This is our second set. We had the first set for about 6 years (from a different place) and loved them. They are still good, but after four kids, they are showing the wear and tear. We decided to get a new one and this place was recommended to us by a friend back when we needed a mattress. We are very happy with the mattress for a good 2 years now so we said why not get their bamboo sheets too now that we need a new set. We have more personal experience with bamboo sheets than most people because we had our last sheets for so long. Anyway, here is what to expect. They are much more durable than any other sheets. Before our bamboo sheets we used to buy cotton and I believe at one point we tried something else but I can’t remember. Bamboo lasts a lot longer than any other sheets we owned by far. Egyptian cotton can be as soft but it does need a softener when you do laundry which brings me to the second thing. You will actually save money on laundry because you won’t need to use fabric softener when you wash bamboo sheets. Neither one of us has any allergies so I can’t tell you if they are better or worse for allergies but my guess is if they are so popular, organic, and come from trees not chemicals, they must be good for allergies. Now for my personal experience with these particular bamboo sheets, I would say I am very satisfied. I was a little afraid that these won’t be as good as my last bamboo sheets because as time goes it seems that everything is becoming less and less quality but I was very happily surprised with how good these are. They fit our 12” latex mattress nicely and work very well with it but if you get your mattress somewhere else I would say that these sheets will still work just fine cause the sheets are good regardless of the mattress. I highly recommend getting a set of these. You’ll fall in love too and won’t go back. Trust me!