What is a gel-free diaper, and why would anybody want one?
The modern disposable diaper is able to quickly soak up prodigious amounts of liquid because of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP). These are granules which turn into gel when they are wet. Sometimes little beads of the gel come out of the diaper (especially if a wet diaper is not changed for a long time) and stick to your baby’s skin. Extensive tests have been conducted on SAP to make sure it is safe. That isn’t good enough for some people who feel strongly about eliminating unnecessary chemicals from their lives. Disposables are replete with chemicals, not only from the SAP, but also from chlorine bleaching, dyes, and sometimes fragrances. This is a fairly good argument for using cloth diapers, but Tushies holds out hope for parents who would rather take out the garbage than do laundry. Filled with fluffy cotton and wood-pulp instead of chemical absorbents, bleached with hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine, and sold in health stores all over the world, these are the closest things I ha
