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Baby Wipes (DIY)

Home made baby wipes: Round plastic food storage container with firm fitting lid – at least 1 litre capacity Roll of full sized paper towels (choose good quality ones for best results) Liquids of your choice (see recipes below) A drill to poke a hole through the top of the container or knife to slice an opening.

A bread knife Measuring cups First things first – you need to drill a hole in the top of the lid. Place a block of wood underneath the lid to support it (not on your kitchen bench mind you!) and drill a good 1cm hole in the center. Make sure the hole is nice and clean and doesn’t have any sharp plastic bits on top (use a small piece of sandpaper if it does) otherwise it might tear the paper towel. Another method is just it cut a cross into the middle of the top – be careful! Get you roll of paper towel and cut it into two ‘toilet paper’ sized rolls. Use a bread knife to do this. It will take a minute or two to get through the roll, but try and cut it as neatly as possible. Place one of the halves into the bottom of the container – save the second half for a refill later on. Using a measuring cup, very gently pour the following cleaning solutions over the top of the paper towels. You will usually need about two cups of the solution depending on the thickness and quality of the paper towels you are using. Place the lid on top and leave it to absorb overnight. In the morning, open your container and gently pull out the cardboard middle of the roll. Find the end of the roll IN THE MIDDLE where you just pulled out the cardboard. Thread it through the hole in the lid and pull gently – done!!!! General All Purpose Cleaning Wipes 1.5 cups of white vinegar 1.5 cups of water Mix well and pour into the canister. Leave overnight before use. Disinfecting Wipes: 2.5 cups of water 1/2 cup Dettol Gently mix and pour into the canister. Leave overnight. These wipes are great for toilet seats or disinfecting Glass Cleaning Wipes: 1/2 cup Isocol Rubbing Alcohol (available from chemists) 2.5 cups water 2 tablespoons white vinegar

Posted by bridgwll, 18th March 2014

17 Comments

- - mom94125 said
  - 20 Jun 2015
    4:09 pm
wow what a great tip to stumble onto though. you should put this idea in arts and crafts

- - mom93821 said
  - 23 Jan 2015
    4:52 am
Love tips that help to save $$$!

- - mom93821 said
  - 22 Jan 2015
    4:59 pm
Thanks for sharing with Mom’s.

- - mom57522 said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    8:56 pm
How very clever! Thanks for these household saving tips.

- - coppin85 said
  - 30 May 2014
    7:58 pm
thank you for sharing this, its always good to save money on things

- - meimei said
  - 22 May 2014
    2:30 pm
Can save money to buy baby wipes. Thank you.

- - christial said
  - 30 Apr 2014
    9:49 pm
These are great.. I’m guessing because they are just paper, this make them flushable too? Please tell me if I’m wrong!!!
- tam_watters replied
  
  14 Feb 2015 , 8:02 pm
  If you use biodegradable products in the solution you should be safe
- - somethingblue said
  - 27 Apr 2014
    5:54 pm
This is great! have been looking into making my own wipes. I am for ever buying them. Such a waste of money! Will give your recipe a try!

- - fatheroffaprincess said
  - 31 Mar 2014
    8:22 pm
these are great made them a couple of times

- - kathryn said
  - 28 Mar 2014
    4:21 pm
and you do go so through so many wipes!

- - mummy liana said
  - 25 Mar 2014
    10:32 pm
i saw these on facebook i think its a great idea

- - jodie80 said
  - 25 Mar 2014
    2:24 pm
great idea. I would love to see a picture . . . .

- - jodie80 said
  - 21 Mar 2014
    10:55 am
i would like to see apic

- - teacup83 said
  - 20 Mar 2014
    1:52 pm
I agree, take a picture and put it in arts and crafts! Great idea!

- - yyon4699 said
  - 19 Mar 2014
    11:09 am
You should send this to arts and crafts section too!

- - arcticwynta said
  - 19 Mar 2014
    10:57 am
these sound like some very good tips I will have a go at as I already have a bucket with a lid that had cleaning wipes in so I shall use that. Thankyou