You may remember that when I featured the Organic Bamboo Velour Cloth Wipes from Two Sweet Potatoes a week ago, I asked for some tips. For starters, I wanted a good wipe solution recipe! I know I can buy different types but I love to DIY! Secondly, I asked for tips on how to get poo off of the wipes {a major snag in why I don't use cloth wipes exclusively}.
A few SEBG readers came through and I want to share their tips with you!
Wipe Solution Recipes:
From Leann at Cloth Diaper Diaries:
This wipes solution is by far the most unique I've ever seen! Leann actually makes a foaming wipe solution. Check out her DIY post to get lots of detailed instructions and pictures!
She also let me know that she's been adding a couple of drops of Tea Tree Oil lately.
{This must be the magic ingredient as it's found in all 3 solutions that I was sent!}
From Jamie at Triple Duty Momma:
2 cups water
1 T natural baby shampoo
1 teaspoon baby oil
3 drops tea tree oil
The tea tree oil is an antiseptic/antifungal so it should actually help prevent rashes. You can basically tweak it for your needs. Another variation is to substitute [the baby oil] with olive oil. The lavender oil is just for scent so it's not really necessary.
I hope this helps. I would just stick this in a spray bottle and try it out.
From Beth at Generously Green:
1 tsp of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap (I use Baby Mild, but you could use other scents)
10ish drops of Tea Tree Oil
10ish drops of Lemongrass Essential Oil
Distilled water
10ish drops of Tea Tree Oil
10ish drops of Lemongrass Essential Oil
Distilled water
I put it in a small stainless steel squirt bottles.
I think simply TTO in water would be good too.
Beth also shared a great Essential Oils resource with me. I'm totally new to using EOs and I loved looking over this site!
The second issue was addressed in a comment to the post, from kellysteffen...
As to you question about cleaning poo off of wipes, here is what I do. I'm relatively new to using cloth wipes and I don't even have a sprayer so I'm sure there are easier ways to do it. I have a small plastic spoon (I read somewhere else that someone uses a spork) that I keep in the bathroom. With dirty wipes, I always plan to keep one corner clean and I'll hold that corner while I clean off the wipe with the spoon. It's been working for us so far!
I appreciate the interaction with such great readers! Thanks for the tips, gals!!!
2 comments:
The plastic fork was a really good idea!!
Ha -- a spork! I love it <3
I read alot about tea tree oil and how it has been used as an antifungal for CENTURIES -- the infections that are around now a days are stronger, it seems, than the antibodies in the TTO. so when you are using the TTO, you are only "hiding" the bacteria and essentially it can come back even stronger and TTO will no longer be able to fight it off at all.
here's my favorite & most informative article that i read about it --
http://everythingbirth.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/the-truth-about-tea-tree-oil-and-cloth-diapers/
i know everything is always heresay, but this girl seems to know what she is talking about, and it makes alot of sense to me..... maybe only me? LOL <3
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