Thursday, October 23, 2008

History of Diapers

1887 - First mass- produced cloth diaper introduced in the U.S.

1940 - Diaper Services become popular

1950's - Kendall, Parke-Davis and Playtex roll out their own versions of the disposable Diaper

1961- Pampers enters the market

1980- Environmentalist orginizations begin advocating for a return to cloth diapers.

1990's - Disposable diapers are used be 95 percet nof U.S. parents

2006 - The First Hybrid Diapers is introduced in the U.S.

Souce - Diaperjungle.com, MotherJones, and Pregnancy Magazine

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