How To Make Your Own Baby Wipes
October 29, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under baby products, blogs, frugal living, money saving idea
I was reading Inside Fatherhood today (a b5 blog) and he has instructions for making your own baby wipes. I’ve used washcloths before, but this is even better! Thanks Steve for the thrifty and frugal idea.
*Rubbermaid 6 Cups (1.4L) containers from the plastic/housewares department at Walmart
*Bottle of Equate Baby Oil
*Bottle of Equate Baby Bath
*Roll of Bounty paper towels
*Sharp Knife
*Running Hot Water
Once you get all the ingredients from above what you do is take the knife and cut the paper towels in half. This is the hardest part. Cut it so you have 2 short rolls of paper towels. Place one half roll into the Rubbermaid plastic container (cut edge facing down). Squirt 3 or 4 teaspoons of Baby Oil and 3 or 4 teaspoons of Baby Bath onto the top end of the paper towels. Spread it around evenly across the top. Trickle warm to hot water all over the top of the paper towels and let it filter down through entire roll until plenty damp. I normally trickle until there is standing water at the bottom of the container, then I tip over container to pour out excess water. Place the lid on top of the container for minimum 10 minutes. Take off lid and pull out cardboard roll in the paper towels.
Pull out paper towels from the center of roll and apply to baby.
Has anybody ever done this? Does it really work or are they kind of soggy & gross?