The Truth About Disposable Diapers

Why Not to Use Them!!

Being natural and organic is an important thing in today's society. Many are still not doing it though. With babies, it is even more important. Babies are much more susceptible to the toxic effects of air pollutions. Babies breathe in more air per pound of body weight than an adult does. This is why they should be using the best products out there. Their products should be as natural as possible and chemical free.

Disposable diapers are a common household thing when there is a baby in the family. Not too many people are using cloth diapers anymore. They are coming back into play though in recent years but more parents than not are still using disposable diapers. Babies are in diapers from the time they are born until they are potty trained, somewhere between two and four years of age. In that time, a child will go through an astonishing eight to nine thousand diapers. That number is per child!! Disposable diapers do not biodegrade well so that causes some problems. Land fills are over full from all types of garbage and as well as all these thousands of diapers per baby.

What is found in diapers will astonish you. There are toxic chemicals found in disposable diapers. How can we be putting our children in these toxic diapers?? Disposable diapers release volatile organic compounds, or VOC. This includes toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene. These VOC's have shown to have toxic health effects on the baby, such as cancer or brain damage in some cases. There is even a possible link between diaper emissions and asthma. There are many studies out on that. The main absorbent filler in disposable diapers is sodium polyacrylate. This chemical can cause respiratory problems as well as skin problems. Almost all disposable diapers are bleached white with chlorine. They also have trace amounts of a highly carcinogen byproduct of chlorine bleaching called dioxin.