Can't Get Better Than This...

Unless it's free of course. I'm talking about a box of wipes for about thirty-nine cents!! Best thing about it is I don't have to wait for sales or coupons to do this (although sales & coupons do help). For about a year now, I've been making "home-made" wipes. I was quite skeptical at first...thought it would take way too much time....thought they wouldn't hold up...but alas, I was pleasantly surprised! Not only are they easy to make, but they also hold up very well, and I don't feel guilty if I use 10 wipes on a really bad diaper :-) Not to mention, I'm not constantly running out of wipes.

So here's how to make them. I didn't come up with this "recipe" originally. I have looked at so many different wipes "recipes" that I don't even know who to credit with the one I use. But the first time I heard anything about it was probably on Money Saving Mom's blog.

Home-made Wipes

1/2 Roll of Bounty of Viva Paper Towels*
2 Cups Water
1 TBSP Baby Shampoo
1 TBSP Baby Oil
Empty wipes containers

In a bowl large enough to hold your half roll of paper towel, combine water, shampoo and baby oil. Place the half roll of paper towel in your liquid mixture. Let it soak until you see that the paper towel roll is halfway wet. Turn the roll over to soak the other side of the roll. After all the water mixture is absorbed, you can either place the whole roll directly into the empty wipes container and tear them off the roll as needed OR you can tear the wet paper towels off the roll and lay them into the empty wipes container. I prefer the second option, although it takes more time initially, because it makes it easier to grab a wipe when I'm in a hurry.

*I'm going to be daring and say use ONLY bounty of viva. They hold up the best! Also, make sure you get paper towels without any prints or coloring on them. I like to get the rolls with the "select a size" option.

Maybe some of these questions are rolling through your head right now...

-How do you get half a paper towel roll? Use a big sharp kitchen knife :-) Sometimes I do have to coax the roll to break in half.

-How long does it take you to make a "batch"? It depends on how many rolls of paper towel you use. This last time I used two whole rolls (4 batches). It made 6 containers of wipes and took about 30 minutes from start to finish. This also includes the time it took to separate each paper towel and lay them into the wipes container. Great thing to keep your hands busy while watching tv :-)

The best thing about this is that you have all the ingredients in your house already! These wipes are also great for kids with sensitive skin.

This is the first time I had a little helper mix the ingredients for me :-) He did a great job!

Busy Stirring

Half Roll of Paper Towel Soaking up Liquid

"Measuring"