Homemade Baby Wipes

One way to save money and keep your baby’s skin healthy is to make your own baby wipes.  Homemade baby wipes are easy to make, inexpensive, portable and convenient.  All you need to make them is a roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels, baby bath liquid, water, and a container with a lid.  Consider the savings involved: commercial baby wipes cost around $3.50 per package.  They contain chemicals, fragrance, alcohol or other skin drying ingredients and water.  A roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels runs about $1.  You cut the roll in half, so each roll makes two refills of wipes.  Baby bath liquid is about $1-2, and you only use 2 tablespoons per container of wipes, so it lasts a very long time.  You choose the kind of baby bath liquid you will use, so you can get organic or all natural at your own choosing…

To make homemade baby wipes, first choose a cylindrical container a little larger than a quart container.  It should be wide enough to hold a roll of paper towels cut in half the short way (a little larger than a roll of toilet paper).  Be sure the container has a lid.  Cut an "x" slit in the top center of the lid.

Take the roll of paper towels, and using a sharp knife, cut it in half so that each half resembles a roll of toilet paper.  Place the paper towel half into the container so that the  cardboard tube inside is in reach from the top of the container.

In a separate container, mix together two cups of water and two tablespoons baby bath liquid.  Pour the mixture on top of the paper towels in the container and wait about five minutes for it to soak into the paper towels.  Then, carefully pull the cardboard core out of the middle.  The innermost paper towel piece should come up the middle with the core.  Pull it through the slit you cut in the lid of the container and close the container. 

When you need another wipe, just pull the paper towel through the slit in the top, and because it is perforated, it will conveniently tear off at the perforation, leaving the next wipe ready to pull through when you need it.

If you need portable wipes, just pull out the number you will want to take with you and  place them into a zip lock plastic bag.  Cut a small hole in the bag and pull through one end of the wipes.  You may choose to put the bag of wipes into a small plastic portable wipes case to keep them protected from air.  This way, your homemade baby wipes can come with you and your baby.

Natural homemade baby wipes are better for your baby’s skin than commercial wipes, cost considerably less, and are easy to make. 

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