Did you know that Pampers/J&J baby wipes are 100% plastic?!

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... I had no idea!

Huggies are different, although they have some plastic in them.

Just thought you might like to know!

when both my dc's were tiny babies i used cotton wool and baby lotion for their botties

huggies wipes are a waste of time they tear, the packt tears they are too dry etc

pampers are great but too rpicey for me

what about simple wipes thats what we use how do you find out how much plastic they have in them

....if they want us to be more green why dont they reduce the prices on all the biodigradable stuff?

they did some green nappies in sainsburys but they were so expensive!

with dd1 we used to use a mini spray bottle of water with a drop of lavender oil in it - and cotton wool. easy and it works.
at antifreeze (and the rest).

I did not know this.

Those of you who do some sort of eco home made wipe thing....what exactly is it that you use and how do you clean it?

I am happy to atone for my sins so far. I have no tumble dryer and nowhere to dry clothes outside (fourth floor flat) so decided against washable nappies but if I could replace wipes with something, then great.

margo, i cut up an old cot quilt, sewed into squares and use those. just bung them in the wash when and as cheap as chips and they dry within minutes on one of those underwear airer things hung out a window!

i know other people buy really cheap (6 for a quid type things) flannels. i have these but only use them for after meal wipes etc. i dont use them for bums.

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thanks and duh for not seeing the post about lavender water.

Can I be additionally dumb:

what temp do you wash them at? I do all my washing at 30 degrees. Would that be enough? What do you all do?

How much lavender oil do you need in the spray thing?

And for those who use cotton wool - what sort do you use? Those mini ball things? They seem a bit small for a full baby meltdown if you know what I mean.

i wash mostly at 60, but only because i do my nappies at 60.

if theres no nappies (ds has been with MIL for example and in disposables) then i shove them in with the darks at 30, still come out the same!

I cut up my old threadbare dressing gown when I bought a new one for hosp bag. Cut it up and zig-zag edges. You could use old towells etc. Made several different sizes from post-meal-messy-face to ones about 6x4 for bums and I just use them with water, can't be arsed messing about making up solutions. I just put a bowl of water near changing mat twice a day.
Someone recently said that post-nappying she uses the towelling wipes for cleanser etc instead of cotton wool so I'm going to do that.

I had to use cotton wool - wipes gave DD nappy rash ... its cotton wool pleat you need not the tiddly little balls.

Some 'cotton wool' isn't 100% cotton...what a minefield

I use Nature wipes or Little Green earthlets wipes.

they are both much nicer and kind to the environment too.

Pampers and Johnsons are like paint stripper ! Never to be used on skin, especially babies.

Tushies wipes are good too.

i use reusable wipes some i bought on line and some ive made my self from an old cut up terry and some fleece. find they work much better then baby wipes as the terry is a bit rougher. (use fleece side for sore bums) i only use water on mine though i do make a cup of camomile tea and pour that over if she has a sore bum (not often)..
to be honest as i use reusable nappies i didnt see the point in using disposable wipes as you stil have to put them in bag and bin them! with the reusables i just fold them up in the nappy and chuck them in the bcket

Cut up fleece is fab for wipes - no need to hem edges, it dries superquick and is v.cheap! I put about 10 at a time in an old pampers tub with water and a squirt of babyoil. then just bung 'em in the bucket wiht the washable nappies when used. I suppose I could take them out and about with me too, but I do tend to use biodegradable ones when out. If they don't degrade in landfill, could I put them in my compost bin? Or am I asking for the world's smelliest compost bin

xpost Spugs!

How do you wash re-usable wipes though (or re-usable nappies if it comes to that)?

Do you soak in something nasty (i.e.napisan always brought DS1 up in a rash) or boil wash them, or what?

Hoping,
i just bung the wipes in with a normal wash if there arent any nappies to wash (if hes been in disp. for any reason)

i dry pail so no nasty stuff, just shove poo down the loo in the liner and you only have wet nappies. add a couple of drops of lavender or tea tree and no nasty wiffs!

with the nappies i wash mostly at 60 but sometimes only put them on at 30.

I have tried every type of 'green' baby wipe you can buy.

The best ones I've found are the organic Beaming Baby ones.

They are brilliant. You can get them from www.beamingbaby.com .

I can't rate them highly enough, they are even flushable so no nasty, stinky Kandoos in my house. My kids are 4 and nearly 3 now but I still couldn't live without them. They're big and soft too unlike the PHP ones. Highly recommend them.

Well, I have recently converted to washable nappies... i only wish i had done it sooner.

I use a fleece pocket nappy, with a stuffing insidethe pocket. THe fleece has stopped the sore bits at the tops of her legs and we use washable wipes too.

the nappies are SO quick to dry and look so amazingly cute! I thought well, if i[m washing nappies, then i may as well wash the wipes too.

I make up a tub of warm water with babyoil in first thing and leave it by the changing mat. I also soak them in this and put them in a waterpfoof bag i got from the nappy company, and have them damp in that to take out with me...

I cannot recommend it enough. Good for her, good for environment and also, makes me feel blinking good knowing all this!!

I also bought some soapnuts recently, again, cannot reccomend them highly enough. replaced my washing liquid. Far more economical and ecologially sound too... I use 6 halves of the nuts, and a few drops of lavender / tea tree/ or apple oil in the softener compartment. I truly was SO impressed with the outcome. was expecting not such a great result, but as good as if not better than usual washing stuff. and no horrible chemicals going into the water supply

Sorry, i've gone on... but had to share!!!

oh, and the washable wipes I have are terry toweling on one side and fleece on the other. use towelling for poo, then so soft fleece afterwards. or just fleece if no poo...

hmmm must convince dh on the soap nuts, not that i think hed notice he doesnt do the washing!

will have to finish off the big box of powder we've got in the kitchen.

well, i still have mine sitting there for "just in case" but have not needed it yet!

I persuaded mine by showing him how economical they were

you can buy a bag online for about £12 and it will do 1000 washes... not bad hey?

if that doesnt sell it to him, dont know what will !

are soap nuts better than soap nuts liquid? I tried the latter, and wasn't very impressed, 'cos it didn't food stains out of dd's clothes (but then, she is a particularly messy eater)

i thought natur baby were eco-friendly - am i wrong?! Oh dear..
hmm like the idea of washable wipes, i am using washable nappies too so might as well go the whole way..
wish i had a co-op a bit nearer as would get their wipes!

I use baby washcloths from the £ shop as wipes-I find they are just the right size, soft on dd's bum and with just enough grip to get rid of poo. I store them in one of those pampers wipe boxes (got mine free with bounty pack) and add water or chamomile tea to the box so they are all wet and ready to use, just like disposable ones. I get rid of most of the poo with loo roll, flush that and the poo away and use the wipe to finish off. I then wash with the nappies at 40 degrees-no soaking or boiling!
If I am out and have forgotten to put any washable wipes in changing bag (a frequent occurence) i'll use huggies pure-they are the only ones dd doesnt react to (even the nature ones i tried made her red). I agree the johnsons/pampers etc ones feel really slimy and yuk!