• About
    • All About Us
    • Contact
    • Disclosures
    • Privacy
    • Giveaway Rules
    • Sponsor
    • Features
  • Favorite Supplies
  • Gift Ideas for Kids
  • Our Books
  • By Age
    • Tweens
    • Elementary
    • Kindergarten
    • Preschool
    • Toddler
    • For Parents
    • For Teachers

Buggy and Buddy

Meaningful Activities for Learning & Creating

  • Create
    • Art Projects for Kids
    • Crafts for Kids
    • Recipes for Playing & Creating
  • Learn
    • Literacy
      • Book Sets
      • The Alphabet
      • Reading
      • Children’s Books with Activities
    • Math
    • Science
    • NGSS Science
  • Holidays
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • 4th of July
    • Chinese New Year
    • Christmas
    • Earth Day
    • Easter
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween
    • Mother’s Day
    • New Year’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
    • School Days
    • Birthdays
    • Tooth Fairy
  • Books Activities
  • Science
  • Printables
  • SHOP
You are here: Home / By Age / For Parents / Reusable Baby Wipes and Baby Wipes Solution

January 16, 2013 By Chelsey

Reusable Baby Wipes and Baby Wipes Solution

Share
Pin
Tweet
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You can read more on our disclosure page.

When Theodore was born my husband and I decided we wanted to use reusable baby wipes with homemade baby wipes solution for diaper changes. I had been trying to avoid lots of chemicals in our house by making my own cleaners, so I was interested in doing the same thing with baby wipes. I wasn’t too familiar how it worked it at the time (with Lucy we had used disposable wipes), but our good friends were doing it and so we decided to give it a try too. (This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.)

After 18 months of using both our reusable wipes and disposable baby wipes (when we are out of the house), I strongly prefer the reusable ones. In my experience the reusable wipes really do clean better and are so much easier to use. (Not to mention you can save some money in the long run!) It’s so easy, I wish I had done this with Lucy!

IMG_8492Here is how our system is set up. We have a Prince Lionheart Premium Wipe Warmer to hold the wipes and solution. I roll the wipes up and place them inside the warmer. (I’ve tried many different reusable wipes, but my favorite are the ones I got from Green Mountain Diapers. I know many people also just use baby washcloths.)

Then, I make the solution for the wipes. I pour distilled water into a Nalgene water bottle. I add about 1 tablespoon of sweet almond oil and 5-6 drops of tea tree essential oil. I screw the lid on the bottle, shake it up, and then pour the contents over all the rolled baby wipes. That’s it! They are ready to go for the next diaper change. (Before I used the solution originally, I made sure Theo didn’t have a reaction to the almond oil by rubbing a little drop on his heel and waiting 24 hours to check for any reaction. Then I did the same thing after making my first batch of the actual solution with the added tea tree oil. There are many different recipes for baby wipe solution out there and some people even just use distilled water!)IMG_8485

Next to Theo’s changing table we have a regular waste basket lined with a washable diaper pail liner similar to this one. After using the wipes, we just toss them in the pail. Once we are almost out of wipes, we simply lift out the liner with all the used wipes in it and head out to the washing machine, dump them in and wash! Super easy!

I also have the Prince Lionheart Dresser Top Diaper Depot to help organize all the diapers, wipes, creams etc. I used to keep the almond oil and tea tree oil in the organizer too to make mixing the solution convenient, but now that Theo is a climber, I’ve moved them somewhere else he can’t get to.

Now that I feel I’ve mastered the reusable wipes method, it’s almost time for my next challenge…… potty training a boy! Eek!



 

 

Filed Under: For Parents, Parenting Tagged With: baby

« Banana Chip Breakfast Bars {recipe}
Sidewalk Chalk Paint »
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

New? Start here…

Welcome to Buggy and Buddy! I'm Chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of California. I love sharing crafts, science, STEM and STEAM activities, free printables and more! Read More…

Popular This Week

  • Straw Rockets- fun science activity for kids! (w/ Free Rocket Template) ~ BuggyandBuddy.com STEM for Kids: Straw Rockets (with Free Rocket Template)
  • How to Make a Kite~ buggyandbuddy.com How to Make a Kite
  • Crumpled Paper Art for Kids Inspired by the Book, Ish! Crumpled Paper Art for Kids Inspired by Ish
  • defy gravity with magnets and paperclips Easy Science Experiments for Kids: Gravity Activity with Paperclips
  • Chromatography experiment for kids Science for Kids: Chromatography Butterfly Craft
  • Egg Drop Project 2016: Fun STEM activity for kids- Design an egg contraption to protect a raw egg! (with 2 free printables!) STEM for Kids: Egg Drop Project

Copyright © 2023 Buggy and Buddy. All rights reserved. You may not take images or content from this site without written permission.