Make Baby Wipes at Home

With a baby on the way, I wanted to be able to make my own baby wipes. I am allergic to most of the commercial baby wipes. Some are made with more natural ingredients, but are far too expensive. I was able to come across a few similar recipes for making homemade wipes. I modified them to my liking and here is the recipe I came up with:

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Homemade Baby Wipes

2 well sealing containers (1.2 L / 5 cup capacity)
1 Roll of Bounty Select a Size Paper Towel
2+2 cups Distilled, Purified, or Boiled Water
1+1 Teaspoon of Coconut Oil (solid form)
1 squirt of mild, unscented Baby Wash

Cut paper towel in half with a non-serrated knife. A serrated knife will shred the paper towel too much.

Each container will get 2 cups of water with 1 teaspoon of melted coconut oil and a squirt of mild baby wash.

Then place a half roll of paper towel in each container. Using the container lid, gently mush the paper towel down until you can seal the lid. Place the containers upside down for at least 5 minutes. Then flip back over, open the lids, and remove the inner cardboard tube. Flip the containers upside down again for at least an hour to ensure the paper towel is evenly soaked. Once you are ready to use the wipes, pull from the middle of the roll. The wipes will tear along the perforated line giving you a decent sized square (or rectangle) wipe.

Only use one container at a time to ensure freshness. You can pull a few wipes out and place in a smaller container or zip lock bag for travel purposes.

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I have been using these wipes for myself as cleansing wipes and have been very happy with them. I use containers that have flaps for closure. I use distilled water, cold pressed, virgin coconut oil, and Dr. Bronner's unscented, baby mild, castile soap. Be sure to properly sanitize the containers once they are empty with hot, soapy water or by placing in the dishwasher.