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Which Eco-Diaper is Best For My Baby?

Rather than advance Procter and Gamble’s world domination by buying Pampers, DoubleX product reviewer Laura Moser soothes her liberal concience by vowing to use only “eco-friendly disposables." She compares the top brands based on three categories: Design, absorbency, and eco-credentials.

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Leo in gDiapers

The only “hybrid” diaper on the market, the gDiaper is billed as the perfect marriage of cloth and disposable. And it is, sort of. At first blush, gDiapers seemed like the supreme solution to all my eco-diapering woes. But while gDiapers soak the urine right up, even minor blowouts can require lengthy, stomach-churning cleanup. Yet for all their imperfections, gDiapers really are pretty convenient.

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Rebecca in Earth's Best Chlorine-Free Diapers

All of Moser's testers said they’d buy these again. They were “just as absorbent as the normal brands” but also “softer and more flexible” than most eco-disposables.

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Leo in Nature Babycare Diapers

These cute, leaf-patterned Scandinavian diapers are impressively absorbent, a reliable choice even for overnight use, yet reviewers cited issues with fit—this brand tends to run small.

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Nile in the Whole Foods Diaper

These plain white diapers are chlorine-bleach-free and made with wood pulp from “family-owned, responsibly managed forests.” Yet they were considerably bigger and boxier than the others we tested.

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Rebecca in Tushies Gel-Free Diapers

Tushies get their absorbency from cotton, which is less effective, but maybe less worrisome, too. They are extra thick, and the bulky, squarish diapers were a turn-off for many parents.

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Nora in Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Diapers

Seventh Generation diapers are virtuously brownish in color, as if to remind consumers of their chlorine-bleach-free status, yet even minor pees leaked through to the clothes.