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Posted by on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:15 PM
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Homemade Baby Wipes

Last week, I made a new container of homemade wipes, so I thought I'd put the recipe online. I LOVE these wipes. They are really absorbant and super easy to make. They are also cheap! I probably wouldn't have concidered doing this, but we received the makings for wipes for a gift. I've been making them for almost 2 years now.


Ingredients:
1 roll Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels
1 1/2 tablespoons baby bath
1 tablespoon baby oil
2 cups water

Start with 1 roll of Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels. They really need to be Bounty. I use off brand paper towels for general use, but I tried them once as wipes and they fall apart and don't clean baby bottoms nearly as well as Bounty.

Pull the wrapper off and place on a cutting board.

Using a sharp non-serated knife, cut the roll in half.


They will look like this. Keep one and put the other one away for next time.

You need a container to place the wipes in that is big enough to fit the paper towels. The cover also needs to seal well so they don't dry out. I found this one at Target. It's a ClickClack 2.9 quart.

Measure out 1 1/2 tablespoons of baby wash.


Then 1 Tablespoon of baby oil. Add both to the container

Add 2 cups of water to the container.

Mix together

Place the roll of paper towl in the container. I place the cut side down.

Place the cover on the container and turn the container upside down. Keep it upside down until the paper towels are soaked through.

Open the container. Pull the cardboard center out of the paper towels.

This is how they look! We love them!
Posted by on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:15 PM
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momdoes
by Platinum Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:15 PM

* Stole form Pinterest, btw!

nicole6870
by Gold Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Wouldn't that leave a film on the baby's bottom? Also how long do they keep before spoiling?
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sweet.daydream
by Miss Val on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Awesome idea! Bump!
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arg4907
by Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Bump
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momdoes
by Platinum Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:22 PM


Quoting nicole6870:

Wouldn't that leave a film on the baby's bottom? Also how long do they keep before spoiling?


Good questions. I would think you could tweek the recipe to suit your needs. As for spoiling, I would imagine one would use them up before that could happen and even so, I think it would just dry out first instead of spoil.

I no longer have little ones but I am gonna tweek this to make my own disinfecting wipes! I spend a fortune for those suckers!

nicole6870
by Gold Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Disinfecting wipes are a GREAT idea!


Quoting momdoes:



Quoting nicole6870:

Wouldn't that leave a film on the baby's bottom? Also how long do they keep before spoiling?


Good questions. I would think you could tweek the recipe to suit your needs. As for spoiling, I would imagine one would use them up before that could happen and even so, I think it would just dry out first instead of spoil.


I no longer have little ones but I am gonna tweek this to make my own disinfecting wipes! I spend a fortune for those suckers!


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momdoes
by Platinum Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:25 PM

LOL......Im running out to family dollar now for supplies to try it!!!!!

Quoting nicole6870:

Disinfecting wipes are a GREAT idea!


Quoting momdoes:

 


Quoting nicole6870:

Wouldn't that leave a film on the baby's bottom? Also how long do they keep before spoiling?


Good questions. I would think you could tweek the recipe to suit your needs. As for spoiling, I would imagine one would use them up before that could happen and even so, I think it would just dry out first instead of spoil.


I no longer have little ones but I am gonna tweek this to make my own disinfecting wipes! I spend a fortune for those suckers!



aiyess
by Gold Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Interesting.
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reche1978
by Bronze Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:31 PM

bump

reesesami
by Bronze Member on Aug. 30, 2012 at 7:34 PM
This is awesome!!
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