Making Homemade Baby Wipes

Tip: Homemade Baby Wipes

Elaine
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August 9, 2010

Photo of a baby on changing table. To make reasonably priced baby wipes you will need the following items:

roll of paper towels (I prefer Viva for the softness)
round plastic container that a 1/2 roll of paper towels will fit into.
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sharp serrated knife to cut the paper towels in half.
2 cups water that has been boiled and allowed to cool
2 Tbsp. baby shampoo or baby wash
1 Tbsp. baby oil

Directions:

Cut the paper towel in half and and remove the inner cardboard. Mix your liquid ingredients in container and place one of the paper towel halves inside, cut side down (save the other half for the next time you need to make wipes). Put the lid of the container on tightly and let it sit until all the liquid is absorbed. Next, turn the container upside down and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then turn it right side up, open your container, and "start" your roll by pulling a towel from the center of the roll. These are much cheaper to make than to buy. They would be handy to keep in your car for dirty hands as well.

Source: from "Homemade Mamas" blog

By Elaine from IA

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Question: Handmade Adult Wipes?

Evelyn Simmone

November 14, 2010

I am looking for a recipe for adult wipes.

By Evelyn Simmone from TX

Answers

elva

November 17, 20100 found this helpful

You can just buy the baby wipes. This is a recipe I had when I had my twins. I used bounty paper towels, baby oil about a 1/2 cup, water 2 cups. You can add more, just a very drop of baby shampoo mix.

I used the tub the baby wipes came in but you can also just used Ziploc freezer bag. Just pour the solution over the paper towels.

carolinadreamz

September 23, 20171 found this helpful

I used to make these same baby wipes, when my children were "littles." I've even used this solution on cloth wipes, too.

I do have to disagree, however, about using this as disposable adult wipes. From first hand experience, something much softer with different emollients is important. After all of my personal experience, I do not use a disposable for this, unless I buy a professional brand.

I'm looking for a better "adult solution" to use on flannel cloths. I don't sew them anymore because when simply cut with pinking shears, there is no sweat equity if thrown away. Some just need to be thrown away.

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