Help!! Homeade Wipes Fiasco! - Page 2

[cinnam0n]

Here is the recipe we use:

2 Cups Distilled Water
2 tablespoons almond oil
2 tablespoons baby wash
2 Drops Tea Tree Oil
2 Drops Lavender Oil
2 drops Vitamin E

Mix well and put in a spray bottle. We store the wipes dry, and spray wipe using the spray bottle right before use. Good luck!

[treeoflife3]

yeah, I'd cut out the citrus. We just use water and maybe some lavender or tea tree oil. sometimes vitamin e oil if I have any on hand.

mostly just plain water though... and no diaper put back on right away

[EdnaMarie]

I'm just going to butt in and say another vote for plain water. I keep them dry then wet them before wiping. My 2nd gets rashes at the drop of a hat, and cotton + water has never done anything for her. If I need sealant, like if she might be getting a rash, I use olive oil. (I have had to use hard-core rash cream with all the junk in it just once).

Best of luck, mama!

[EdnaMarie]

Oh, and BTW, if she has a lot of sores, you can also try the eastern way and clean her bottom over a sink using your hand to splash lukewarm water on it, then pat dry very gently. When mine gets bumps I do that. Then move to the water-wetted wipes after all sores have healed.

[jeminijad]

We are another water-only family here. We stay rash free that way.

I keep the wipes dry till poop time, then just wet them with warm tap water.