What's in a Diaper
Early this morning, after an exceptionally impressive diaper explosion, I put the sheets into the washing machine. Later when I went to switch the sheets to the dryer, I found some of that gel goo that is inside of disposable diapers. At first I thought that the force of the explosion had propelled some of the gel (or let's just be honest, an extra organ) out onto the sheets. But as I kept picking out more and more of it, I realized I had accidentally thrown a disposable diaper in the wash with the sheets. I had no memory of doing this, but then again I don't remember much in my sleep deprived haze. I must have considered changing Little P's diaper in the wee hours during one of her let's-get-up-at-midnight-and-play episodes, but never got around to it. Anyway, I pulled the sheets, diaper, and lots of little gel fluffs out of the washer. Which made me wonder what that fluff is. After Googling, it is sodium polyacrylate, a chemical found in most disposab...