*warning...I'm in a really weird mood tonight, hence the corny jokes you are about to embark on.
I did a funny little DIY project over the weekend. I made my own baby wipes. Weird, I know. I learned about it while trolling internet land one night. Thought it sounded kind of neat. It's definitely a money saver...I didn't do any exact figuring on this myself, but I read somewhere it can save about $12 a month. Multiply that by 12 months and you've saved yourself $144 a year, my friend. It's not gonna make you rich, but every little bit helps, right? I created a little tutorial for you, if you are interested in trying these yourself.
My favorite part about these wipes is you can use different baby soaps to get different scents. I love baby scents. They are so clean and refreshing. Makes me want to make ten thousand babies. HA! Not really. But I do really love baby smells.
Anyway...on to the tutorial...
Start with your ingredients:
First step, slice that roll in half! Find a strong burly man to cut your bum-wipes for you....or just use some elbow grease, ladies.
I used a serrated knife. It made a mess. But I tried a non-serrated knife and it didn't do the job. Don't even get me started on crappy non-sharp knives. I won't go there, but you can ask my husband about my true feelings on knives. Oy!
Pull the cardboard innards outta the roll. Make a couple kazoos and start a band. (kidding, but seriously, anyone remember doing that with TP rolls and wax paper and rubber bands? good times).
Next mix together one bottle of water, 2 tablespoons of baby wash, and 2 tablespoons of baby oil. I don't have a PhD in bum-wipe making, but my research told me that you don't want to use tap water (unless you boil it first) because something in it can speed up the growth of mold. And no one wants to smear mold on their babies butts now, do they?
I used the deliciously scented Johnson's Bedtime bath. And just regular old baby oil. The oil helps aid in getting all the doo off the bum. Got it? And the wash...well it washes. Duh.
Stir it up, son!
As I mentioned above, the containers I bought were too short. So I shmooshed my roll down in there. I shmooshed it good. But ideally you want to have the roll sit upright.
Then pour some of your concoction onto the roll. At this point, since I had a shmooshed roll, I took it out and flipped it over to pour the rest of the stuff on there.
Put a lid on it, lady. Let it sit for a bit.
Flip it over and let it sit s'more.
There you have it! You've got your own wipes! You should be able to start pulling the towels from the middle of the roll. You should if you were smart and bought a proper size container for your project. I wasn't smart. But I wasn't gonna let that stop me. So I molded my wet wipes and shmooshed some more till I was able to fit them upright in the container. This caused some issues for pulling the first few wipes from the middle of the roll, though. Your husband may tell you that your homemade wipes are crap. Because your husband may have had trouble grabbing proper sheets of wipes from your little $144-a-year savings project. And your husband may have not un-wadded the wipe ball enough before using it to wipe the fresh and ripe bum staring at his face. Your husband may have gotten some poo on his hands. And he may have not liked that very much. Oopsie. :)
Couple other things to mention... You obviously have a second roll on hand since you cut the paper towel roll in half. And the concoction should actually make enough to use on both rolls. Just get another container for the second roll and you're all set. I opted to not make my second roll at this time. I've heard if these home made wipes sit too long, mold can develop...so I didn't want to have a second roll made yet, not knowing how long it would take me to go through one container. Also, since my roll was all shmooshed, I think it needed more liquid than it should have, so I used more than half of the concoction on one roll. Lessons learned for next time. Questions?
I did a funny little DIY project over the weekend. I made my own baby wipes. Weird, I know. I learned about it while trolling internet land one night. Thought it sounded kind of neat. It's definitely a money saver...I didn't do any exact figuring on this myself, but I read somewhere it can save about $12 a month. Multiply that by 12 months and you've saved yourself $144 a year, my friend. It's not gonna make you rich, but every little bit helps, right? I created a little tutorial for you, if you are interested in trying these yourself.
My favorite part about these wipes is you can use different baby soaps to get different scents. I love baby scents. They are so clean and refreshing. Makes me want to make ten thousand babies. HA! Not really. But I do really love baby smells.
Anyway...on to the tutorial...
Start with your ingredients:
- A Roll of strong paper towels (don't skimp here, my friends) I opted for Viva as they are quite simply the BEST paper towels ever made.
- A Tupperware-type container (the ones I picked up from Wally world worked, but they were a little short, so you might want to find something larger).
- A bottle of drinking water (you could also use tap water, but boil it first...you would need about 2 cups)
- Some baby wash
- Baby oil
- A sharp knife and a cutting board
- Measuring cup and spoons
First step, slice that roll in half! Find a strong burly man to cut your bum-wipes for you....or just use some elbow grease, ladies.
I used a serrated knife. It made a mess. But I tried a non-serrated knife and it didn't do the job. Don't even get me started on crappy non-sharp knives. I won't go there, but you can ask my husband about my true feelings on knives. Oy!
Pull the cardboard innards outta the roll. Make a couple kazoos and start a band. (kidding, but seriously, anyone remember doing that with TP rolls and wax paper and rubber bands? good times).
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| *some rolls have extra glue holding the paper to the roll. Viva did not, so it was easy to slip the cardboard out. |
Next mix together one bottle of water, 2 tablespoons of baby wash, and 2 tablespoons of baby oil. I don't have a PhD in bum-wipe making, but my research told me that you don't want to use tap water (unless you boil it first) because something in it can speed up the growth of mold. And no one wants to smear mold on their babies butts now, do they?
I used the deliciously scented Johnson's Bedtime bath. And just regular old baby oil. The oil helps aid in getting all the doo off the bum. Got it? And the wash...well it washes. Duh.
Stir it up, son!
As I mentioned above, the containers I bought were too short. So I shmooshed my roll down in there. I shmooshed it good. But ideally you want to have the roll sit upright.
Put a lid on it, lady. Let it sit for a bit.
Flip it over and let it sit s'more.
There you have it! You've got your own wipes! You should be able to start pulling the towels from the middle of the roll. You should if you were smart and bought a proper size container for your project. I wasn't smart. But I wasn't gonna let that stop me. So I molded my wet wipes and shmooshed some more till I was able to fit them upright in the container. This caused some issues for pulling the first few wipes from the middle of the roll, though. Your husband may tell you that your homemade wipes are crap. Because your husband may have had trouble grabbing proper sheets of wipes from your little $144-a-year savings project. And your husband may have not un-wadded the wipe ball enough before using it to wipe the fresh and ripe bum staring at his face. Your husband may have gotten some poo on his hands. And he may have not liked that very much. Oopsie. :)
Couple other things to mention... You obviously have a second roll on hand since you cut the paper towel roll in half. And the concoction should actually make enough to use on both rolls. Just get another container for the second roll and you're all set. I opted to not make my second roll at this time. I've heard if these home made wipes sit too long, mold can develop...so I didn't want to have a second roll made yet, not knowing how long it would take me to go through one container. Also, since my roll was all shmooshed, I think it needed more liquid than it should have, so I used more than half of the concoction on one roll. Lessons learned for next time. Questions?
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