Growing up in the seventies and eighties, disposable diapers were something that I took for granted. In the late 1940s crude paper disposables first made an appearance and in 1961 a major brand of disposable diapers was launched. Disposable diapers were originally made of paper pulp with a thin plastic covering. Over the past 50 years, disposable diapers have changed and evolved into what is currently on the market today. But what exactly is in these diapers? I was surprised when I found out.

Have you ever wondered what makes modern disposable diapers so super-absorbent? It’s a chemical compound called Sodium Polyacrylate. This compound binds to liquids and can hold 200 to 300 times its weight, turning from a powdery substance into a gooey gel. It is also used in some potting soils to help the soil retain water. If you’ve ever changed a diaper and found small gel … Read More

Congratulations to Dorothy Sorensen who won our Thirsties Thursday Giveaway #86.

Dorothy won:

2-Thirsties Duo Wrap
2-Thirsties Duo Hemp Prefolds

Dorothy, please contact us here to claim your giveaway. When you contact us let us know you are the winner and also include your email address for verification purposes. You have until March 14th at 4pm cst to claim otherwise we will draw a new winner.

We are celebrating our Thirsties New Look” with one more giveaway where you can win FREE Thirsties products. The giveaways are in Trivia form. We will post questions and you will need to answer them correctly to receive an entry. To be able to answer the questions you will need to view our new brand video, savings calculator, and cloth diapering 101 page.

NOTE: To ensure that the new website loads correctly, please clear your cache and/or browsing history and then refresh.

Today’s Trivia will include 2 questions that you will need to answer. The giveaway runs today, March 8th from 11am est-10pm est. The Trivia giveaways are open worldwide. (see rules below in Rafflecopter entry form) We will randomly draw 4 winners from correctly answered questions. Each winner will receive 1-Thirsties Duo Diaper & 1-Thirsties Duo AIO Diaper. Winners will be posted on … Read More

We are celebrating our Thirsties New Look” with two more days of giveaways where you can win FREE Thirsties products. The giveaways are in Trivia form. We will post questions and you will need to answer them correctly to receive an entry. To be able to answer the questions you will need to view our new brand video, savings calculator, and cloth diapering 101 page.

NOTE: To ensure that the new website loads correctly, please clear your cache and/or browsing history and then refresh.

Today’s Trivia will include 4 questions that you will need to answer. The giveaway runs today, March 7th from 10am est-10pm est. The Trivia giveaways are open worldwide. (see rules below in Rafflecopter entry form) We will randomly draw 4 winners from correctly answered questions. Each winner will receive 1-Thirsties Duo Wrap and 2-Thirsties Duo Hemp Prefolds. Winners will be posted … Read More

We have spent the past few months redesigning our website and marketing materials.  In addition to the updated design, we have created new tools and features that we hope you will like.  Please read below to learn more.

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Savings Calculator
We now have our own version of a cloth diaper savings calculator.  We have a created a few suggested packages to help those moms and dads who might be new to cloth diapering or are just in the research phase.   Alternatively, moms and dads who are already familiar with cloth diapering can build their own stash to see their savings potential.

The calculator can be found in the Customer Center on the website, or by clicking here.

Cloth Diaper 101
This guide was developed to help moms or dads … Read More