NOT TRUE! Disposable nappy advertisers tell you that the 'absorbent gel' in disposables is the best way to keep baby dry and comfortable. Click here to find out how Snazzipants keep your baby dry without the use of chemicals.
2. Cloth nappies are less efficient than disposablesNOT TRUE! Snazzipants will last right through the night with a quality cover (should you be lucky enough to have a baby who sleeps 12 hours!). A dirty nappy is a dirty nappy, and should be changed to prevent bacterial growth. How long do you want your child in a used nappy?
3.Cloth nappies give babies nappy rashNOT TRUE! Nappy rash is caused by prolonged exposure to moisture combined with friction, bacteria and ammonia build up. The super absorbent gel in disposables facilitates less changing from parents, and 'pulls' natural moisture from baby's skin, encouraging irritation. Check out the facts here.
4. The water needed to clean cloth nappies makes them worse for the environment than disposables
NOT TRUE! The water used in the manufacture of disposables needs to be added into this equation. It takes an awful lot of water and chemicals to turn wood into paper pulp! The water used to wash a load of nappies is equivalent to the amount of water a toilet trained person uses flushing the toilet in one day. Still wanna save this water? Perhaps we should all wear disposables?
5. Cloth nappies are bulky and unattractiveNOT TRUE! Snazzipants cloth nappies are trim, modern and downright funky!
6. Cloth nappies are complicated and time consuming
NOT TRUE! Snazzipants nappies are velcro or snap closing and as easy as disposables. No pins needed here!
7. Dealing with cloth nappy messes is grosser than disposablesNOT TRUE! The World Health Organisation recommends emptying the contents out of disposables down the toilet , just like cloth. (It says so right on the packet.) Cloth nappy messes are generally flushed down the toilet and sent to a sewage treatment system. Disposable nappy messes are generally wrapped in two layers of plastic and sent to fester in a landfill for the next 500 years. We think that's gross!
8. I'll have to spend hours soaking and washing
NOT TRUE! Snazzipants don't require complicated care. Today it's as quick and easy as popping a load into the washing machine and turning it on.
9. Cloth nappies work out more expensive when you add detergent and electricity
NOT EVEN CLOSE! With cloth nappies you'll be looking at spending hundreds rather than the thousands you'll be literally throwing away on disposables. Check out the facts. With Snazzipants think how much you'll save for child number two!
10. Cloth nappies are not as comfortable
NOT TRUE! Cloth nappies stay cool and breathable in the hottest of weather. There are many anecdotal reports of toddlers who have grown up in cloth refusing to wear disposables because they are scratchy and rough. Our babies can't tell us this. Cloth is softer than paper - that's the end of the story. Otherwise wouldn't you be wearing paper knickers?