Baby Savings: Make your own baby wipes

Deal Specialist makes his own baby wipes. Not necessarily to save money (even though it does), but because he believes it is safer since he can control what goes into the wipes.  It’s much easier than you might think.  Here’s what you need to make the baby wipes:

• Roll of paper towels (something that stays sturdy when wet, we use Viva towels)
• Seal-able plastic container that will fit a roll of paper towels that has been cut in half
• 3 tbsp Light Olive Oil
• 3 tbsp Baby Shampoo (any will do, but we use Johnson’s baby shampoo)
• 3 cups of water

This is what you do:

1. Cut a roll of paper towels in half (perpendicular to where you pull the paper)
2. Remove the paper towel cores from both halves
3. Put one half in storage and the other half in the sealable plastic container (you will be pulling the baby wipes from the center of the half paper towel)
4. Mix olive oil, baby shampoo, and 3 cups of water in another container
5. Pour mixture on top of paper towel half
6. You’re Done!!!  Since no preservatives were added, I would use up the wipes within 3 weeks just to be safe.

Deal Specialist tip:  We use these at home, when going out, we do purchase baby wipes just for convenience.  You could put a few of these in a smaller container if you wanted to use these when going out.