Cloth Wipes

So, I keep catching myself wrapping the diapers around the disosable wipe, and it's only a matter of time before I wash one & have a big mess on my hand.  I also learned that the "sensitive, alcohol free" wipes I was using weren't so much.

I'd read about homemade disposable wipes on frugal living blogs.  I didn't want disposable and I was concerned about all the ingredients in the "recipes" because of cloth diaper safety, bum sensitivity and so forth.

I researched and found  that  the stars and cubes of wipe solution concentrate that WAHMs make would work best for me.

I had trouble finding affordable spray bottles, but my hubby ended up finding some for .97 at my most favoritest place ever (not), Wal-Mart.  I picked up some distilled water, and ordered a sample pack of cubes.

I researched cloth wipes and even though I'd only have to use each wipe maybe 40 times for it to pay for itself, I again couldn't bring myself to spend the money.

Instead, I grabbed some soft burp cloths that were a little too thin for my heavy spitter.  I cut them in half, folded them in half, then zigzagged the edges to form two fray-free, double thickness cloths, each 1/4 the size of the original cloth.  They fit perfectly in a wipes container, but I did choose to use a squirt bottle instead of pre-moistening them.

The solution smelled great, was easy to mix up and cleaned my baby's bottom without irritating it.  1 cube made 8 oz of solution, and I am sure you could stretch it much further.  8 oz lasted about a week, putting the price per hiney wipe at rock bottom (pun intended).