I’ve been pinning different DIY baby wipe recipes and decided to give one a whirl. After making two successful batches, I learned that most paper towels have formaldehyde in them. Some baby wipes have this ingredient as well. R-uh r-oh. I’m not sure what the impacts of formaldehyde on babies are, and I don’t want to find out. But making wipes are so easy and so cost effective, once I settle on a solution, I’ll probably bottle it and wet a washcloth with the mixture as needed when it’s time to change diapers.

Here’s how I made my first batch:

1. Cut Costco’s Kirkland Signature paper towel roll in thirds. A lot of recipes call for Bounty, but I found that the Costco brand holds up very well.

2. Add 1 – 2 tbsp of coconut oil and 2 drops of baby wash to 2 cups of warm water. Make sure the coconut oil dissolves.

3. Put a third of the paper towel roll into a tupperware container.

4. Pour solution over paper towel making sure the roll is saturated.

5. Close container and shake; then re-open container to remove the cardboard insert.

I happened to use these wipes to take off my make-up and loved the results. My face was super soft and my make-up came off pretty quickly.


I used the left batch on the baby and right batch on my face.

I’ll definitely continue making these wipes for my face, but I’m not sure if I’ll continue using them for Baby Popcorn. I still have other recipes to try out. One includes Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap, witch hazel extract, Vitamin E oil among other yummy ingredients.

Do you use DIY wipes for your baby? What recipe do you use?