Homemade Wipes: Baby, Glass and Cleaning

 

 Homemade Baby, Glass and Cleaning Wipes

I can't claim this idea, though many of my friends think I came up with it.  We Schuylers are penny-pinchers and some people make these to save money... but that isn't why I started.  See Josh is VERY particular about ingredients and has been for some time now.  Its funny how I use to be annoyed by it and now I see it everywhere; no MSG, no aspartame, no parabens, no high fructose corn syrup, no vaccines (no mercury), no microwaved popcorn, no BPA, no plastic, ever, in the microwave... actually don't use the microwave at all, no tuna in a can (again with the mercury), no a-million-other things and it isn't cheap to live this way.  All the "junk" is cheap!  Anyway when it came to baby wipes the 99 cent store even carries though, but the ingredients were not acceptable.  What to do?  Super expensive baby wipes?  Ridiculous. And so the adoption of making our own wipes came to be.  This way we know exactly what is in them.  It didn't stop there though.  Eventually Lycol hit the "no no" list for apparently including agent-orange in its ingredients (obviously named something else)... and so the same principle was applied to cleaning wipes and recently to glass wipes as well.

Here is what I do (you are sure to find a million other recipes if you google the idea or look it up on pinterest!)

Baby Wipes:

 

*3 capfuls of oil (I use baby or mineral)
*3 squirts of baby wash (this is where our "expensive" baby wash came in.  I usually use California Baby or Berts Bees but used Aveeno this time.  This is the most expensive thing but one bottle will last a long time)
*BOUNTY select-a-size paper towels.  Trust me on this I have tried Viva (they dont seperate well and act like a memory foam when wet) Brauny, and generic. Bounty is worth it- but feel free to experiment and let me know if you find another that works (Scott, Kirkland, Sparkle etc.)  The good thing about the select-a-size is that the wipes end up being more square and easier to manipulate.
*Container with a lid (got all mine at the 99 cent store and they dont have to be round I have square ones too)
*A sharp, non-serrated knife.  I also got this at the 99 cent store because they dull quickly when constantly cutting cotton.  I buy a big pack of paper towels and employ my dear husband to cut them in half for me so they are ready to go.

Step One: Cut Paper towel in half

 Step Two: Add 3 squirts (TB) of baby soap and 3 capfuls of oil to your containter

 Step Three: Add 2 cups of water and mix it around (I just use my fingers)

 Step Four:put your 1/2 paper towel in with the "ugly" side up first, for about 5 seconds

 Step Five:Then pull it out and turn it around and replace

Step Six: Cover and wait approx 5 minutes for entire roll to be moist

Step Seven: Label it- especially if you are like me and make more than one kind of wipe.   I suggest labeling the actual container, not the lid as those can easily get mixed up.

Step Eight: When ready to use remove the center of the paper towel... it comes out nice and easy and the paper towel roll starts to unravel from the center and continue much like tissue paper.  Perfect!

 

Cleaning Wipes:

*1 Cup cleaner (I use simple green, but anything will suffice)
*1 Cup water
*BOUNTY select-a-size paper towels.  Trust me on this I have tried Viva (they dont seperate well and act like a memory foam when wet) Brauny, and generic. Bounty is worth it- but feel free to experiment and let me know if you find another that works (Scott, Kirkland, Sparkle etc.)  The good thing about the select-a-size is that the wipes end up being more square and easier to manipulate.
*Container with a lid (got all mine at the 99 cent store and they dont have to be round I have square ones too)
*A sharp, non-serrated knife.  I also got this at the 99 cent store because they dull quickly when constantly cutting cotton.  I buy a big pack of paper towels and employ my dear husband to cut them in half for me so they are ready to go.

 

Glass Wipes:

*1/4 cup Vinegar
*1/2 Tsp Liquid dish soap
* 2 cups water

(or substitute all that for 2 cups Windex.. which I sometimes do as well)

*BOUNTY select-a-size paper towels.  Trust me on this I have tried Viva (they dont seperate well and act like a memory foam when wet) Brauny, and generic. Bounty is worth it- but feel free to experiment and let me know if you find another that works (Scott, Kirkland, Sparkle etc.)  The good thing about the select-a-size is that the wipes end up being more square and easier to manipulate.
*Container with a lid (got all mine at the 99 cent store and they dont have to be round I have square ones too)
*A sharp, non-serrated knife.  I also got this at the 99 cent store because they dull quickly when constantly cutting cotton.  I buy a big pack of paper towels and employ my dear husband to cut them in half for me so they are ready to go.