The Environmental Working Group has introduced a new diaper brand that is the first to meet the EWG’s rigorous criteria for health and ingredient disclosure.
The new diaper brand has been launched in collaboration with Healthynest offers a full analysis of ingredients.
A newborn’s skin is significantly thinner and more permeable than that of an adult and can more readily absorb some chemicals. The area around a baby’s genitals is even thinner and more susceptible to exposure to potentially harmful chemicals, like dyes, chlorine, and phthalates, all of which can be found in diapers. Thus, the diapers should be safe to use.
Nneka Leiba, vice president of Healthy Living Science at EWG, said, “In just the first year, a typical baby wears about 2,500 diapers. However, many disposable diapers contain chemicals that can harm their health, like pesticides and other chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive development, and dermatitis. Because the safety of diapers is not adequately regulated, our new criteria set the standard for health that parents can rely on.”
Ken Cook, the president of EWG, said, “We were shocked to learn that baby diapers aren’t really regulated. Our children deserve the best. And yet we don’t know what ingredients are used to make a product our babies wear all day long. At EWG, we’re striving to make clean and healthy consumer products the norm.
I am delighted that we’ve added healthy diapers to the growing list of EWG VERIFIED products. And I’m hopeful that other companies will follow Healthynest’s lead to clean up the diaper world,”
Although some brands claiming to make “greener” or healthier options disclose their ingredients, many larger brands that dominate the market have chosen not to. When you see the EWG VERIFIED mark on a package of diapers, you can trust that they meet EWG’s strictest standards for your baby’s health.
