Ever since our move I’ve not been able to get back to cloth diapering. I’ve tried, and I NEED to try again, but I’m not sure if it was the sixth child, recovering from such a major move, or both that brought this mama the last spinning plate she could handle on some days! Until I do get back to cloth diapers though I have found the BEST disposables, so I thought I’d feature them in this Babyganics Diapers Review, & Why to Choose Non-Toxic Diapers.
Why I chose Babyganics Diapers
Ever since studying for my masters in herbology from the School of Natural Healing in the mid-latter 90’s I’ve tried to stay as synthetic chemical free and as non toxic as possible. I’ve always tried to choose natural bath & body products as well as non toxic cleaners for my home.
When I became a mother in 2005 I became even more passionate about my commitment to a non toxic lifestyle.
Although we do use some chemical cleaners, I’d say we are probably around 80/20 green/chemical. The primary chemical is bleach-there are just some jobs you definitely want that around for!
We only use natural bath and body products though. An app I highly recommend everyone have is Think Dirty. I know, it sounds bad but it’s not! I’ll link to it below. You can use it to scan products like your baby shampoo and it will tell you on a scale of 1 to 10 how toxic the ingredients are. So many products, including baby shampoos are highly carcinogenic and hormone disrupting! Here’s a short video describing the app.
So anything that can be absorbed by the skin we keep natural.
I’ve not always been super careful about what diapers we choose, I’ve kind of gone back and forth as our budget allowed since I mainly only would put my babies in a disposable at night and cloth diaper during the day.
When I realized that with baby #6 I wasn’t going to be able to get back to cloth diapering anytime soon I started looking at my non toxic options. I wanted non toxic for our little man since he was going to be in them all the time. Did you know that regular diapers have up to 13 TOXIC chemicals in them? Read more here at Non-Toxic Munchkin.
The first place I looked was Honest diapers. My aunt bought me a huge box of them as part of a generous housewarming gift collection when we moved (I love you Aunt Mary!). I really loved Honest diapers and was SHOCKED by how long the box lasted. I had never seen diapers stretch so far!
That’s when I realized that maybe buying the cheapest diapers on the shelves wasn’t actually saving me any money.
So I started the hunt for the best, most affordable disposable diapers.
I chose Babyganics Diapers because they are free of chlorine, latex, petroleum based lotions and fragrances. BTW, did you know that synthetic fragrance can be highly toxic and even carcinogenic? I’ll link to an article by HuffPost with the scoop below.
How Do Babyganics Diapers Compare To Other Brands?
Quality
The quality is one of my favorite things about these diapers. I would compare them to Honest diapers (another favorite brand) as far as the quality.
Babyganics advertise “Ultra Absorbent” and they are not kidding! I’ve found that the ratio is about 2 to 1 if you compare them to Parents Choice or Pampers. So for every 1 Babyganics Diaper we would go through two Parents Choice or Pampers.
Do they last through the night?
That’s a resounding YES! They do for us!
This is a major bonus considering I would have to change our baby around 3 am in the morning when using Pampers or Parents Choice. Often times the Pampers or Parents Choice had already leaked by then too. Not fun to have to deal with in the night, especially since changing him would always wake him for awhile too.
When our baby was smaller, in the size 3’s, I found that for every 1 Babyganics he would go through around 3 and sometimes 4 of the Parents Choice!
Price
These are a little pricier than Parents Choice (.17 cents per diaper) and Pampers (.27 cents per diaper), but not really if you consider they outlast Pampers and Parents Choice by double.
And these are not the priciest! Size 4 Honest diapers are .44 cents per diaper.
Babyganics are 38. cents but I get them for just 31. cents because I’m on Subscribe and Save which I highly recommend!
What is Subscribe & Save?
Subscribe and Save is an Amazon Prime special where if you get more than 5 items on select Subscribe and Save items you can unlock an additional 20% off on some products. Babyganics diapers are one!
The above links are my affiliate links. They will take you to Amazon through your own account. Although I will earn a small commission (that goes towards keeping this blog running) you don’t pay a penny extra!
Have you tried Babyganics diapers or do you have a favorite natural diaper brand? Tell us about it in the comments section below! You can also check out my MOTHERHOOD related posts HERE.
Want more reasons to go green? Watch the video below by Ken Cook from the Environmental Working Group.
