thekid1 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 i noticed on one of my bags of abri form medium X-plus that it has a self life aka an expire date, do diapers really expire and if so what happens to them.? this has really got me wondering. Link to comment
pampermeinia Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 You got me on that one I will have to check my diapers and see if they do to. Link to comment
thekid1 Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 i haven't Seen it on depends or tena before only on the abri form Link to comment
runaway Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Mine expire a few hours after I've worn them But I dun't keep my diapers ona shelf; they live ina purple rubber box. So guess mine hasa box-life. Wonders what shelf -to- box conversion factor is... prolly the same as yen -to- euro Link to comment
ChrisKnight Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have a few bags of the old style Attends with waistband and you can see some discoloration in the wetness indicators. I also find that the tapes lose some of their stickyness. I always wondered about the wetness indicators on some of the older Attends I have. Never dawned on me that they might have a shelf life. Link to comment
messyman Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 The worst that can happen is the plastic get stiff and cracks. Unlees they have been sitting in the sun it would take alot longer thatn the date on the bag for that to happen. Link to comment
willnotwill Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I doug out some old attends i had and they seem to have held up. Link to comment
AutieAB Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Some Abri-forms I bought had an alleged expiry date of about 3 years time on them and I think some Tena Slips did too. I'd imagine it's more to do with the condition of the sticky stuff on the tapes than anything else. Think about what happens if you try and use a role of cellotape that's been sat there for years - it dries up and flakes apart. Link to comment
poor_newborn_baby_2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I never had a problem such as that, they do get moldy and smelly if u forget to throw them out after use, lol, *sweat* Link to comment
nappyloon Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Some time ago I brought a pack of "old" Tena slips from my usual supplier as they were cheap only to find that the tapes had lost all there stickiness and I had to stick the Nappies on with Sellotape-no big deal as they were very cheap, so yes they do have a shelf life! Link to comment
babylin Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I like cloth diapers. But I expect them to expire when they fall to bits or I do. I'd die happy to out live my cloth diapers, but I doubt that will happen. HAPPINESS IS WEARING COTTON DIAPERS Link to comment
Hunter1076 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Come on guys and gals tell the truth. When they expire they explode and catch fire....... Kidding, Just make sure to wet them before expiration date and they wont explode. Link to comment
redneck diaper boy Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Depends! Come on guys and gals tell the truth. When they expire they explode and catch fire....... Kidding, Just make sure to wet them before expiration date and they wont explode. Link to comment
redneck diaper boy Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I hear you. I have some that are over 5 years old. Plastic pants don't last that long though. I'd die happy to out live my cloth diapers, but I doubt that will happen.HAPPINESS IS WEARING COTTON DIAPERS Link to comment
thediaperman Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I have found on older bags of Attends that the wetness indicator prety much doesn't work, or that it takes a really long time to change colors. Perhaps he chemicals involved break down over time? Link to comment
Juliabam Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 i noticed on one of my bags of abri form medium X-plus that it has a self life aka an expire date, do diapers really expire and if so what happens to them.? this has really got me wondering. When they expire, they start to smell real nasty.. Link to comment
rusty pins Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Here is a story that you can take to heart in matters of expiration dates. Many years ago an employee of a shampoo company was credited with single handedly doubling the sales of their company's shampoo with only one word. That word was in the instructions and the word was "repete". That word came after the instructions about shampooing your hair and rinsing. By adding the word "repete" it caused people to wash their hair again thus doubling the amount of shampoo they used. Now, expiration dates on some items have the same results - getting you to buy more of the company's products. This isn't to say some things like Milk and lunchmeat shouldn't be discarded after the expiration date, but companies know that by putting an expiration date on an item will cause many people to go out and replace that item once the expiration date has passed, thus increasing sales. How would it be for an incontinent person or caregiver to look at a bag of adult diapers, see an expiration date and then be afraid of what might happen if he or she was out somewhere in an old diaper with an expired date! They may think that anything might happen and therefore be afraid to use old diapers. I sure wouldn't want to be out somewhere with an old diaper and have the tapes pop off when I'm around a lot of people. True, the tapes on disposable diapers may lose their adhesion and if the diapers are stored where moisture can get to them, they will not last, but I have never had any problem other than perhaps the tapes not sticking with any old disposable diapers. In fact, I've had problems with tapes not sticking on some brand new bags of disposable diapers! Link to comment
leafy kille Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 ah the ever present idiocies of capitolism... Link to comment
heartwood Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 a vintage diaper is a fine diaper Link to comment
thekid1 Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 When they expire, they start to smell real nasty.. LOL i don't let that happen Link to comment
Diaper Mike 05 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I have had problems in a warmer environment with the plastic outer shell itself becoming thinner and getting holes. I don't know how common it is, but that's what I have had happen. Link to comment
kittyclaire Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 i had some really old diapers now and then, its like they change colour quite a bit like paper does, and the tapes lose there stickyness as well, and they get really stiff like you put a bottle of glue on them or something Link to comment
Wolf Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Well this has never crossed my mind at all. I guess what you can do is to just vaccume pack them and place them in a normal room tempratured dark place. Link to comment
Guest Sissy Lil Lucy Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 well i dunno about our diapies, but i know some little baby ones are 12months from opening not real precise, but then so many thigns say that these days (like shampoo!!!) Only noticed the other day huggles Lucy Link to comment
Guest Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Here is a story that you can take to heart in matters of expiration dates. Many years ago an employee of a shampoo company was credited with single handedly doubling the sales of their company's shampoo with only one word. That word was in the instructions and the word was "repete". That word came after the instructions about shampooing your hair and rinsing. By adding the word "repete" it caused people to wash their hair again thus doubling the amount of shampoo they used. Now, expiration dates on some items have the same results - getting you to buy more of the company's products. This isn't to say some things like Milk and lunchmeat shouldn't be discarded after the expiration date, but companies know that by putting an expiration date on an item will cause many people to go out and replace that item once the expiration date has passed, thus increasing sales. How would it be for an incontinent person or caregiver to look at a bag of adult diapers, see an expiration date and then be afraid of what might happen if he or she was out somewhere in an old diaper with an expired date! They may think that anything might happen and therefore be afraid to use old diapers. I sure wouldn't want to be out somewhere with an old diaper and have the tapes pop off when I'm around a lot of people. True, the tapes on disposable diapers may lose their adhesion and if the diapers are stored where moisture can get to them, they will not last, but I have never had any problem other than perhaps the tapes not sticking with any old disposable diapers. In fact, I've had problems with tapes not sticking on some brand new bags of disposable diapers! The only time I repeat my shampoo is when something REALLY disgusting gets in my hair... like that time I had crack residue in it... Don't ask, it was a long night. I don't do crack. Link to comment
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