Comments on: Baby Essentials That Aren't, Part 4: Diapers

By: SMiaVS

SMiaVS — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:58:39 +0000

@Rich, Kelly’s right, but the truth is, disposable diapers haven’t been around long enough to have reliable studies on their long-term effects. We don’t know how much harm disposables can cause, but the preliminary tests don’t look good.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:21:49 +0000

@ Rich: It takes more water to produce a disposable diaper than it takes to wash a diaper (people have no idea how much water is used in pulp production and plastics manufacturing! It is crazy) . This is even more true now with high efficiency washers.
Disposable diapers are full of SAPs which are actually banned in feminine products because of their link to TSS. The perfumes and plastics are carcinogenic as well and disposable diapers have been linked to make infertility problems later in life.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:21:38 +0000

The environmental impact of cloth diapers is severely mitigated, if not eliminated, if you live in a drought-prone part of the world. As to “toxic” chemicals, show me one study that establishes a real-world link between diapers and wipes and toxicity in a living creature. As to EC, it’s great if you have the time, but most modern Americans don’t.

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