Launched in 2021, The Happy Nappy Duo™ has rapidly become a Splash About bestseller. Described by our Feefo reviewers as “amazing” and “perfect”, we can confidently say it is exactly what we wanted it to be: effective in killing germs, reliable against leaks, loved by parents, approved by swim schools, super cute and most crucially, addressing a gap in the baby swimming market.

Why was the Happy Nappy Duo™ Invented?

Prior to its invention, Splash About had been contacted by several swim schools who were using Hydrotherapy pools as part of their baby swimming classes, to say they were no longer allowed to use the 32° heated pools with young children, due to the risk of contaminants leaking in from nappies and causing closures.

That got us thinking. Whilst we were confident in the efficiency of our Happy Nappy™, we wanted to take it one step further. Our first thought was to design a completely water tight swim nappy. This is no mean feat and due to the fact that all babies are different shapes and sizes, the risk of water penetrating even one nappy would render it defunct. Our Finance and Operations Director Lesley Beach explains the next idea: “To tackle this, we turned the problem on its head and focused on destroying any bacteria and viruses within the nappy, ensuring any liquid leaking out is far less likely to carry harmful diseases”. This would satisfy the rules for babies using hydrotherapy pools and in fact, change the world of baby swimming for the better.

So there began the four-year development of the Happy Nappy Duo™, the only swim nappy in the world that would kill viruses from faeces, that chlorine alone cannot kill.

With the help of the leading Cryptosporidium scientist at Edinburgh University, Pamela Cameron and other specialist laboratories in the US, we started to investigate the use of silver in our nappies to kill germs, viruses and other pathogens that cause tummy bugs and infections.

After many experiments and vigorous testing, we were able to announce we had created a world exclusive silver lined swimming nappy, The Happy Nappy Duo™

How does the silver lining within the Happy Nappy Duo™ work?

The silver lining in the Happy Nappy Duo™ has been developed by and is exclusive to Splash About. It kills viruses by breaking their cell walls and stopping them from working. The silver ions work alongside the chlorine in the pool to break down the germ (sporozoites) membranes so that they have no bacterial effect and are no longer infectious.

As this is done within the nappy whilst the baby is still in the pool, any leaks that do happen to escape during transit from the pool or whilst changing, pose no danger to the child or carer.