Friday, October 28, 2011

Homemade Disposible Wipes Tutorial

Here is a SUPER easy and cheap way to make your own wipes for home use. Store bought wipes generally contain all sorts of unnecessary chemicals and ingredients and depending on the brand can feel too wet or too dry for your little ones bum. Its all a matter of preference but whats great about making your own is that YOU control what goes in and how moist you want them to be! The tutorial I originally came across said to use baby oil, baby lotion and baby wash in the solution but I am skeptical to leave behind a soapy residue on my baby's tushie. Therefore I modified the original solution to better suit my needs and also is definitely cloth diaper friendly.

Supplies:
• Container ( The Better Homes 7.5 cup square container at Walmart is PERFECT! )
• Bounty 'Select-a-Size' Paper Towels
• Cutting Board
• Non-serrated knife

For the solution:
• Water
• Tea Tree Oil
• Coconut Oil

After you round up your supplies you can begin. Unwrap your roll of Bounty Select-a-Size paper towels. Apparently it is important to use this specific brand of paper towel as the off brands don't hold together or clean as well as this kind.



 Cut it in half using a sharp non-serrated knife and cutting board.


Your roll should now look something like this. We will be using one half, put the other away for later use.


Now you need your container. The one I used it from Walmart. It is a 7.5 cups square air tight container by Better Homes. Seriously, its a perfect size. If you can't get your hands on this exact one, any container will do as long as its airtight so it will keep the wipes from drying out. Squeeze the paper towel roll into the container.


To make your solution mix 5 drops of Tea Tree Oil and 1 teaspoon of Coconut Oil into 2 cups of hot water. The pour the liquid solution into the center of the paper towels within the container.


Put the cover tightly on the container and flip upside down. Keep it upside down until the wipes are completely soaked.


Open the container and removed the cardboard center. Pull the end up through the center and enjoy your cheap, cloth diaper friendly homemade wipes.


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