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Zorb® super-absorbent fabrics

Zorb is where life catches itself under pressure.

Absorbs in under two seconds. Holds up to ~10× its weight (Original and 3D) or up to ~8× (4D and Microfiber). Made in the USA.

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Something needs to be caught and held.

In a stack, Zorb sits in the middle and catches what comes through.

Choose Zorb when your fabric's main job is to absorb and hold liquid.

ProCool®moves moisture away from the skin

Zorb®catches it and holds it

ProSoft® PULkeeps it from going any further

Stacks makers already build:

  • Cloth diapers
    1. ProTEC® fleece
    2. Zorb 3D
    3. ProSoft PUL
  • Period underwear
    1. ProCool
    2. Zorb 3D Stay Dry
    3. ProSoft PUL
  • Incontinence
    1. ProCool
    2. Zorb
    3. ProSoft PUL
  • One cut
    1. stay-dry layer, for worn and slept-on products
    2. Zorb 4D, the 2-in-1: absorbent core + hidden waterproof film

The body never knows what happened.

ProCool® on Wazoodle ProSoft® on Wazoodle

What are you making?

Eight things makers build with Zorb. Pick yours to see the Zorb they use and hear from someone who has made it.

Cloth diapers & baby

Inserts, boosters and soakers.

“No compression leaks, and it holds so much!”

Laura S., W-231

Cloth Diapers Fabric Finder

The Zorb they use

Cloth diaper inserts, made with Zorb
@zivita_panales_ecologicos

Every Zorb began with one person asking for something that didn't exist.

  1. 1st

    Zorb Original: a nonwoven core, enclosed between two fabrics

    Zorb Original

    A thin nonwoven interlining that hides inside your project, between two other fabrics. It stays put, it doesn't fray, and it's ready from the first use. Never pre-wash it before it's enclosed.

    It was ready before you were.

  2. 2nd

    Zorb 2: fabric faces on both sides with Zorb between (discontinued)

    Zorb 2 (Dimples and Diamond)

    discontinued in 2017

    Fabric faces on both sides with Zorb between, so it didn't need sandwiching. Zorb 2 had been made in Canada under the previous owner. Then copies appeared: duplicated in China, and sold on fabric.com by sellers who had never bought from us. Knockoffs were reaching makers under our name. We had spent years on that technology. So we ended Zorb 2 and moved everything into 3D.

  3. In between

    Ready-AbZORB® (2014)

    One maker's three yards started 24 months of R&D. Every absorbent fabric we make now carries it, at no extra charge. Full absorbency from the first use, with no conditioning washes.

  4. 3rd

    Zorb 3D: a dimple or diamond face over a 3D fiber core, no sandwiching

    Zorb 3D (2016)

    A diaper maker using Zorb 2 asked us for something more durable, more absorbent, softer and thinner. ("More Thinner!", as we wrote at the time.) Six months of R&D, six months of trials and two more years of development later, Zorb 3D arrived. Zorb® 3D Fiber Matrix, with dimple and diamond surfaces that need no sandwiching. LITE, Standard and Heavy Duty weights.

    The surface stays dry.

  5. 4th

    Zorb 4D: a 3D face and core with a waterproof film hidden inside, in one cut

    Zorb 4D CORE ECO-PUL (2019)

    A pee cloth maker and soaker makers asked for absorbent and waterproof in one cut. Zorb 4D is that 2-in-1: a Zorb 3D face with a waterproof film hidden inside.

    The layers are already one.

  6. Beside them

    Zorb Microfiber: loops that absorb

    Zorb Microfiber

    Loop Terry, a cleaning family first. Fleece, a dense core for diapers and postpartum pads, enclosed behind a stay-dry layer.

    The loop absorbs.

The family

Fifty-two Zorb styles, grouped by generation. Pick a generation and a family, then tap a color to see it.

US-grown organic cotton faces. Holds its shape under pressure.

Not sure yet? Start with a kit.

One kit for the whole brand, one for most families, and one for the colors of the styles that come in many.

SK-637 Zorb® brand kit: every Zorb style $65

  1. 3D Organic Cotton Dimple

    SK-576Family kit$10 SK-350Colors kit: W-231 colors$15 SK-376Colors kit: W-230 Silver colors$10

  2. 3D Stay Dry Dimple

    SK-571Family kit$15 SK-354Colors kit: W-228 colors · LITE$15 SK-377Colors kit: W-227 Silver colors · LITE$15

  3. 3D Bamboo Dimple

    SK-579Family kit$10

  4. 4D Stay Dry Dimple

    SK-577Family kit$10 SK-391Colors kit: W-647 colors · V2$15 SK-390Colors kit: W-646 Silver colors · V2$15

  5. 4D Organic Cotton Dimple

    SK-578Family kit$10 SK-393Colors kit: W-626 colors · V2$10 SK-392Colors kit: W-619 Silver colors · V2$10

Choose

Three questions. One place to start.

1. Does it touch skin?
2. Do you want the waterproof layer built in?
3. How heavy is the job?
Then two choices:

Answer the questions and the matching styles appear here.

Every product is its own build. Make one, wash it, wear it, test it.

Honest truths

What we'd want to know before buying a yard.

“After using these for several weeks I have discovered that although not "bullet proof", they do really well.”

Tatiana, W-202

Choosing between Zorb 4D and Zorb 3D with PUL

Inherited. Rescued. Protected. Grown by being asked.

  1. 2007Zorb Original: a nonwoven core, enclosed between two fabrics

    Zorb was first developed in 2007, by a Canadian company that came before us.

  2. 2010

    In 2010 we began making our own Zorb Microfiber in the USA.

  3. 2012

    In 2012 Zorb came to our family with Wazoodle. The business we took on was struggling: orders were weeks late and some had been paid for and never filled. We took it on anyway. Our customers watched the turnaround happen.

  4. 2014

    Ready-AbZORB®. Every absorbent fabric we make now carries it: full absorbency from the first use, with no conditioning washes.

  5. 2016Zorb 3D: a dimple or diamond face over a 3D fiber core, no sandwiching

    Zorb 3D, asked for by a diaper maker who wanted something more durable, more absorbent, softer and thinner.

  6. 2017Zorb 2: fabric faces on both sides with Zorb between (discontinued)

    We ended Zorb 2 after knockoffs reached makers under our name, and moved everything into 3D.

  7. 2019Zorb 4D: a 3D face and core with a waterproof film hidden inside, in one cut

    Zorb 4D, absorbent and waterproof in one cut, asked for by a pee cloth maker and soaker makers.

  8. 2020

    A Northeastern University study in ACS Nano tested a mask design with Zorb 3D inside.

  9. Today

    More than 6,100 customers ordered Zorb from Wazoodle in the last three years, from 59 countries.

Every generation since began with one maker asking.

We have never filed a patent. The know-how stays with the family that makes it.

We didn't invent the need. You brought it to us. Thank you to every maker who asked.

Where it goes

Ordered from 59 countries in the last three years, then sewn into things we never see.

World map: the 59 countries Zorb was ordered from are lit

Countries customers ordered Zorb from on Wazoodle, October 2023 to October 2026. Distributors and AKAS Tex orders are not counted.

All 59 countries
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Vietnam

Sewn for others

Makers have sewn pads with Zorb for girls who have nothing to use since at least 2016, and diapers for orphans. Operation Christmas Child, the Yonkofa Project in Ghana, Keep Girls in School, Miss Africa Foundation, and church groups.

“They cannot go to school or if the do product use is mud straw rags any thing they find”

Dianne, W-201

“50 yards does 1000 pads ..3rd each girl gives us 333 girls”

Dianne, W-201

The makers sewed it. We sold fabric.

Sewn for Others

Dignity at home

“I prayed a lot over this and am thankful it was successful.”

Edith, W-552

“Finally getting ahead of it now.”

The Grateful Hippie, W-540

Pets

Pet bedding, made with Zorb
@hedgehog_valley

“I MAY GET MY HOUSE BACK THANKS TO ZORB!!”

Vanessa, W-202

Growing

Hydroponic plant system, made with Zorb
Another maker's hydroponic system

“The basil is 8 inches tall on the 2nd batch and healthy.”

John, W-202

Research

In 2020, a Northeastern University study published in ACS Nano (Lustig et al.) tested common fabrics as mask layers. One design used ProCool® Stretch-FIT Dri-QWick Sports Jersey Fabric outside, Zorb® 3D Stay Dry Dimple Heavy Duty inside, and a cellulose filter. In that test, it showed 72% lower aerosol transmission than a 5-layer N95.

This is one tested design in one study. Zorb is not a medical device and makes no protective claim.

The study in ACS Nano

Written about elsewhere

Most Zorb never shows its name. It's inside someone else's work.

In their own words

Designer Pads by LXG · Discovery Fabrics · Wheek Dreams Designs · Wooly Booly Designs · Go Outside And Play · puppee

“I owe my bussines succes to this Zorb fabric.”

Laura, Designer Pads by LXG, W-202

“I started offering Zorb as an option over uhaul for my online shop”

Wheek Dreams Designs, W-202

On their own feeds

Businesses we make it for

  • Apparel
  • Incontinence
  • Distributors
  • Maternity
  • Diapers
  • Medical
  • Mattress pads
  • Industrial
  • Resellers
  • Military
  • Furniture
  • Transport
  • Period care

Trust

What's in Zorb, what never is, and why we say so plainly.

  • CPSIA certified for children's products. The certification covers the fabric. Your finished product may need its own testing.

  • Certified free from PTFE, PFAS, PFOS, PFOA.

  • Never in it: BPA, phthalates, lead and heavy metals, latex, engineered nanoparticles, super-absorbent polymers and fibers, chemical flame retardants.

  • Meets California Prop 65 safe-harbor levels, EU REACH SVHC and RoHS, as each spec sheet states.

  • Hypoallergenic.

  • FoodSAFE® styles are tested for FDA food-contact compliance (21 CFR 175.300; 4D FoodSAFE also 21 CFR 177.1680).

  • SILVERPLUS® styles inhibit bacterial growth and odor on the fabric, 99.9% through 50 wash cycles. Silver ions, not nanoparticles.

  • Made in the USA, by a family business that answers your questions itself.

  • Family-owned, minority- and woman-owned.

  • PFAS-free
  • BPA-free
  • Phthalate-free
  • Lead- and heavy-metal-free
  • Latex-free
  • No engineered nanoparticles
  • No super-absorbent polymers or fibers
  • No chemical flame retardants

What we don't hold, and why

We don't hold OEKO-TEX or GOTS. OEKO-TEX was designed to stand in for supply chains you can't see into; ours is made in the USA, under EPA, OSHA and CPSC oversight, and we test to CPSIA. GOTS certifies organic apparel supply chains, and engineered technical fabrics like Zorb sit outside its scope.

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Market with Zorb

Using Zorb in what you sell? Here's how to say it.

Words you can use

SayInstead of
Made with Zorb® Technology · or the full fabric name, e.g. Zorb® 3D Stay Dry Dimple LITE FabricThe Zorb® Diaper · Zorb® as your product's name
Absorbs up to ~10× its weight (Original, 3D) · up to ~8× (4D, Microfiber)20× its weight · holds a set amount in ml or oz
Absorbs in under two seconds1–2 seconds
Absorbency from engineered fiber structure, no super-absorbent polymerspolymer · gel core
Full absorbency from the first useneeds activating · gets more absorbent with washing
2-in-1: absorbent and waterproof in one cut (4D)all-in-one
CPSIA certified fabricCPSIA certified product (unless you've tested it)
Fabric certified free from PTFE, PFAS, PFOS, PFOAchemical-free · toxin-free
Made with Zorb® Original Silver Fabric, treated with SILVERPLUS® (Silver styles only)antibacterial · kills germs · antimicrobial on non-Silver Zorb
Fabric made in the USApatented

Add this under any use: Zorb® is a registered trademark of Wazoodle Fabrics. With Silver styles, add: Silver Plus® is a trademark of Rudolf Group.

Regular or Silver? Choose by how long your product goes between washes. Washed after every use, or every day: the regular style. Used for days between washes: the SILVERPLUS® version.

Standard vs Silver: When Antimicrobial Treatment Matters

Claim only what the Wazoodle product page publishes, and don't suggest that Wazoodle endorses or sponsors your product. The certifications cover the fabric. Claims about your finished product are yours to test: how much it holds, whether it leaks, what it's free from, whether it resists bacteria. Some may need their own regulatory review.

By application

Cloth diapers

stay-dry liner → Zorb 3D core → ProSoft PUL cover, or Zorb 4D under a liner. Copy: "Absorbent core made with Zorb® 3D 100% Organic Cotton Dimple Fabric." Your own test: how long your diaper lasts. Rules: children's products need your own CPSIA certificate. State PFAS laws (California, New York and others) cover diapers.

Menstrual pads

stay-dry topper → Zorb core (Original Silver enclosed) → ProSoft PUL. Copy: "Absorbent core made with Zorb® Technology." Your own test: leak-proof and capacity claims. Rules: menstrual pads are FDA-regulated devices (21 CFR 884.5435). Use Zorb® Original Silver as the core. That rule's exemption doesn't cover pads treated to resist bacteria, so a pad made with a Silver style may need its own FDA review before you sell it. State PFAS laws cover menstrual products.

Period underwear

ProCool topper → Zorb 3D Stay Dry gusset → ProSoft PUL, or a Zorb 4D gusset. Copy: "Gusset made with Zorb® Technology." Your own test: how much it holds. Rules: as for menstrual pads.

Incontinence

stay-dry topper → Zorb 3D Heavy Duty → PUL, or Zorb 4D. Copy: "Made with Zorb® 3D Stay Dry Dimple Heavy Duty Fabric." Your own test: absorbency. Rules: incontinence garments fall under FDA device rules (21 CFR 876.5920).

Nursing and postpartum

soft topper → Zorb core → PUL or Zorb 4D. Copy: "Made with Zorb® Technology." Your own test: how long it lasts between changes. Rules: FDA's nipple-shield rule (21 CFR 880.5630) leaves out nursing pads that only protect clothing from milk. A pad sold with a medical claim needs its own review.

Pet liners and beds

fleece top → Zorb Silver core → PUL back, or Zorb 4D Silver. Copy: "Absorbent layer made with Zorb® Original Silver Fabric, treated with SILVERPLUS®." Your own test: days between washes. Rules: saying your finished product resists bacteria or odor can bring in EPA treated-article rules, so keep the claim to the Silver fabric.

Bed pads

comfort top → Zorb 3D Heavy Duty → PUL, or Zorb 4D. Copy: "Made with Zorb® Technology." Your own test: capacity.

Kitchen and cleaning

Zorb face or hidden core, Microfiber Loop Terry for towels. Copy: "Made with Zorb® Technology." Your own test: wear and care.

By industry

  • Diapers and baby: the CPSIA fabric certification supports your own product certificate.
  • Period care and maternity: FDA device rules apply to menstrual pads; the PFAS line supports state compliance.
  • Incontinence and medical: we supply the fabric only. The finished item, its testing and its claims are yours, and adult incontinence garments fall under FDA device rules.
  • Pet: SILVERPLUS® leads where liners and beds stay in use for days.
  • Distributors and resellers: sell genuine Zorb by its full name, and join our seller program to be listed on the Genuine Zorb page. Sell Zorb

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