Common Cloth Wipe Solution Ingredients:
Many wipe solution recipes contain similar main ingredients, which are used for the same reason in each recipe. These are the common ingredients and why they’re included:
Oil: Helps the wipe glide across baby’s skin and keeps skin soft
Soap: Cleanses by removing all traces of urine and feces
EO: (Essential Oil) Added for antibacterial and/or aromatherapy purposes.
Water: The main ingredient in each recipe, cleanses the diaper area and dilutes the other ingredients
The herbal ingredients that may be added to the solution have different properties that help protect your baby's sensitive skin and / or promote healing of diaper rashes.
Aloe Vera The gel from the Aloe Vera leaf is great for healing and relieving burns and rashes.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Distilled water
1 tbs. vinegar (helps combats yeast)
1/4 cup aloe Vera gel
1 tbs. calendula oil
1 drop lavender essential oil
1 drop tea tree essential oil
Directions
Mix solution together in a large bowl. Cut paper towel roll in half, using a large, sharp kitchen knife and remove center cardboard. Soak the towels in the solution till thoroughly wet. Squeeze out excess liquid and store in an old baby wipe container.
*You may want to use the slightly more expensive paper towels like Bounty, as they do not rip and tear very easily.
Ingredients
1/2 roll of paper towels (cut in half )
2 cups distilled water
1/4 cup Aloe Vera gel
1 TBS Calendula oil
2 tsp. of a Natural Baby Shampoo
2 drops tea tree oil
2 drops lavender oil
Directions:
Mix solution together in a large bowl. Cut paper towel roll in half, using a large, sharp kitchen knife and remove center cardboard. Soak the towels in the solution till thoroughly wet. Squeeze out excess liquid and store in an old baby wipe container.
*You may want to use the slightly more expensive paper towels like Bounty, as they do not rip and tear very easily.
Ingredients:
1-2 drops tea tree oil
1-2 drops lavender oil
1 cup Distilled water
Directions
Mix solution together in a large bowl. Cut paper towel roll in half, using a large, sharp kitchen knife and remove center cardboard. Soak the towels in the solution till thoroughly wet. Squeeze out excess liquid and store in an old baby wipe container.
*You may want to use the slightly more expensive paper towels like Bounty, as they do not rip and tear very easily.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of baby or olive oil
2 cups of Distilled water
1/4 cup Natural baby shampoo.
Directions
Mix solution together in a large bowl. Cut paper towel roll in half, using a large, sharp kitchen knife and remove center cardboard. Slosh the towels in the solution till thoroughly wet. Squeeze out excess liquid and store in an old baby wipe container.
*You may want to use the slightly more expensive paper towels like Bounty, as they do not rip and tear very easily.
Ingredients
1 Tbs Virgin Olive Oil
Directions:
Apply on the scalp or eyebrows using your fingertips and let sit for at least one hour. Once the scales are softened, use a fine-toothed baby comb or soft-bristled baby brush and gently scrape off the cradle cap. Once the area is clear, wash baby’s hair as normal using a mild baby shampoo.
Ingredients
1 cup of plain oatmeal
Directions:
Grind 1 cup of plain oatmeal to powder form, in a food processor or coffee grinder. Add powder to running water and stir with your hand to dissolve in the bath water. Oatmeal relives itching due to chicken pox, poison oak, diaper rash etc. Also good for dry skin.
Ingredients
100% pure cornstarch
Directions:
Dust when needed, better for your baby's lungs. You can keep it in it's original container or in a small Glad container.
Ingredients
1 tsp mineral oil
1 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp zinc oxide ointment
2 tsp antibiotic ointment.
Directions:
Mix ingredients together to form paste. Apply as normal baby cream. Store in a tight glass jar or plastic container.
Ingredients
1 Tbs Mineral Oil
Directions:
Apply on the scalp or eyebrows using your fingertips and let sit for at least one hour. Once the scales are softened, use a fine-toothed baby comb or soft-bristled baby brush and gently scrape off the cradle cap. Once the area is clear, wash baby’s hair as normal using a mild baby shampoo.
Ingredients
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
1/4 cup whole dry buttermilk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 drop lavender oil (optional)
Directions:
Mix together all the ingredients and pour into a clean container or resalable plastic bag.
To use: Pour 1/4 cup of the bath powder into a full tub or 1 tablespoon into a small baby bathtub.
Ingredients
1/4 Cup Cooking Grade Almond oil
10-15 drops lavender essential oil
Directions:
Pour ingredients into bottle. Shake to blend the oils.
Ingredients
1/2 pound cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon lavender essential oil
Directions:
Place cornstarch in a self-sealing plastic bag and add the essential oil drop by drop. Tightly close the bag and shake it to distribute the oil, breaking up any clumps through the bag. Let stand 4-5 days to distribute the essential oil. Use as needed.
Ingredients
Empty container for oil
1/2 cup of olive oil
10 drops Lavender Essential Oil
5 drops Mandarin Essential Oil
Directions:
Mix ingredients in the chosen container. Shake well to blend oils.
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Calendula This herb commonly used to soothe the skin and reduce inflammation. The herb is helpful for people who suffer from skin rashes and sunburn. Calendula helps to soothe inflamed tissues, reduce pain and aids in quick healing of cuts and abrasions.
Tea Tree Oil This oil readily penetrates the skin and is useful for treating burns, scrapes, bites, stings, and various skin irritations. It may also help to prevent or treat yeast infections. Very effective fungicide, antibacterial and antiseptic.
Lavender Lavender added to salves and creams promotes healing and as an aroma additive eases tension, tiredness and feelings of depression.
St. John's Wort Helps promote healing and has anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.
Comfrey Helps relieve inflammation and promotes healing.
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