When did you have diapers? The evolution of 1 piece of diapers, come and see how much you know

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As a 24-hour close-fitting thing for babies, mothers are not unfamiliar with diapers, so how many times do you know how many times diapers have evolved to become what they are today? Before the advent of diapers, what was used to hold the baby's little ass?

Let's take a look: a history of the evolution of diapers.

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01

In ancient times, local materials were used

"Diapers" can actually be traced back to ancient times, but because the productivity was extremely low at that time, everything had to be obtained from nature, so there were "moss diapers", "weed diapers", "bark diapers", "animal skin diapers", now think about the little farts must be panicked

02

Very different ancient diaper cultures

For a long time after that, people in different regions made different interpretations of diapers according to their geographical conditions, culture and traditions.

Africa: Because it is warmer, diapers are not used.

To protect privacy, a cloth was placed on the baby's genitals. To this day, we can still see this fig leaf in African cultures.

Indigenous South America: Hay was placed on an old cloth to absorb some urine.

Europe: People tear cloth into strips (mainly cotton or linen) and then wrap them around babies, mainly vertically and horizontally.

Ancient China: Parents would wear open crotch pants for babies, or directly hold them to the toilet bucket to pee.

Ancient Japan: Parents would cut their worn-out kimonos into the shape of a diaper and snugly attach them to the baby's skin.

03

From diapers to the prototype of diapers

Illustration | Li Qintong

Around 1820

With the British Industrial Revolution, diaper habits in Europe changed dramatically.

It was only at this time that the working class began to buy furniture for the first time, and they did not like babies to dirty their new property. So, try to use cloth to hold the baby's excrement.

1880s

Safety pins were invented, which helped to create tighter protection around small farts to prevent excrement from leaking.

Although in some cases, safety pins can puncture the baby's skin, causing excrement to penetrate the baby's skin, bringing bacterial, viral and fungal infections and sometimes even fatal injuries.

1940s

During World War II, women joined the labor force like men, and they didn't have the time and energy to deal with the heavy lifting of washing diapers.

At this time, the diaper washing service appeared for the first time.

Every week, clean and disinfected diapers are delivered to the home, while dirty diapers are placed in separate bins and taken away by diaper washers.

In addition to the diaper washing service, the birth of diapers was closely related to World War II. In order to solve the problem of cotton shortage during World War II, the Germans invented a fiber cotton paper made of wood pulp, which is very soft and has a strong water absorption.

Later, a company in Sweden cut this cotton paper into a special shape, folded and packaged in gauze or mesh knitted fabric, and then used in underwear, but the cost was very high and the price was very expensive.

In 1946

A housewife named Mariandor took matters into her own hands, cut the bathroom curtain into a plastic cover and put it on her diapers to prevent leakage, and in 1951 she applied for a patent and sold it to a tarpaulin manufacturer for $1 million.

In 1947

A housewife named Valerie HuntGorden invented a two-stage diaper consisting of disposable mats (made of cotton wool filled with cellulose) and an adjustable plastic fabric, which could be replaced each time, and went into full production in 1949.

In 1956

Mr. Miller, Manager of the Development Department at Procter & Gamble, revolutionized the history of diapers.

In order to find an easier way to change his grandson's diapers, he invented disposable diapers that absorb water and are comfortable to wear.

The invention was named "one of the 100 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century" by Time magazine in 1961.

In 1980

Tang Xinyuan, a Chinese "father of spacesuits", added polymer absorbers to the spacesuit and invented a diaper that can absorb 1400mL of water, which perfectly solves the problem of space urination.

At this point, there is a well-known "diaper is not wet".

04

In the 21st century, from convenience and comfort to hygiene and environmental protection

The function of diapers has exploded, dazzling, softness, lightness, water absorption, leak resistance, breathability is getting better and better, giving small farts more care.

However, the environmental problems caused by the fact that diapers are not easy to degrade are also becoming more and more significant, and 30% of the plastic components in buried diapers are difficult to degrade.

At present, diaper manufacturers are developing diapers made of recycled pulp and polymers.

Recycled diapers contain 20% to 30% of recycled raw materials such as internal absorbers, and the appearance and touch are no different from the new products, and there is no odor. Garbage such as plastic is removed from sorted and recycled diapers, and feces and urine are removed from pulp and polymers, which can be reused after ozone sterilization bleaching and deodorization.

Diapers are arguably one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, solving the problems of thousands of parents who have a headache for washing diapers.

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