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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Baby Wipes

Two months ago my husband and I had our first baby, a wonderful, healthy baby girl. :) Now, if you have had (or have) a newborn, you know that you go through a TON of diapers and wet ones. My husband had went out and bought three big containers of wet ones and we used them up in practically no time flat! 

So...I decided to look up a “recipe" for wet wipes and I love them! They don't save you a ton on cash, (they do a little bit) but it's wonderful knowing exactly what is being applied to your little one's skin. ;) Below are the ingredients. I've made them a couple times now and changed the original recipe a little bit.  I've found that the changes I made works better.  You may need to adjust things for your recipe, too! :) I made this recipe for two containers of wet wipes. 
*NOTE: This recipe makes 2 containers of wet wipes.


What you'll need:

2 Wet Ones containers
1 roll Viva paper towels

Divide the following ingredients in half so you can make 2 containers:
4 Cups Water
2 Tbsp Baby soap (your choice)
4 Tbsp coconut oil
6-10 drops essential oil, optional

You are going to have to buy two commercial containers of wet wipes before this little project due to the fact that you will be using the containers.  Otherwise, you could find a jar or other container that they would fit in, if you'd prefer.


1. Before you start the “hard work" of this, put the water in a pan and let that start to boil. As soon as it starts to boil, turn off the burner and remove from heat.

2. Let the water cool to room temperature before adding the ingredients. (This step will help keep the wipes fresh and not become moldy.)


3. Now for the hardest part of all - cutting the roll of paper towels in half. (I found out after I did this that you should probably NOT use a serrated knife for this step.  It shreds it a little - as I found out!)


4. Once that is all finished, wipe off the excess paper towel pieces and put each half into a container so that they are "standing up".
Hopefully, if you use a knife that isn't serrated you won't have as big of a mess as I did. Haha :-)


5. Dividing the liquid ingredients, combine 2 cups of the boiled and cooled water in a small bowl.  Add 1 Tbsp of baby soap and 2 Tbsp of coconut oil.
If you are adding essential oils, add 3-5 drops.  
Mix until coconut oil is dissolved.
(Be sure not to stir too much otherwise it will become very sudsy.)


6. Next, pour the mixture over the paper towels.
Press the top of the paper towels down a bit.

**Repeat steps 5 & 6 for the other container.


7. Close the lids and flip the containers upside down.
Leave them upside down for about 5 to 10 minutes.


8. Flip the containers back upright and remove the cardboard pieces inside the paper towels.


9. Pull the first wet wipe from the center (where you pulled out the cardboard) and push it a little through the top of the lid.


And there you have it! :)




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