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unusual facts about Diaper


Polyurethane laminate

This laminated fabric is useful as a wind and/or water barrier in the construction of fluid-splash protecting garments, shower curtains, outerwear clothing, however it is primarily used for making cloth nappies / diapers and cloth menstrual pads.


Athlete's foot

Zinc oxide-based diaper rash ointment may be used; talcum powder can be used to absorb moisture to kill off the infection.

Carlyle Harmon

The disposable diaper, in its original form invented by Victor Mills of Procter & Gamble, required a core of thick rolls of paper in order to adequately contain fluid and guard against diaper rash.

Cholestyramine

A 5% compound with Aquaphor can be applied as a topical diaper rash ointment for infants and toddlers.

Emily Hahn

There she became involved with prominent Shanghai figures, such as the wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon, and was in the habit of taking her pet gibbon, Mr. Mills, with her to dinner parties, dressed in a diaper and a minute dinner jacket.

George Wyllie

Wyllie's work can also be seen in the Clyde Clock (depicting a clock on running legs), outside Buchanan bus station and in the Monument to Maternity (depicting a huge nappy pin), on the site of the former Rottenrow Maternity Hospital.

Kimberly McCullough

McCullough's first appearance was as a 7-month-old baby in a diaper commercial, co-starring with actress Juliet Mills.

Los Angeles Diaper Drive

In October 2010, Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo assisted the LA Diaper Drive by distributing diapers that were donated by Huggies.

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby is an American children's novel by Dav Pilkey, credited as "George Beard and Harold Hutchins", categorized as part of the author's Captain Underpants series of books as a spin-off to the series.

Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Some conventions used by the Limbourgs, such as a diaper background or the portrayal of night, were influenced by artists such as Taddeo Gaddi.

Wetness indicator

In 1978, Kimberly-Clark introduced Kleenex Super Dry diapers with "wetness indicators" in the form of a design that fades and lightens as the inside of the diaper becomes wetter.


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