Monday, May 13, 2013


DIY Personal Care & Baby Wipes

Making your own wipes is easy


Commercial makeup remover and baby wipes are loaded with chemicals and isoprophyl alcohol. Why expose your intimate areas to chemicals? I think not!

With just a few ingredients, you'll be able to make your own. Be careful with your plumbing---I'll leave it up to you in terms of flushing these down the toilet. 

Here's the recipe for Wipes
a special "shout out" to New Directions Aromatics for the inspiration
This is a great “wipe” recipe for removing makeup, for wiping babies bottoms, for post-partum and for anyone who suffers from hemorrhoids. Sometimes commercial wipes can cause more pain as well as expose us to unnecessary chemical toxins.
Imperial
Ingredients
Metric
2 c.
Distilled Water (warm)
500 ml
2 T.
Carrier Oil see below for type
30 ml
1 T.
Liquid Castile Soap Base
15 ml
2 drops
Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca)
2 drops
1 roll
Paper Towels (sturdy)
1 roll

Cut the paper towel roll in half with a non-serrated knife. Place the half roll into a container (such as a large zip top plastic bag, empty baby wipe container or a glass or plastic storage container) with the cut end down.

Mix all ingredients together and pour over the paper towel in the container. Wait a few minutes for the inner cardboard tube to get soaked and then pull that out. Find the end of the paper towel in the center, and feed it up through a cross you have cut into the lid of the container.

The Tea tree oil is perfect for acne, for healing unhappy skin and as a powerful yet gentle antiseptic.

Alternative recipes:
Witch hazel could be used instead of water for hemorrhoids and post-partum wipes, and the oil could be Coconut, Grapeseed, Hemp Seed, or Black Cumin Seed Oil.

The carrier oil should be gentle enough for baby’s skin, and may include Hemp Seed, Oat, and Sweet Almond Oils.

Castile soap comes in many scents. Choose the unscented variety for babies. The Peppermint variety will be “hot” on the skin. Lavender would be another option if you like how lavender and melaleuca smell together. 



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