Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Baby Wipes

In an effort to avoid all the nasty and potentially harmful chemicals in commercial baby wipes, I started making my own. This is a concentrate. I dilute it before using and one batch lasts about a month.


2 oz Rose Water (any baby-safe floral water will do, or you can use plain water)
2 oz Witch Hazel Extract
2 oz unscented Baby Wash (I like California Baby)
2 oz Jojoba Oil
20 drops of a baby-safe essential oil (I like Gentle Baby from Young Living)

Mix these all together. Every morning I add 1 tsp of this concentrate to an 8 oz peri bottle of water. Then I just squirt the wipe juice on the baby wipes as I need them. By the way, I use cloth baby wipes. You can buy them or cut up old flannel sheets, t-shirts or even receiving blankets to make your own.

You can pre-moisten some wipes and put them in a small sandwich bag and throw them in your bag to freshen up after working out, clean your hands if there is no soap around or as personal hygiene wipes. I've even used them to remove my makeup.