is “committed to positively impacting the lives of its customers and the environment”. Their Chinese factory partners follow strict standards to ensure fair working conditions, environmental sustainability, quality control, and personal development.
They’re working on moving some production to Canada in the near future.
Bamblu uses the same bamboo viscose fabric across their pajama and bedding lines to avoid fabric waste. They use closed-loop mechanical processing to avoid the use of harmful substances and the brand’s manufacturing partners take steps to reduce their environmental impact.
Movesgood
Price Range: $30—$150
Sweden-based Movesgood is making moves in the world of sustainable bamboo. The slow fashion brand uses the material in its range of bedding, towels, bamboo sleepwear, and bamboo socks. Their unisex, men’s, and women’s bamboo pajamas include luxurious loose-fit sleep shorts, pants, tees, and tanks.
These aren’t just bamboo PJs. They’re bamboo lyocell PJs, meaning they’re produced in a fully closed-loop cycle that reuses the water and organic solvents, allowing for an OEKO-TEX certification.
The brand’s Turkish and Chinese factory partners follow strict standards to ensure fair working conditions. They’re working on moving all production to Europe.
To avoid fast fashion pitfalls, Movesgood produces just two collections per year (not 52!). Through their Lean Production model, their few select materials are purchased in advance to allow shipping by boat and train, which minimizes their transportation footprint.
Nest Designs
Price Range: $34—$118
For all you readers in Canada, Nest Designs has your bamboo needs covered. They offer comfy bamboo pajamas for babies and older snugglers—including Christmas pajamas—in shirts, shorts, sleepsuits, pants, and bamboo pajama sets.
For new mamas, bamboo viscose is a perfect fabric for nursing pajamas, which are equipped with front buttons for easy-access breastfeeding. Thanks to an adjustable comfy elastic waistband, you can wear these as maternity bamboo pajamas and they’ll last you through postpartum and beyond.
The bamboo viscose is often blended with Pima cotton and/or organic cotton and a small amount of spandex. Their fabrics are certified by ECOCERT, FSC, OEKO-TEX, and GOTS.
So are bamboo pajamas warm enough for your little one? Their sleepsuits come with TOG ratings, indicating a product’s Thermal Overall Grade. The higher the TOG, the better the PJs are for cooler nights (bamboo often has a lower TOG).
These bamboo pajamas for the whole family are designed in Vancouver, BC and produced in overseas factories. Manufacturing partners are carefully selected based on quality craftsmanship and ethical conditions.
Steps are taken to minimize packaging and reduce the brand’s carbon footprint, though they don’t give specifics here so we’ll be reaching out for more info.
Why Choose Bamboo Pajamas?
Bamboo viscose fabric is one of the newest sustainable materials to hit the scene so let’s explore it a little deeper. The typical production of viscose or rayon fabric (whether made from bamboo or not) can result in a significant amount of toxic chemicals—namely caustic soda, carbon disulfide, and sulfuric acid—being released into the environment.
That doesn’t sound very eco-friendly, does it? These chemicals are also awful for workers, which is why some companies refuse to use bamboo altogether, opting instead for similar semi-synthetics like Tencel® lyocell and modal fabric.
BUT bamboo viscose fabric has some major benefits, both for the wearer and the environment. So, why are bamboo pajamas environmentally friendly, exactly?
Growing & Manufacturing Bamboo
As a grass, bamboo requires very little pesticides and herbicides to grow, provides a lot of carbon sequestration benefits, and releases 35% more oxygen than trees of the same size.
We may love slow fashion, but we also love fast-growing materials. Bamboo is one of the fastest, and it can keep growing even after the harvesting process.
Compared to cotton (a popular pajama material), bamboo is grown with 1/3 less water.
By using closed-loop processing systems to render the bamboo from a pulpy substance into a silky soft fiber, your favorite bamboo pajama set can also be produced in a way that’s nearly zero waste.
Water and chemicals are recycled—sometimes hundreds of times—before they’re carefully disposed of. As bamboo viscose fabric manufacturing processes evolve, we’re excited to see this quick-growing material provide an even greener night’s sleep in the future.
Wearing Bamboo
Bamboo viscose is super soft and breathable, making it a dreamy fabric for pajamas and bamboo sleepwear.
Does bamboo fabric dry quickly? You betcha. Because it wicks moisture and ensures better airflow, bamboo sleep pants or shirts promote a good night’s sleep in summer by preventing night sweats. Its moisture-wicking properties also make bamboo viscose an ideal fabric if you suffer from annoying hot flashes.
But can bamboo go into the coziest pajamas for cold weather? Yup. These same thermoregulating properties make bamboo a perfect option for cooler nights, too.
Year-round wearability for the win!
How We Found These Eco-Comfy Bamboo Pajamas
Don’t fall asleep on sustainable and ethical fashion!
Because we wear our pajamas arguably more often than our daytime garb, it’s especially important to wrap ourselves in safe, sustainable, and consciously made clothes.
Materials:
We LOVE that most brands use nearly all organic bamboo, though we’re not sad to see it blended with other sustainable fabrics like organic cotton and Ecovero. Many brands also report avoiding dyes or only using sustainable dyes that are non-toxic and AZO-free.
Whether from dyes or the bamboo process, we don’t want chemicals going to bed with us. The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification ensures no toxic chemicals remain in the final garment.
- Certifications: OEKO-TEX 100, Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), ECOCERT, Organic Content Standard (OCS), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), bluesign®, Responsible Wool Standard (RWS), USDA Organic, TUV
Supply chain & labor practices:
Green bamboo, yes. ✔️ Greenwashing, no thanks. ❌
Unfortunately, greenwashing is a major issue among bamboo users and we’ve come across it a lot.
Fortunately, we’ve learned what to look for.
Just about all of these brands transparently report factory details, share Codes of Conduct, or regularly visit their manufacturing partners to ensure safe working conditions and fair pay.
They also hold a wealth of certifications. While a good defense against greenwashing, it’s worth keeping in mind that even the best certifications have loopholes (have you heard of B-Corp greenwashing yet?) so they’re best paired with transparency and your own research.
- Certifications: B-Corp, Business for Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), Fair Trade, SA8000, Fair Wear Foundation, SMETA, WRAP
Green business practices:
Whether reaching carbon neutrality through carbon offset programs, opting for biodegradable or compostable packaging, or using boat and train freight to reduce shipping emissions, it’s heartening to see brands that are trying to curb the impacts of their supply chain.
The notion of circularity also means that some brands have designed their bamboo silk pajamas to be biodegradable or at least ensure that they’re durable enough to be passed down through family members.
Inclusivity:
There are many women-owned and operated companies on our list. We’d love to see more of them embrace a more inclusive size range and offer plus size bamboo pajamas.
Community & charitable giving:
These are some bamboo-loving brands that give back.
Between donating money and time, it’s heart-warming to see brands that don’t just dream of a better world but take action to make it a reality.
Final Thoughts On Bamboo Sleepwear
Bamboo pajamas: warm, cool, and ready for some sustainable shuteye. Are you feeling a little less bamboozled about bamboo sleepwear?
When in doubt, look for transparent supply chains and closed-loop processing or other efforts that reduce the impact of manufacturing.
If you still say “boo” to bamboo, there are plenty of other sustainable pajamas and organic cotton pajamas for more sustainable slumber options.
And feel free to (bamboo) shoot this article over to some friends in need of a good night’s sleep.
Heather earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition from the The Ohio State University before completing a Masters in Environment at The University of Melbourne. She then went on to achieve a Permaculture Design Certificate at the Djanbung Gardens. Heather feels best when she is barefoot in a forest or has dirt under her fingernails. She’s constantly daydreaming about her homesteading future and has a rapidly-growing list of the best local (and not-so-local) hiking trails. When she’s not busy hoarding an embarrassing number of upcycled glass jars, experimenting with urban composting, or quelling her eco-anxiety on a long run, Heather spends her 9-5 working for a sustainable agriculture nonprofit, where she advocates for state and federal policies that support thriving farmers and a habitable future.
