There are many benefits in using cloth diapers.
Economical
If you are having a single child using disposable diapers, you can expect to spend RM2500-RM3000 on diapers only. With cloth diaper, your cost could be as low as RM440 for one baby. If your second child is reusing the cloth diaper from sibling, that could be even greater saving.
First Child
Second Child
Total saving = RM4816 !!
Easy
In the old days, diapering makes you think of the white square cloth that needs to be folded into some sort of triangular shaped and uses big pins. All this has changed!
Using cloth diaper is just as easy as disposable diaper. What's more, cloth diaper is much more comfortable on your baby.
Eco-friendly
On average a baby uses up to 7000 diapers. All these end up in the landfills and is estimated to take up one third of the landfill thrash. It can take a few hundred years for them to decompose. The solids on disposable diapers get into the soil and water in the landfills. This poses an environmental and health issue to us.
The process of manufacturing a disposable diaper involve cutting down more trees and the use of chemical including bleaches add quite an environmental impact.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle(3R's). Cloth diaper is a logical choice for a better environment.
Health
Let's talk about our children's health and the mounting evidence about the synthetic chemicals and their by-products that can be found in disposable diapers.
The Real Diaper Association has the following information on disposable diaper.
Disposable diapers contain traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic by-product of the paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries, but not the U.S..[1]
Disposable diapers contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals.[2]
Disposable diapers contain sodium polyacrylate, a type of super absorbent polymer (SAP), which becomes a gel-like substance when wet. A similar substance had been used in super-absorbancy tampons until the early 1980s when it was revealed that the material increased the risk of toxic shock syndrome.[3]
In May 2000, the Archives of Disease in Childhood published research showing that scrotal temperature is increased in boys wearing disposable diapers, and that prolonged use of disposable diapers will blunt or completely abolish the physiological testicular cooling mechanism important for normal spermatogenesis.[18]
Whether or not some of the information are speculative should not allow us to ignore the possibilities. Our children are NOT guinea pigs.
The cloth diapers of today are incredible - plush, absorbent without chemicals. They are soft against your baby’s skin and free of the many chemicals contained in disposable diapers. They have gravitated away from plastic toward Nylon Polyester which is breathable, but leak-free to allow heat to escape, and the baby's skin to breathe.
There have been many debates over which is better? Cotton or Bamboo? As a mother, I have personally gone through the nightmare of choosing the right cloth diaper. I would say I consider myself lucky enough to stumble upon BambooLite before cashing in on Cotton diapers offered by many retailers in the internet world and in retail stores.
If you are having a single child using disposable diapers, you can expect to spend RM2500-RM3000 on diapers only. With cloth diaper, your cost could be as low as RM440 for one baby. If your second child is reusing the cloth diaper from sibling, that could be even greater saving.
First Child
| Disposable diaper (3pcs/day, RM0.80/pc, 3 years) | Cloth diaper (8pcs/day, RM55.00/pc) | |
| Cost | RM2628 | RM 440 |
| Saving | RM2188 | |
Second Child
| Disposable diaper (3pcs/day, RM0.80/pc, 3 years) | Cloth diaper (reuse from sibling) | |
| Cost | RM2628 | RM 0 |
| Saving | RM2628 | |
Total saving = RM4816 !!
Easy
In the old days, diapering makes you think of the white square cloth that needs to be folded into some sort of triangular shaped and uses big pins. All this has changed!
Using cloth diaper is just as easy as disposable diaper. What's more, cloth diaper is much more comfortable on your baby.
Eco-friendly
On average a baby uses up to 7000 diapers. All these end up in the landfills and is estimated to take up one third of the landfill thrash. It can take a few hundred years for them to decompose. The solids on disposable diapers get into the soil and water in the landfills. This poses an environmental and health issue to us.
The process of manufacturing a disposable diaper involve cutting down more trees and the use of chemical including bleaches add quite an environmental impact.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle(3R's). Cloth diaper is a logical choice for a better environment.
Health
Let's talk about our children's health and the mounting evidence about the synthetic chemicals and their by-products that can be found in disposable diapers.
The Real Diaper Association has the following information on disposable diaper.
Disposable diapers contain traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic by-product of the paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries, but not the U.S..[1]
Disposable diapers contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals.[2]
Disposable diapers contain sodium polyacrylate, a type of super absorbent polymer (SAP), which becomes a gel-like substance when wet. A similar substance had been used in super-absorbancy tampons until the early 1980s when it was revealed that the material increased the risk of toxic shock syndrome.[3]
In May 2000, the Archives of Disease in Childhood published research showing that scrotal temperature is increased in boys wearing disposable diapers, and that prolonged use of disposable diapers will blunt or completely abolish the physiological testicular cooling mechanism important for normal spermatogenesis.[18]
Whether or not some of the information are speculative should not allow us to ignore the possibilities. Our children are NOT guinea pigs.
The cloth diapers of today are incredible - plush, absorbent without chemicals. They are soft against your baby’s skin and free of the many chemicals contained in disposable diapers. They have gravitated away from plastic toward Nylon Polyester which is breathable, but leak-free to allow heat to escape, and the baby's skin to breathe.
Babies have very delicate and sensitive skin and as caring parent you want fabric that looks after baby’s delicate skin, yet truly effective. With BambooLite you can have the best of both worlds.
Special Features of Bamboo Fabric:
Silky Soft
Bamboo fabric is extremely soft and comfortable than cotton with a texture similar to silk.
Allergy Reduced
Bamboo fabric is bleached without the use of chlorine. It's non-irritation to skin and does not cause allergic reactions. It’s a popular choice for infant’s delicate skins.
Thermal Regulating
Bamboo fabric keeps your baby at an even temperature, cool in summer, warm in winter by its excellent wicking properties.
Absorbs Moisture
Bamboo fiber has various micro-holes, allowing bamboo fabric to have superior absorption to absorb moisture rapidly, keeping your baby fresh and dry. Bamboo Fiber is 3-4 times more absorbent then cotton.
Breathable
The porous qualities of bamboo fiber account for its breathability.
Anti-bacterial
Bamboo fabric contains a naturally occurring anti-microbial agent, Kun that prevents bacteria from cultivating on it, which means it helps keep you odor free, and smell fresh, healthier and hygienic. The bactericidal rate is 95%(24h).
Naturally UV Protection
Bamboo naturally provides added protection against the harmful UV rays, it’s healthy to wear.
Antistatic
Bamboo Fabric is antistatic, and it’s has 12 times the anti-static effect of cotton
Special Features of Bamboo Fabric:
Silky Soft
Bamboo fabric is extremely soft and comfortable than cotton with a texture similar to silk.
Allergy Reduced
Bamboo fabric is bleached without the use of chlorine. It's non-irritation to skin and does not cause allergic reactions. It’s a popular choice for infant’s delicate skins.
Thermal Regulating
Bamboo fabric keeps your baby at an even temperature, cool in summer, warm in winter by its excellent wicking properties.
Absorbs Moisture
Bamboo fiber has various micro-holes, allowing bamboo fabric to have superior absorption to absorb moisture rapidly, keeping your baby fresh and dry. Bamboo Fiber is 3-4 times more absorbent then cotton.
Breathable
The porous qualities of bamboo fiber account for its breathability.
Anti-bacterial
Bamboo fabric contains a naturally occurring anti-microbial agent, Kun that prevents bacteria from cultivating on it, which means it helps keep you odor free, and smell fresh, healthier and hygienic. The bactericidal rate is 95%(24h).
Naturally UV Protection
Bamboo naturally provides added protection against the harmful UV rays, it’s healthy to wear.
Antistatic
Bamboo Fabric is antistatic, and it’s has 12 times the anti-static effect of cotton
Disadvantages of Cotton Cloth Diapers:
There have been many debates over which is better? Cotton or Bamboo? As a mother, I have personally gone through the nightmare of choosing the right cloth diaper. I would say I consider myself lucky enough to stumble upon BambooLite before cashing in on Cotton diapers offered by many retailers in the internet world and in retail stores.
Many retailers sell these cloth diapers without honestly making aware to the consumers which is the best for any one's child. Cotton, especially in a country where the weather is hot and humid like the one we're in, has an unbreathable effect on the baby's skin especially when it is contained and wrapped up around with a waterproof outer layer. Your baby's skin will start to sweat and cause the skin to heat up causing rashes and bad sores to appear. BambooLite on the other hand is made out of 53% bamboo + 22% Cotton + 25% Polyester which gives a cool soft touch to the baby's skin and as mentioned above, it keeps your baby at an even temperature, cool in summer, warm in winter by its excellent wicking properties. It also gives better durability and making it more stretchier at the same time - two important feature of a diaper.
Here's a link to our local Malaysian Brides forum that discusses about other brands with different fabric materials. You may read how some of the mother's babies suffer from terrible rash from cotton diapers and after switching to bamboo cloth diapers, their problems are solved.
