Homemade Baby Wipes ~ Use Your Bounty Paper Towels
Homemade Baby Wipes
1/2 roll Bounty paper towels
1 1/2 cups warm water (2 cups if using wipe warmer)
2 tablespoons baby oil
2 tablespoons baby wash
Find a cylinder or similar Rubbermaid or Tupperware type container that will fit half a roll of paper towels.
The first step is to cut a roll of paper towels in half. (Cut in the direction that will make it look like two toilet paper rolls.) Place the cut half upright in the container.
Mix water, oil, and baby wash in a measuring cup and pour the mixture evenly over the paper towels. Wait about 5 minutes for the towels to be saturated and then remove the brown paper towel cylinder from the center. (It really does just pull right out if you wait long enough!) When using, pull wipes from the center.
A friend's baby had sensitivities and she only used water, so you can leave out whatever you want to or modify the amounts as you prefer.
To cut the roll in half, you can use a hand saw or a large kitchen knife. The sound was like nails on a chalkboard to me, so I had to leave the room and my wonderful husband did it — just a fair warning!
Or, another idea from an email I just received . . . "I put mine in a plastic water pitcher with a lid and don't have to cut the roll at all." Great idea!
If you give it a try, leave a comment and tell me how it went!
P.S. I was not paid by Bounty to do this post, but I tried other brands and they just aren't the same. You can experiment, but there's just something about Bounty. :)
What a coincidence to see this! A few days ago I ran out of wipes & didnt want to go to the store so I made homemade ones. The recipe I used was almost the same as this one. I used olive oil instead of the baby oil, a natural baby wash, and 2 C of water. It's working out great!
Thanks for letting us know about olive oil . . . wouldn’t have thought to use that!
Thanks so much for posting on our Bargain Blog Bash and keep your great ideas coming! This one is ingenious – who knew!!!
Can't wait to check out your site. Hope you link up again! It's really nice to meet you!
Thanks again!
Melanie
Thanks for linking up, Juli! This is an AWESOME idea and saves so much money! I added you to my Google reader so I can keep up w/ you! :)
Thank you so much for linking up to the Bargain Blog Bash! I LOVE this idea and will certainly be trying it out. Thanks for sharing! I am now connect with you via RSS! Love your site! =) Mandie