Gary Hirsch

Incontinence Specialist
Gary Hirsch realized the need to design and produce quality incontinence care products during...read more

Disambiguation Part 1: Adult Diapers vs. Adult Briefs

One of my favorite parts of the collaborative online encyclopedia Wikipedia is the disambiguation feature. Disambiguation literally means to remove the ambiguity from language, or—practically speaking—to choose the closest possible meaning from many interpretations. Wikipedia’s disambiguation feature allows users to better understand what they’re looking for by offering several results for every search. Consider this post, and my next, a kind of disambiguation for you, dear reader. I’ll be addressing the most common terms that we use in the...Read entire article »

Disambiguation Part 2: Deciphering the Incontinence Care Product Aisle

As I said in my last post, understanding the different terminology applied to incontinence care products can be a troublesome task. A lot of manufacturers use different names for similar products. Adult diapers or briefs, liners or inserts, guards or pads, slip-ons or pull-ons, protective underwear or discreet underwear, belted undergarments or belted shields: how do you know which is which? There are six basic categories of incontinent products. Read on to find out more. Pads or Guards The...Read entire article »

Let’s Talk Diapers: What Goes Into an Adult Brief?

We’ve started a lively discussion about adult incontinence care products, and many of the excellent comments I’ve received on my last two posts have discussed the finer points of brief manufacturing. Now I’d like to discuss in-depth what goes into an adult brief, and offer some advice about what to look for in a high-quality adult brief. Before we delve into construction elements, I should mention that I’ll focus solely on pull-on (sometimes called pull-up) protective underwear and tape-on...Read entire article »

How Long Should a Longer-Lasting Adult Diaper Last?

In my first post in this corner, I mentioned that I want to use this space to analyze the way that adult incontinence care products are used in a practical setting. Let’s begin that examination now, and I’ll continue it over the series of the next few posts. In my years as a designer of quality adult incontinence undergarments, I’ve seen a lot of designs for products, both of my own creation and those from other companies. Each time...Read entire article »

Managing Incontinence: Your Guide to Personal Comfort

Hello! I am Gary Hirsch, owner and president of G. Hirsch and Company, an inventor, manufacturer and distributor of adult incontinence care products. It is an honor for me to appear in this corner on the Gilbert Guide blog, and I hope to share some insight into the world of adult incontinence care so that you and yours may live a more comfortable, enjoyable life. Since I got my start in the world of adult incontinence care over 28 years...Read entire article »