Homemade Baby Wipes
Making homemade baby wipes takes a little more effort than purchasing them, but I enjoy making them and saving the money. If you use coupons, Extra Care Bucks and/or Register Rewards, you can get the supplies super cheap or free! I love not having to worry about purchasing baby wipes any more!
I'm estimating the wash and oil is enough to mix with about 2.5 jugs of distilled water. It takes about 4 cups of solution per roll. One roll of paper towels yields around 200 baby wipes!
Here is the cost savings for making your own:
Wal-Mart’s Parent’s Choice Box Wipes, 528 ct (online price) = $9.97
Homemade Baby Wipes, 528 ct = $2.16!
That’s over 4.5 times the savings!! (does not include the single storage bag cost)
Homemade Baby Wipes Supplies
- Gallon Zipper Storage Bags
Stock up on Ziploc or Glad when they’re on sale for $1 at Kroger or Brookshire’s. Sometimes they will have peelie coupons too. Also, you can reuse your bags to save even more! - Sturdy Brand of Paper Towels
Scott is sturdy and frequently goes on sale at CVS. I purchased mine for $3.49 using a $2 coupon with the sale of $5.49. - Baby Wash
I stocked up @ CVS during a 2/$5 sale and used (2) $1 coupons. The wash and baby oil were just $1.50 each! - Baby Oil or Olive Oil
- Distilled Water
About $0.89 at WalMart. Or, stock up when on sale at Walgreens for $.79 and use as a filler item! - Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
- Scissors
- Measuring Cup
- Tablespoon
- Large Bowl
How to Make Homemade Baby Wipes
- Unroll paper towels and fold them neatly.
- Split the stack into manageable sections and cut in half. Place into a ziploc bag for storage.
- Prepare your solution by mixing together:
– 2 cups distilled water (to prevent mold from growing)
– 2 TBS oil (baby oil or olive oil)
– 2 tsp Baby Wash. - Pour the solution into a large bowl. Dip a manageable section of the wipes into the solution and squeeze out the excess moisture.
- Store your wipes in a gallon zipper storage bag until ready to use or in your baby wipe warmer.
You can adjust the solution to suit your preference. Two tablespoons can be a little sudsy. I used the vanilla oatmeal baby wash this time and the wipes smell so good! You can also add your own therapeutic grade essential oils if you like.
To save a little more, save a distilled water jug or a cleaned milk jug. You can premix the solution and store in the jug for when you’re ready to make more wipes, as pictured to the right.
Katrina commented in last week's Weekly Top (5) about making her own baby wipes. I emailed her and asked if she had a post or reference somewhere. While she didn't at the time, she was so excited (which I love) and put together these very informative How to Make Homemade Baby Wipes Instructions! Thanks, again Katrina!
How long do homemade baby wipes last?
Using roll of paper towels in this diy should last at least 3 weeks.
What can I use instead of paper towels?
A soft cloth like flannel or terry cloth would work.
How could I make baby wipes organic or natural?
I would omit any commercial baby wash (like Johnson's) and use an organic oil. Also be sure that your essential oils are a therapeutic grade.
Homemade Baby Wipes
Making your own baby wipes is easy and a great way to save. Frugal DIY for the win!
Ingredients
- Gallon Zipper Storage Bags
- Sturdy Brand of Paper Towels
- Baby Wash
- Baby Oil or Olive Oil
- Distilled Water
- Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils
- Scissors
- Measuring Cup
- Tablespoon
- Large Bowl
Instructions
- Unroll paper towels and fold them neatly.
- Split the stack into manageable sections and cut in half. Place into a ziploc bag for storage.
- Prepare your solution by mixing together:
– 2 cups distilled water (to prevent mold from growing)
– 2 TBS oil (baby oil or olive oil)
– 2 tsp Baby Wash. - Pour the solution into a large bowl. Dip a manageable section of the wipes into the solution and squeeze out the excess moisture.
- Store your wipes in a gallon zipper storage bag until ready to use or in your baby wipe warmer.
Notes
You can adjust the solution to suit your preference. Two tablespoons can be a little sudsy. I used the vanilla oatmeal baby wash this time and the wipes smell so good! You can also add your own therapeutic grade essential oils if you like.
To save a little more, save a distilled water jug or a cleaned milk jug. You can premix the solution and store in the jug for when you’re ready to make more wipes, as pictured to the right.
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I make my own too. Although I have found that Bounty paper towels are the only brand that is strong enough to use for wipes. I store mine in a 2-qt plastic container with lid that I purchased at the hardware store (with the painting supplies) for about $1.50. You cut an x in the lid and pull the paper towels thru the hole. This has worked really well for me, since my daughter is very sensitive to the store-bought wipes. You can make these without alcohol if your baby has a sensitive tushie!
I remember making homemade baby wipes when my kids were younger. I made them just a little different. I kept the paper towels on the roll them cut them in half and kept them in a rubbermaid container. Similar to this diy bay wipes video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQc33ALhhos
Jackie
Wow – this is so cool! What a tremendous savings when you consider how frequently you need to buy wipes. I wonder what daycare would have to say about it if anything? I know some are so unwilling to veer from the norm in regards to diapering.
Thanks for the great information!
I like to see that other people use homemade wipes! I actually use a wipe warmer with washcloths. My daughter is 14 months old and I think I have only bought about 5 packages of wipes since the only time I use disposable wipes is when we are out.
I made homemade washable wipes using scrap material, and baby washcloths from dollar tree 20 of them for $5.00. I then mixed Burt’s Bees Milk Baby wash w/ a little warm H2o, in an empty baby wipe container. Added about 20 wipes or so, let them soak up the wipe solution and viola. When dirty, I just tossed in the wetbag w/ the cloth dipes. This worked well w/ both pee and poo, until baby started solids, then I used both cloth wipes for pee and regular baby wipes for poo. I always try to use coupons when I have to purchase regular wipes, but this looks like a great idea, I may have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.