Make your own wet wipes

Wet wipes have to be one of the most useful things you can carry around when you have a baby or little one in tow!

Homemade wet wipes are easy to make and a lot cheaper than buying shop-bought wipes. By making your own wet wipes you’ll know what ingredients have gone into them too.
 

To make your own wet wipes you will need:

• 1 tablespoon baby oil
• 1 tablespoon baby shampoo or baby wash
• 2 cups boiled water
• Strong kitchen paper towels
• Water-tight plastic container

 

Instructions:

• Fold your paper towels in half and layer them on top of each other in a suitable plastic container sized to fit. You can even use an old shop-bought wet wipes container.
• Continue folding and adding the paper towels until the container is full.
• Mix all the other ingredients together, adding the water last.
• Slowly pour the mixture onto the dry paper towels.
• As the mixture reaches half way turn the paper towels over so that the mixture is thoroughly absorbed.
• As the paper towels begin to shrink you can fold and add more paper towels to the container and slowly pour over the remaining mixture.
• Once you've finished adding the mixture, put on the lid until you're ready to use.

 
NB: if your container is not water-tight the mixture may drip out, so you may want to use the wet wipes when you’re at home rather than when you’re out and a about. 
^{Source: This article was written by BJ's Childcare Services.}