Homemade Diapering Products

World's easiest wipe solution:

Water.

That's it. Just wet a cloth wipe, squeeze out the excess, and use.

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I have heard about people making the homemade wipes. They said if you don't use them fast enough/clean out the container when you make more, things tend to grow in the oil.

We use commercial wipes for the older one, but the younger one's bum is so sensitive, it's water and a cloth for her.

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Here's another easy "recipe":

An idea for homemade baby wipes is to get a Rubbermaid container, with a tight fitting lid, and fill it with dry cotton squares (or rounds), the kind you use for removing your make-up. Then add a few squirts of baby oil, and fill the container with warm water, close the container until you need a fresh wipe. They work just as well as the store bought wipes, but are cheaper, and this way you can be sure of what is touching your baby's skin.

From Frugal Baby Tips http://frugalbabytips.blogspot.com/

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I think that homemade wipes are great, and use them myself, but I can't imagine making disposable ones. Why not cloth?

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I used homemade baby wipes for all three of my children. The unit price is cheaper than store-bought and the benefits are many. They never had diaper rashes because there is no alcohol added. Not to mention the number of times that my husband and I used the last sheet in the middle of the night and were glad that we could have a new batch in minutes. Our recipe was 2 and 1/2 cups water, 2 tablespoons bath, and 1 teaspoon oil. We didn't have the rancid thing happen often until the boys were toddlers, then we used them for quick face and hand clean ups for all the family. My best tip would be to put the recipe in a zippered bag and place it at the bottom of the container. This will ensure that the person using the last one knows how to make more! The container, the recipe, and the ingredients have long been my only shower gift worth passing on. BE CAREFUL. Cross-contaminating can happen when a non-disposable cloth is used more than once without being cleaned properly. Even if cloth diapers are used to help the environment, the wipes are one area that disposable is indispensable.

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We use cloth wipes (simply thin, flannel squares about the size of a baby washcloth), and keep them in the wipes warmer after lightly wetting them with water and a couple teaspoons of baby wash. They get thrown right in the wash with our cloth diapers and work fantastically. I can't even imagine spending all that money on wipes and diapers now. If you have a washer/drier, do yourself and favor and look into the newest cloth diapers. They are nearly as easy as disposables since there are no pins - velcro and snaps make them simple as pie. Plus, our baby at 13 weeks has never had a diaper rash and has "blown out" only once.

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