Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Homemade Baby Wipes

There's nothing wrong with commercial baby wipes, but sometimes I just like to make my own.  I like to know exactly what ingredients are in them AND they're cheap!  Can't beat that!




All you need are:
Roll of Bounty Paper Towels * (we prefer the regular roll- not select a size)
Baby Wash
Baby Oil
Water
Container to store them in  (I just happened upon this OXO container at Target a year and a half ago or so)


1. Cut your roll of paper towels in half.  (This takes some sawing and a little bit of muscle)





2. Mix 2 cups of water, 1 1/2 Tbls baby wash and 1 Tbls of baby oil in storage container


3. Add paper towels





4. Cover and turn upside down to allow water mixture to soak paper towels




5. Leave upside down until thoroughly soaked.  (I have no idea how long this takes.  I normally make my in the evening and leave them overnight.  Although I am sure it doesn't really take this long)


6. Turn over and pull out paper towel roll  (It easily comes right out)





7.  Begin pulling your new wipes from the middle of the roll.  




Voila!  Homemade baby wipes!

I've been making these wipes for over a year now- probably close to two years, and we love them!  That's not to say I never use commercial wipes- I do.  Costco brand wipes are always at our disposable, but I prefer these if I have them made.

*We started out using the select-a-size paper towels and my husband just thought that they weren't big enough to get some of the dirty jobs done, so now we use standard size paper towel rolls.





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4 comments:

  1. What a great idea! So easy, too!

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  2. Fantastic - so should have done this!

    Have pinned on my new baby Pinterest board - thanks so much for sharing at the Friday Baby Shower - Alice @ Mums Make Lists x

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  3. Thanks for sharing useful tips for making baby wipes...

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