How to Save Buying Adult Incontinence Products

Incontinence is a condition in which a person loses control of his evacuation of urine or feces from the body. The most common type of incontinence is urinary in which the bladder involuntarily release part of the liquid inside it or it empties fully. Leakage can be embarrassing and uncomfortable so to prevent this, adult incontinence products must be used. These products include disposable adult diapers, pads, disposable underwear and even pants that are all designed for people with incontinence problems. These items can be bought from any department stores worldwide. However, if you operate a hospital, a care-giving facility or a home for the aged, you need to buy incontinent products in bulk. Even households with an incontinent member need to save when buying these products. Knowing how to find affordable but durable adult incontinence products will be to your advantage. It can reduce costs, increase profit, and help you make savings.

Here are some tips on how to save money when purchasing incontinence supplies for your health facility or for your family member at home suffering from this problem. First, buy direct from manufacturers. You will enjoy many benefits in doing this. One benefit is you will get the items at factory price, which is very much lower than the marked up prices in department stores. If you buy in big quantities, you will be able to enjoy additional discounts. You can save on transportation because companies provide free delivery for bulk purchases.  Second, always compare quality, prices, and other privileges. As a bulk purchaser, you can look for several manufacturers and let them give you a quotation and an offer for other benefits and privileges. Get the quotes and compare prices before closing the deal with one manufacturer.  These people want to get your business and this will make negotiating with them easy. You can check manufacturers online. They can give you a quote without you physically visiting their office. In addition, you can purchase from manufacturers in other countries and the products can be delivered to you place. Third, go for quality at all times. Quality adult incontinence products must be durable and highly absorbent. With some brands, one piece on day time and one piece at night time will be enough. With inferior quality products that have low absorption capability, a user will need to change several times, making the cost per day higher than using the more expensive item.

When choosing brands, read product features and descriptions. If you shop online, you can see these data below or beside the image of the product. The information will tell you the kind of materials used in making the item. You will know whether it is for day time or night time use. Products for day time use are thinner compared to night time use. Users who are active need to feel comfortable while going to their offices or travelling and thick and bulky disposable underwear can be too uncomfortable and obvious. On the other hand, they stay in bed at night and those who cannot move on their own need to have a disposable protective underwear that will remain fresh smelling, dry, and comfortable until morning. 

There are many kinds of adult incontinence products according to design. Disposable underwear is designed like regular underwear for men and women. It has an elastic waistband and leg opening, making it easy to put on and take off. The leg openings fit snugly and leakage cannot easily penetrate to the outside.

 The cloth between the underwear and the skin feels like real soft cloth. Inside the pad is a thick absorbent gel that prevents leakage and foul odor. The materials are skin-friendly and the user will not develop rashes or skin irritation through long use. Other incontinence products are designed like pants, with the bottom made with several padding to prevent leakage and getting wet while moving around. The pants can look like ordinary pants and can be used when going out. For those who are bedridden, absorbent pads can be used. These pads are placed on the bed so that in case of leakage, the linen will remain fresh, dry, and clean. Pads are also placed on the seat of a chair so that it will not get soiled just in case a leakage happens.

Those products designed like regular pants and underwear are priced higher than disposable adult diapers or pads. If you want to save, select a design appropriate to the needs of the user. If the person is mobile and still goes to work or socialize, disposable underwear or incontinence pants are ideal. But if he is bedridden or just stays in the house all the time, using disposable adult diapers or pads will be cost effective. So if you want to save buying adult incontinenceproducts, knowing what is the most appropriate design for the user’s lifestyle will be a great help.