What’s a diaper pail?

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Diaper pails come in various types to meet different needs. Look for plastic liners and a bucket that can handle dripping wet diapers. Diaper Genie is a popular brand, but other brands like Diaper Champ are also available. Prices range from $10-40 USD.

Diaper pails can be the most feared thing in the nursery or a good friend in keeping dirty diaper odors at bay. There are many varieties of the diaper pail to meet many different diaper needs. Larger pails are often given to parents who use diaper services and typically have some type of air freshening device, usually in the lid, that helps keep the smell down. They may also have plastic liners to keep dirty diapers from touching the pail.

If you’re thinking about buying a diaper pail, get one with plastic liners. Buckets get smelly and dirty quickly, and unless you want to wash them often, don’t expect a little deodorizer to get rid of the smell completely. This tip matters whether you’re using cloth or disposable diapers.

Another feature to look for if you’re using cloth diapers is a bucket that can handle dripping wet diapers. Since you can often rinse diapers before actually washing them, you may need to leave them wet in a bucket for a day or more. You probably shouldn’t replace pails made for disposable diapers with ones made for cloth diapers.

As for disposable diapers, many people like pails that help compress diapers, as disposable diapers can grow in size when wet. They also like the ease of having a small lid in the center of a larger lid where they can get rid of the diapers without opening the whole bucket and filling the room with diaper smell. There are several companies that make a diaper pail, or more than one, that will meet these requirements.

One of the most popular disposable diaper pails is the Diaper Genie® made by the Playtex Company. Early models had a special feature, where you put the diaper into a small basket and then twisted it. This would compress the diaper and cause it to fall into the lined pail. Some parents found the twist mechanism a little difficult to use, but others liked the way the nappy minimizes odours. Other brands now compete with the Diaper Genie and include the Diaper Champ®. Most of these models do a good job keeping odors to a minimum, and the Diaper Champ doesn’t require you to purchase special bags to line the pail, instead allowing you to use any type of plastic bag you have.

In price, the simplest diaper pail can cost around $10-15 US Dollars (USD). Fancier buckets cost more, with many priced between $30-40 USD. You rarely have to pay more for the diaper pail, and many parents believe the more expensive pails are definitely worth the price to avoid the inevitable odors that come from baby diapers.




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