Monday, March 4, 2013

DIY Baby Wipes


What other types of wipes can you make yourself? Lots. What about for children? I found baby wipes and boogie wipes

Baby Wipes
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. I guess they really do need to be Bounty because the off brands kind fall apart and don't clean baby bottoms nearly as well.  Use a non-serrated kitchen knife to cut the roll in half.  Use half a roll now, use the other half later.  Combine wipe ingredients in a 2.9 qt storage container. Add paper towels.  They will absorb the liquid within an hour.  Remove paper core. Use wipes from the core end first.

I thought Boogie wipes were plain tissues, but after I looked into these wipes I could see the appeal. They are saline nose wipes that ease the discomfort of kids’ sore, red, runny noses.

1 cup hot water (preferably distilled)
A pinch of sea salt
1 Tablespoon of aloe vera (gel or liquid)
The contents of 2 Vitamin E capsules
3 – 4 drops of lavender essential oil
2 teaspoons witch hazel

Combine all the above ingredients into a small container, then soak pre-folded cloth wipes in the solution. Squeeze out most of the water and place in bar soap box.

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