Disposable nappies use one cup of oil to create the plastics required in one nappy, and the padding is pulp, made from trees. This wood is bleached and so we add something we would never let our children get near!

 

When the bleaching is being performed, chemical by-products are created - Dioxins. These are listed as one of the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals.

 

Below this is a powder. It transforms into a gel which absorbs any moisture your baby presents it. This gel is called ‘sodium polyacrylate’, and will actually absorb up to 100 times its own weight.

 

Sodium polyacrylate can stick to babies genitals, causing an allergic reaction. This can lead, in very serious cases, to fever, vomiting and infections. When this substance is injected into rats, they suffer haemorrhage, cardiovascular failure and death.

 

It was used in tampons, but this was banned in 1985 due to a link with Toxic Shock Syndrome.

Try searching Google for SODIUM POLYACRYLATE.

See what it comes up with!

 

In Germany, scientists have linked dropping sperm counts in young boys to disposable nappies. As disposable nappies are not breathable, the plastic outer traps heat inside the nappy, causing damage to the testicles.

 

In America they have found evidence of diseases being added to the eco system from the faeces inside disposable nappies. With a terry nappy, you flush any solid waste down the toilet where it can be treated. When was the last time you heard of anybody flushing the contents of their child’s disposable nappy down the toilet?