Why Go Cloth

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Use cloth diapers made from 100% unbleached cotton. They are soft and cushy against your baby's skin. Disposable diapers contain some nasty chemicals such as dioxin (a carcinogenic by-product of the bleaching process), sodium polyacrylate (a super absorbent gel similar to a substance in tampons found to cause toxic shock syndrome), and Tributyl-tin (a toxic substance known to cause hormonal problems in humans). All these nasty chemicals will be up next to your baby's sensitive skin for at least two years.

Disposable diapers are made out of plastic made to feel like cloth. But it isn't cloth. It's plastic and it's water and air proof. In 1955, before disposable diapers were even invented, it was estimated that only 7% of babies suffered from diaper rash. In 1991, after disposables had taken over the market, that number jumped to an alarming 78%.

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