Recipe to make cloth wipes cubes?

[LizRNBSN]

Hello, I have been buying cloth wipes cubes and have a feeling what I am buying is just mp soap w/ fragrance. Does anyone know what I can use to make cubes for cloth wipes that is gentle and soothing for a baby behind? Thank you!

 

[JenniferSews]

I don't use cloth wipes, but I'd probably go with a simple castille, can't get any more gentle and soothing than that! When I did briefly use cloth wipes I bought some really nice stuff that had goatsmilk in it, but that person is long gone and I never knew what else was in there.

 

[Vinca Leaf]

Yeah, it's M&P with fragrance/oils added to it. Don't you feel had?

 

[NatureandNurture]

I finally figured out that's what it was myself after I started reading more about making transparent soap. :roll: Had I known that's all it was, I certainly wouldn't have spent that extra money for their 'special' bum wipe solutions.

 

[artisan soaps]

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[LizRNBSN]

Yeah, it's M&P with fragrance/oils added to it. Don't you feel had?

Yes, I REALLY do! So I could just do a batch of 100% oo and cut it up into cubes. Would it hurt to add shea butter or anything like that?

 

[carebear]

what are cloth wipe cubes?

 

[LizRNBSN]

what are cloth wipe cubes?

I use cloth wipes instead of disposable baby wipes. The wipes cubes are dissolved in water and used to wet the wipes for cleaning baby's behinds

 

[JenniferSews]

what are cloth wipe cubes?

For those that use cloth wipes instead of the disposable baby wipes. You soak your wipes in it so they are wet.

I think all OO would be great, but unless your baby is extra sensitive I don't think shea or anything would be a problem.

 

[needtosoap]

what are cloth wipe cubes?

they are just sugar cube sized pieces of soap. They are marketed to be dissolved in a container with water and then put in a tub/warmer with re-usable cloth wipes.

 

[heyjude]

My youngest is 13.

I guess I really do learn something new every day!

Jude

 

[Guest]

They are the in thing right now , with new moms . My DIL told me about them .They are on my to make list very soon .


Kitn

 

[carebear]

CP soap may turn slimy as it dissolves. Especially castile.

I'm thinking... ewww!

OK so you don't want to use disposable wipes. But why choose a scented and colored product (as many seem to be), and why in the deity of your choice's name would you want to have a bucket of soapy water sitting around? That sounds about as sanitary as... well not. Keep it warm so you can grow your buggies comfortably?

What ever happened to a bar of soap and a wash cloth?

 

[LizRNBSN]

CP soap may turn slimy as it dissolves. Especially castile.

I'm thinking... ewww!

OK so you don't want to use disposable wipes. But why choose a scented and colored product (as many seem to be), and why in the deity of your choice's name would you want to have a bucket of soapy water sitting around? That sounds about as sanitary as... well not. Keep it warm so you can grow your buggies comfortably?

What ever happened to a bar of soap and a wash cloth?

I dont just let the wipe solution sit around for ages, it sits maybe 3-4 days at most but the cubes I have now have gse so i am pretty sure there isnt much bacteria growing in there. My wipes cubes are not colored either but are scented lightly with Oatmeal milk and honey that smells nothing like any of those.
Here is the description "gentle base infused with natural oils and essential oils. They have been specially formulated with a special blend of therapeutic calendula extract, grapeseed oil, apricot kernel oil, aloe vera, and pure vitamin E oil" and "does NOT contain: Lead, chemicals, SLS/SLES(Sodium Laureth Sulfate), Cocomide DEA, parabens, phthalates, surfactants, propylene glycol, alcohol, detergents, or dyes and has not been tested on animals."
I was looking for a better alternative to these because it works well but I thought I could make it even better and save some money.

 

[JenniferSews]

CP soap may turn slimy as it dissolves. Especially castile.

I'm thinking... ewww!

OK so you don't want to use disposable wipes. But why choose a scented and colored product (as many seem to be), and why in the deity of your choice's name would you want to have a bucket of soapy water sitting around? That sounds about as sanitary as... well not. Keep it warm so you can grow your buggies comfortably?

What ever happened to a bar of soap and a wash cloth?

I dissolved the small cube in water and poured it over the wipes. The wipes were damp, just like the throw away kind, but with a gentler solution and with less chemicals. I would use a new cube and batch of wipes about every other day, same with the cloth diapers. It never got very wet enough or sat long enough to grow anything. Personally, we used a small bit of soap and 1/2 a wash cloth cut in half and resewn, so really not much different than the bar of soap and wash cloth. I know cloth diapers seem icky and like a lot of work to people who aren't used to the modern cloth diapers, but there's lots of people just as unwilling to try homemade soap for the same line of reasoning.

 

[xyxoxy]

So if I understand correctly these are the newest thing in "going green"?
At least that's what some of the ads I've read imply.
I guess leaving an electric warmer plugged in 24/7 saves more trees than disposable wipes... but is it really... better... when you consider the carbon impact?

Not trying to start a debate... just honestly curious since this is the first I've heard of such a thing.

Is there really any science to this or is this just the latest way to make money off of our environmental guilt?

My mom just ran a washcloth under the tap and my 3 brothers and I lived to tell about it.

 

[LizRNBSN]

So if I understand correctly these are the newest thing in "going green"?
At least that's what some of the ads I've read imply.
I guess leaving an electric warmer plugged in 24/7 saves more trees than disposable wipes... but is it really... better... when you consider the carbon impact?

Not trying to start a debate... just honestly curious since this is the first I've heard of such a thing.

Is there really any science to this or is this just the latest way to make money off of our environmental guilt?

My mom just ran a washcloth under the tap and my 3 brothers and I lived to tell about it.

I never even mentioned anything about a wipe warmer. I was just asking for recipe ideas.

 

[JenniferSews]

The newest thing? No. I never used a warmer, my kids were fine with room temp wipes. I don't know anyone who uses a warmer personally. I started using cloth in 2004 and it was old news by then. A washcloth under the sink would probably be better, but the truth is that 99.9% of people use single use, disposable wipes today. An incredible amount of petroleum is used to make a single disposable diaper, and I imagine one wipe isn't that much different. I usually find a single 1/2 washcloth removed much more than 4-5 throw away wipes. Plus if your kids is the least bit sensitive even the "sensitive" wipes aren't the best.

I cannot believe I'm having this discussion HERE, where a milder wash for baby's bottom would seem automatic.

ETA- where did the warmer do-hickey come into this discussion anyway? IME that is a way to sell more crap to parents that they don't need.

 

[xyxoxy]

ETA- where did the warmer do-hickey come into this discussion anyway? IME that is a way to sell more crap to parents that they don't need.

I googled "cloth wipe cubes" to see what they were all about (since I never heard of them) and most of the hits I found mentioned keeping the cubes in a jar in the bathroom and/or baby room and adding them to a warmer with water and cloth wipes. I was under the impression they went hand in hand but I guess I was mistaken?

So we're just talking about small chunks of scented soap to use on baby wash cloths... whatever way you choose to use them?

 

[xyxoxy]

I never even mentioned anything about a wipe warmer. I was just asking for recipe ideas.

I realize that... I was just trying to ask a question as well. :wink: