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There is no real perfect Protection out there, for they all have some disadvantages. So
I want to share with you how disposable work. So you have a better understanding of there good points and bad points as it goes with any product they all have: strengths and weaknesses.
Disposable diapers (Including GoodNites, UnderJams, Pull-Ups, training pants,adult pull-ups,adult briefs/diapers ) and even work the same as cloth diapers, but instead of cotton fibers. You have cellulose fluff and polymer gel or gel crystals in some disposable diapers. When a wetting event accrues, the gel absorbs the liquid in the product, which causes it to swell 3 to 4 times its original size to lock up the liquid. This gel can only absorb once, so any additional wetting events the liquid just pools next to the skin and combines with bacteria on the skin, which creates an environment for the bacteria to grow. When they grow, they produce a waste product of ammonia and it is this ammonia that gives that strong smell in the urine and causes the rashes.
One of the advantages is that disposable diapers have a product that absorbs unpleasant smells, which cloth does not have that advantage.
Cloth diapers are made of absorbent material, such as cotton. (Cotton is the best natural fiber for absorbance). When the cotton fibers come in contact with a liquid, the individual cotton fibers will absorb as much liquid as possible and then pass the remaining liquid to the next dry cotton fiber until all the liquid is absorbed.
This process of absorbing liquid is called wicking. This wicking process is the same process that makes an oil lampwork. (An oil lamp has a cotton wick that sits in the oil reservoir and absorbs the oil, conveying it to the burner.)
When an accident happens, the liquid will puddle between the skin and diaper. The individual cotton fiber will then start wicking (drawing the fluid away from the skin and up to the rest of the diaper). If the diaper has enough cotton fibers, it will then absorb all the liquid. However, if the diaper does not have enough cotton fibers, then the process of wicking will stop. This is called saturation point.
The real advantage of cloth diapers is that they will keep absorbing additional wetting events where disposable will not. However, the cloth is bulkier in the beginning but just as bulky as disposables when wet.
Diapers will leak if they become over-saturated.
You will find that diapers will leak if they become over-saturated. (Just like a sponge that can’t hold any more water. Just by touching this sponge it will cause the water to ooze out.) When your diaper is oversaturated and moves around in your sleep, hydraulic forces will cause the liquid to ooze out around your legs and waist.
So it is essential that you have enough absorbency in a diaper. If you don’t select the correct diaper, what you will find happening is the urine will puddle next to the skin and might cause you or your child to develop a diaper rash. (The bacteria in the urine produces a byproduct called ammonia that causes the rash.)
The rule of thumb is for every ounce that needs to be absorbed; you need two ounces of cotton fiber. So if you or your child voids 8oz at night, you need 16oz of cotton fiber in the diaper.
There is no real perfect Protection out there, for they all have some disadvantages. So
I want to share with you how disposable work. So you have a better understanding of there good points and bad points as it goes with any product they all have: strengths and weaknesses.
Disposable diapers (Including GoodNites, UnderJams, Pull-Ups, training pants,adult pull-ups,adult briefs/diapers ) and even work the same as cloth diapers, but instead of cotton fibers. You have cellulose fluff and polymer gel or gel crystals in some disposable diapers. When a wetting event accrues, the gel absorbs the liquid in the product, which causes it to swell 3 to 4 times its original size to lock up the liquid. This gel can only absorb once, so any additional wetting events the liquid just pools next to the skin and combines with bacteria on the skin, which creates an environment for the bacteria to grow. When they grow, they produce a waste product of ammonia and it is this ammonia that gives that strong smell in the urine and causes the rashes.
One of the advantages is that disposable diapers have a product that absorbs unpleasant smells, which cloth does not have that advantage.
Cloth diapers are made of absorbent material, such as cotton. (Cotton is the best natural fiber for absorbance). When the cotton fibers come in contact with a liquid, the individual cotton fibers will absorb as much liquid as possible and then pass the remaining liquid to the next dry cotton fiber until all the liquid is absorbed.
This process of absorbing liquid is called wicking. This wicking process is the same process that makes an oil lampwork. (An oil lamp has a cotton wick that sits in the oil reservoir and absorbs the oil, conveying it to the burner.)
When an accident happens, the liquid will puddle between the skin and diaper. The individual cotton fiber will then start wicking (drawing the fluid away from the skin and up to the rest of the diaper). If the diaper has enough cotton fibers, it will then absorb all the liquid. However, if the diaper does not have enough cotton fibers, then the process of wicking will stop. This is called saturation point.
The real advantage of cloth diapers is that they will keep absorbing additional wetting events where disposable will not. However, the cloth is bulkier in the beginning but just as bulky as disposables when wet.
Diapers will leak if they become over-saturated.
You will find that diapers will leak if they become over-saturated. (Just like a sponge that can’t hold any more water. Just by touching this sponge it will cause the water to ooze out.) When your diaper is oversaturated and moves around in your sleep, hydraulic forces will cause the liquid to ooze out around your legs and waist.
So it is essential that you have enough absorbency in a diaper. If you don’t select the correct diaper, what you will find happening is the urine will puddle next to the skin and might cause you or your child to develop a diaper rash. (The bacteria in the urine produces a byproduct called ammonia that causes the rash.)
The rule of thumb is for every ounce that needs to be absorbed; you need two ounces of cotton fiber. So if you or your child voids 8oz at night, you need 16oz of cotton fiber in the diaper.
