Comments on: Homemade Cloth Wipes

By: Addie

Addie — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:19:18 +0000

I made this over the weekend and love them! So easy to make and so much cheaper! I really don’t like buying disposable wipes but for a while they were feeling like a necessity. Thanks for the tip!

By: Linda Klauck

Linda Klauck — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:00:51 +0000

I have tried a few recipes from this URL:
http://www.zany-zebra.com/cloth-wipe-solution.shtml
Some of them are natural and some are not. I recently realized that I had to wash my wipes separately from my dipes if I didn’t want the solution to cause soap build-up on my diapers. So, I might just try some water and a few drops of essential oil instead of a solution.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:03:00 +0000

I bought the Lionheart warmer too and have no problems. I don’t put too many wipes into it at once. I mix vegetable glycerine with distilled water (I boil it since we have a ton of chlorine in the water here), aloe vera, calendula oil, witch hazel extract and a couple drops of tea tree oil. Even if I use very little tea tree oil, I smell it, and I think it keeps bad microbial build-up at bay.
I sewed cute flannel wipes from on-sale flannel from Joanne’s, and also had some bamboo velour scraps from making fitted diapers, which I turned and topstitched with a printed flannel top side.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:07:42 +0000

I wanted to switch to cloth wipes too. Once you switch from disposable diapers, it just makes sense to stop purchasing disposable wipes too. I followed Lindsay’s directions for making them, and I love the way they came out.

I sent out an e-mail to friends who were finished having babies and were passing their baby clothes down to others. I asked them for any flannel receiving blankets they might have. I ended up with a ton of fabric. Some friends had adorable scrap fabric that they no longer needed for sewing projects, and others had several receiving blankets. I even cut up an old pink baby towel (a hand-me-down) to make double sided wipes, with one pink flowered flannel side and one pink terrycloth side. So cute! And you can’t get cheaper than free!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:11:56 +0000

Honestly, I rarely use soap for my cloth wipes. I usually apply a little dab of hand soap onto my cloth wipes for a poopy diaper, but otherwise just use wet wipes. I do just throw it all in together. I don’t believe there is any risk of using castile soap for cloth diapers, but you may want to check with the manufacturer.

By: Katie Kauffman

Katie Kauffman — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:42:28 +0000

Lindsay…quick question. Do you still wash the wipes that have castile soap on them in the same load as your cloth diapers? Will the castile soap affect the absorbency of the cloth diapers? Just invested in a bunch of Happy Heinys and don’t want to take a chance. But seems like the easiest thing would be to throw everything in together. Thanks for your input!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:32:47 +0000

I would just keep a smaller amount of damp wipes in your container. Keep the rest dry next to it and get them damp when your first batch runs out. That is what we do.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:34:09 +0000

So I’ve been using the cloth wipes in a container wet and rung out like you mentioned, but today found the ones at the bottom were moldy after only being in there a couple of days. Do you have a problem with that Lindsay? Also, how do you keep them warm (or do your kids care)?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:58:16 +0000

How much soap/water due you use for your solution?

By: God's Dancing Child

God's Dancing Child — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:42:23 +0000

I don’t have any babies at the moment. My one and only is 7!!
However, I made toilet paper alternative by sewing up old flannel shirt pieces to pieces of old towels – they work great – but they are the only load that requires hot water.