Do you have a baby with sensitive skin? Or just want to do things a little more on the natural/organic side? You can home-make your very own baby wipes. It only takes a few ingredients and you would be surprised at how inexpensive and quick they are to make.
Ingredients:
1 Roll of Paper Towels (I recommend Viva as it has a nice cotton feel to it)
2 Cups Water
2 Tbsp. any Baby Oil, Apricot Oil, Mineral Oil, or Tea Tree Oil/ Malaleuca(anti-fungal)
1 Tbsp. Baby Wash (optional)
1 water-tight container (I love the Ziploc large round tub)
Directions:
Take the paper towel roll and cut in in half. You can take some large kitchen shears or a sharp knife. To the Water-tight container add your water, 2 Tbsp. any of the oils listed and optionally the baby wash. Gently mix the ingredients together and drop in the paper towel half. Seal the container and flip upside down. Within about 10-15 minutes normally the whole roll has been absorbed. Open it up and remove the cardboard paper towel holder and you can start using the wipes!
Baby Oil + other oils
I know from my baby shower I already had lots of baby oil that people had given me. I had NO IDEA what to do with baby oil, so I just didn’t use it. As for other oils you can find them at natural food stores or possibly even at Fred Meyer. My sister-in-law buys the Burts Bee’s apricot oil because she loves the smell. She doesn’t add the baby wash to her’s either. Another friend uses the J&J Lavendar baby oil to make her’s smell better. Other’s use the Tea Tree Oil/Melaleuca because it’s an antifungal/antibacterial which will help if your baby gets yeast infections.
Price Breakdown:
Typically you can get the Viva paper towels for around $1 per roll. I have seen them as low as $7.99 for a 10-pack at Target. This week at RiteAid you can get a 6-pack for $5.99 (or $1 per roll). The Viva rolls have 50 sheets, so when you cut the roll in half you get 100 wipes.
Baby oil + generic baby wash can be purchased as low as $1 at the dollar store or if you coupon you might score a great deal. The oil and wash hold enough 10+ batches of wipes..so it costs about .20 per roll.
So these cost about $1.20 for 100 Wipes! Yes, it’s not as good as our FREE Pampers wipes deal, but still a very thrifty way to save money if you have a baby. I know these have been a miracle cure for my sister-in-law’s + friends babies with super sensitive skin.
Homemade Baby Wipes
Ingredients
- 1 Roll of Paper Towels I recommend Viva as it has a nice cotton feel to it
- 2 Cups Water
- 2 Tbsp. any Baby Oil Apricot Oil, Mineral Oil, or Tea Tree Oil/ Malaleuca(anti-fungal)
- 1 Tbsp. Baby Wash optional
- 1 water-tight container I love the Ziploc large round tub
Instructions
- Take the paper towel roll and cut in in half. You can take some large kitchen shears or a sharp knife. To the Water-tight container add your water, 2 Tbsp. any of the oils listed and optionally the baby wash. Gently mix the ingredients together and drop in the paper towel half. Seal the container and flip upside down. Within about 10-15 minutes normally the whole roll has been absorbed. Open it up and remove the cardboard paper towel holder and you can start using the wipes!
Thanks Angela + Becky for your recipes. Have any of you made your own home-made baby wipes? What do you think of them?
Even better- you can make reusable wipes from squares of flannel! They are easy on baby’s skin and if you’re using cloth diapers (HUGE money saver!) you can just toss them in the wash with your diapers. I bought my flannel from the remnant pile at the fabric store so even the materials were cheap!
This is such a great idea and easy to do. Thank you for sharing this. I will definitely do this while using cloth diapers. I can’t believe the money I will save. I will also try Megan’s idea, too.
I don’t care who you are, paying $0.012 for baby wipes is amazing! I have three kids under the age of five and use baby wipes all day long! Even costco prices can’t beat this! I have been collecting money saving tips for the last couple months from your site and we have been able to lower our bills tremendously! Keep on posting!
I will do this for my house and for my daughter. She is trying to have a baby and wants to do the cloth diapers. This will go great with them. Thank you ladies.
Okay, now this is just incredible! I had no idea one could make their own wipes. I learned something new today.