Review Criteria

Cloth Diaper and Diaper Cover Review Scoring System

Price Per Diaper:

5 stars:  Under $10
4 stars:  Under $15
3 stars:  Under $20
2 stars:  Under $30
1 star:  Over $30

Leaks:

5 Stars:  No leaks
4 Stars:  Minimal leaks/ Possible User Error
3 Stars:  Some leaking for long naps or Night use
2 Stars:  Frequent Leaking
1 Star:  Always Leaks.

Fit:

5 Stars:  Always able to find the perfect fit
4 Stars:  Mostly able to find the perfect fit
3 Stars:  Able to find a good fit but can be difficult
2 Stars:  Almost impossible to find a good fit
1 Star:  Fits Poorly

Ease of Use:

5 Stars:  Very easy to use
4 Stars:  Easy to use, but could be a little better
3 Stars:  Ok to use, but needs some modification
2 Stars:  Difficult to use
1 Star:  Impossible to use

Washing:

5 Stars:  Washes very well, all stains come out easily
4 Stars:  Washes well, most stains come out easily
3 Stars:  Washes well, but some stains remain
2 Stars:  Very difficult to wash, difficult to get stains out
1 Star:  Does not wash well, many stains remain

Overall Performance:

5 Stars:  Very Impressed, Highly Recommended
4 Stars:  Impressed, Would Recommend
3 Stars:  Ok Diaper, Would recommend if other features are desireable
2 Stars:  Was not impressed, probably would not recommend
1 Star:  Did not like, would definitely not recommend

Total score From Above out of 30 possible.

Also included in every review...

Daddy’s Thoughts on this Diaper:

My Final Remarks:

My findings if I have trialed night time use.

Also included in the review will be photos of the diaper (outside, inside, close up of special features, and possibly a shot of my little one featuring the diaper).


And of course, not all of the above will be typed in every review!  I plan to post my scoring criteria in the header as a reference.  The actual review will just have the amount of stars (or whatever character I decide on) to represent the score for that topic and then the reason for that particular score.

I take pride in providing a thorough, comprehensive, and honest review.


Fitted Diaper Scoring System


Price Per Fitted:

5 stars:  Under $10
4 stars:  Under $15
3 stars:  Under $20
2 stars:  Under $30
1 star:  Over $30

Absorbency:

5 Stars:  Very Absorbent/ Always held
4 Stars:  Very Absorbent/ Held most of the time with occasional leak
3 Stars:  Moderately Absorbent/ Some leaking especially for long naps or Night use
2 Stars:  Moderately Absorbent but Frequent Leaking
1 Star:  Did not Absorb well/ Always Leaks.

Fit:

5 Stars:  Always able to find the perfect fit
4 Stars:  Mostly able to find the perfect fit
3 Stars:  Able to find a good fit but can be difficult
2 Stars:  Almost impossible to find a good fit
1 Star:  Fits Poorly

Ease of Use:

5 Stars:  Very easy to use
4 Stars:  Easy to use, but could be a little better
3 Stars:  Ok to use, but needs some modification
2 Stars:  Difficult to use
1 Star:  Impossible to use

Washing:

5 Stars:  Washes very well, all stains come out easily
4 Stars:  Washes well, most stains come out easily
3 Stars:  Washes well, but some stains remain
2 Stars:  Very difficult to wash, difficult to get stains out
1 Star:  Does not wash well, many stains remain

Overall Performance:

5 Stars:  Very Impressed, Highly Recommended
4 Stars:  Impressed, Would Recommend
3 Stars:  Ok Diaper, Would recommend if other features are desireable
2 Stars:  Was not impressed, probably would not recommend
1 Star:  Did not like, would definitely not recommend

Total score From Above out of 30 possible.

Daddy’s Thoughts on this Diaper:


Prefolds Scoring System

Size - This will be a post washing measurement.

Price Per Prefold:

5 stars:  Under $1
4 stars:  Under $5
3 stars:  Under $7
2 stars:  Under $10
1 star:  $10 or more

Absorbency:


5 Stars:  Very Absorbent/ Always held
4 Stars:  Very Absorbent/ Held most of the time with occasional leak
3 Stars:  Moderately Absorbent/ Some leaking especially for long naps or Night use
2 Stars:  Moderately Absorbent but Frequent Leaking
1 Star:  Did not Absorb well/ Always Leaks.

Ease of Use:

5 Stars:  Very easy to use
4 Stars:  Easy to use, but could be a little better
3 Stars:  Ok to use, but needs some modification
2 Stars:  Difficult to use
1 Star:  Impossible to use

Total Stars out of 15 possible.


Wipes Solution Scoring System

Cost: (read specific review for cost break down as this is dependent on size/ amount of product)

5 stars:  Under $5
4 stars:  Under $10
3 stars:  Under $15
2 stars:  Under $20
1 star:  Over $20

Ease of Use:

5 stars:  Very easy to prepare, no improvements to be made.
4 stars:  Very easy to prepare, minor improvements could be made.
3 stars:  Easy to prepare, could be easier.
2 stars:  Difficult to prepare, but could easily be improved.
1 star:  Impossible to prepare.

Smell

5 stars:  Delicious, I could eat it.
4 stars:  Very nice smell.
3 stars: Odorless.
2 stars:  Not my favorite “flavor.”
1 star: Repulsive.

On Baby

5 Stars:  Cleans baby bottom very well, no rash or other issues.
4 Stars:  Cleans baby bottom ok, no rash or other issues.
3 stars:  Cleans baby bottom ok with some issue noted.
2 stars:  Not very good at cleaning baby bottom and issues.
1 star:  Terrible at cleaning baby bottom, many issues.

Overall

5 Stars:  Love this product, would highly recommend
4 Stars:  Good product, would recommend
3 Stars:   Acceptable product, may or may not recommend
2 Stars:  Poor Product, would not recommend.
1 Star.  Awful product, would not recommend and would warn against.

Total Possible 25

Diaper Rash Cream/ Ointment/ Balm Scoring System

Cost: (read specific review for cost break down as this is dependent on size/ amount of product)

5 stars:  Under $10
4 stars:  Under $15
3 stars:  Under $20
2 stars:  Under $25
1 star:  Over $25

Ease of use

5 Stars:  Very easy to put on baby and little or no mess for you.
4 Stars:  Very easy to put on baby and some mess for you.
3 Stars:  Ok to put on baby, and moderate mess for you.
2 Stars:  Hard to put on baby, and moderate to large mess for you.
1 Star:  Almost impossible to put on baby and/or huge mess for you.

Smell

5 stars:  Delicious, I could eat it.
4 stars:  Very nice smell.
3 stars: Odorless.
2 stars:  Not my favorite “flavor.”
1 star: Repulsive.

Effectiveness

5 Stars:  This product clears up rash quickly and returns baby skin to healthy.
4 Stars:  This product clears up rash in an ok amount of time and returns skin to healthy.
3 Stars:  This product will clear up rash eventually and may dry out baby skin.
2 Stars:  This product will not clear up diaper rash.
1 Star:  This product will not clear up diaper rash and will irritate baby bottom even more.

Overall

5 Stars:  Love this product, would highly recommend
4 Stars:  Good product, would recommend
3 Stars:   Acceptable product, may or may not recommend
2 Stars:  Poor Product, would not recommend.
1 Star.  Awful product, would not recommend and would warn against.

Total Possible 25

Swim Diaper Scoring System


Price Per Diaper:

5 stars:  Under $10
4 stars:  Under $15
3 stars:  Under $20
2 stars:  Under $30
1 star:  Over $30

Fit:

5 Stars:  Always able to find the perfect fit
4 Stars:  Mostly able to find the perfect fit
3 Stars:  Able to find a good fit but can be difficult
2 Stars:  Almost impossible to find a good fit
1 Star:  Fits Poorly

Washing:

5 Stars:  Washes very well, all stains come out easily
4 Stars:  Washes well, most stains come out easily
3 Stars:  Washes well, but some stains remain
2 Stars:  Very difficult to wash, difficult to get stains out
1 Star:  Does not wash well, many stains remain

Overall Performance:

5 Stars:  Very Impressed, Highly Recommended
4 Stars:  Impressed, Would Recommend
3 Stars:  Ok Diaper, Would recommend if other features are desireable
2 Stars:  Was not impressed, probably would not recommend
1 Star:  Did not like, would definitely not recommend

Total score From Above out of 20 possible.