wipe solution

first, kendal is watching dora - and interacting with it. funny funny.

second, i've been using cloth diapers at home every other day and cloth wipes (at home) all the time so long as it isn't a poopy diaper for about a month now.  it has worked out great, we've saved a lot of money on diapers and wipes.

i finally came up with a wipe solution that worked for my children (and me).  i used several websites that had wipe solutions posted, but i think i modified several to come up with one i liked the most.  this one may be on there somewhere, but i can't remember.  (i.e. without claiming to invent the wheel, this is the wipe solution that i use - i don't know who came up with it (except that i did eventually).)


i pour it into a spray bottle so that i can spray-wet my cloth wipes.  i found it wasteful to pour the solution in the container with them.  spraying is enough, and it lasts longer/goes further that way.

1 - 16 ounce bottle of water
2 tsp dr. bronners baby soap
2 tsp grapeseed oil (you can find this on the shelf near the essential oils)
4-5 drops organic lavender oil
4-5 drops organic tea tree oil

i use one of the old huggies containers to hold my wipes when they are wet - i just spray one side, fold in half, and put in the container.  it holds enough for about one day.  when it is empty, i just leave the container open to air dry.  i haven't had any musty smells or anything.  i wash the wipes with the diapers (presoak and all) and hang them outside to dry also.

that much solution lasts 1 to 2 weeks.  it hasn't bothered either kendal or holly (rash,etc.) and recently when holly did have a rash (from eating too much cantaloupe) it didn't burn her either.  i've used it on myself (to make sure it was ok) and it was cooling.  i also only shower every other day and i use it on a washcloth to "sponge bathe" on the "other" day.  i love the way it smells and it makes me feel clean and refreshed.  i do not use it on my face, though, just because my skin is so sensitive.  i do use it on their face and it hasn't bothered them.

so, maybe someone else can try it too! cloth wipes are great!  (these are the wipes i have, i got 2 packs of them and they are enough for 2 days of diapers/wipes if we are home.)