Cloth Baby Wipes 101

I have been cloth diapering for over four years now (three babies) and I love it!! The benefits of cloth diapering are numerous but in this post, I want to share with you how awesome cloth wipes are. Plus, I include directions for my incredibly easy cloth wipe solution.

Why are cloth baby wipes so amazing? First of all, cloth wipes are better for the environment because they are reusable. Secondly, the cloth baby wipes work so much better at cleaning baby bums than disposable wipes. Plus, you can throw them in the same diaper pail as cloth diapers to be washed at the same time. Seriously, I can’t express enough how much I love my cloth wipes.

After doing a lot of research, I found the easiest way to make your own cloth wipes. See below for instructions;

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Step 1: Gather Clean Wipes

Gather 15 of your clean cloth wipes. I have a total of 36 wipes because for six months I was cloth diapering both a baby and a toddler (until she was potty trained).

I like having dry cloth wipes ready to go whenever I need to make a fresh batch. I store them in the space between the changing pad and dresser topper (see picture below).

Step 2: Make the Solution

Add 1 teaspoon soap and two heaping tablespoons of coconut oil to a liquid measuring cup – 2 cups quantity or larger.

Heat two cups of water. I do this by bringing water in my teakettle to a boil and filling the liquid measuring cup up to the 2 cup mark. The hot water will melt the coconut oil which is what you are looking to do. Once the coconut oil has turned to liquid form stir together the ingredients in the measuring cup.

Please Note: My wipes are VERY HOT immediately after I make them. Please wait until your wipes have cooled down to an appropriate temperature before using on your baby.

Step 3: Roll and Pour

Roll up five wipes and place them in a row in your wipe warmer. Pour approximately 1/3 of the solution over the wipes. Your goal is to try to get each cloth wipe damp. Make another row of five wipes and pour half of the remaining solution over the wipes. Finish with the last five wipes and pour the rest of the solution over the wipes.

Step 4: Plug In

Plug in your wipe warmer and you are good to go!

Please Note: I do not take my wipes out through the opening in the top of the wipe warmer. Instead, I just lift open the cover of the wipe warmer any time I need to take a wipe out.

Other Notes:

• One container of these wipes typically lasts me two to three days. Obviously, with a newborn, you will be making the wipe solution more often but it takes no time at all.
• I do keep disposable wipes in my diaper bag for when we are out and about. Also, when my family travels I switch to disposable wipes. When I have to use them these are the disposable wipes I prefer.

To summarize, I love using cloth wipes.  The wipes are warm, durable, and with one wipe you can easily clean the dirtiest of bums. I hope you give them a shot, especially if you are choosing to cloth diaper.

Want to know all the products I use for diapering? Read – Baby Registry: Diapering