Homemade baby wipes are very easy to make, and very inexpensive. I have used them for several years now. One thing that I have noticed about these wipes is that you don't have to worry about your child's skin reacting to these wipes. Just about everything you need for these wipes you probably already have.
Homemade Baby Wipes
1 1/2 cups water, if your wipes have a tendency to mold, use distilled water or a drop of tea tree oil
baby oil (a couple squirts, equivalent to 1/2-1 teaspoon)
baby bath (one squirt, 1/4-1/2 teaspoon)
1/2 roll Bounty paper towels (you have to use Bounty, nothing else will work)
1 container that will fit the paper towel roll, I use a plastic shortening container, it fits the paper towel roll perfectly.
Instructions:
Using sharp knife or an electric knife cut the roll of paper towels in half. If you are not using an electric knife, it is best to use a sturdy straight edge knife with a long blade. Use precautions, you might want to do this when the children are in bed. My husband uses his band saw to cut ours in half, but when he did not have a band saw, I used an electric knife.
Once the paper towels are cut in half, pull out the cardboard center and mix together the water, oil, and baby bath. Pour into your container and very carefully put the paper towels in (which are still in the roll) making sure that you pull out the corner of center paper towel so that it is easy to grab. Put the lid the container and your wipes are done. To help distribute the wet wipe solution, you can place the container upside down for 30 minutes, otherwise it will eventually absorb all the liquid on its own.
