A few weeks back you might have read my post about phthalates in shampoos, conditioners, soaps, lotions, etc. One area that I missed (apologetically) was baby wipes. And since I am talking about wipes mind as well talk about hand wipes - the sanitizing sort. As you know I have a toddler so we go thru lots of wipes. And I thought I was doing the right thing for my daughter by using Pampers, Unscented Sensitive, but I just checked it out at Skin Deep and well they are rated 3, moderately hazardous (not terrible, but I’d like better).
So I am looking into safer options and I am striving to be in the low hazard level with any products I use. And for wipes there aren’t too many that qualify- the top 3 lowest are See the Dawn Angel Mist Baby Spray, Seventh Generation Unscented Baby Wipes with Aloe Vera & Vitamin E and Tushies Baby Wipes with Aloe Vera, Unscented. Both the Seventh Generation and Tushies are sold at Whole Foods and natural groceries, See the Dawn is available online.
For safer sanitizing hand wipes- there is Clean Well, an all natural hand sanitizer. I got a sample of the spray quite some time ago is a goodie bag from Whole Foods and Stroller Strides, and it is great. I am happy to know that they have hand wipes as well. (I prefer the wipes on my daughter as I feel like it actually might wipe something off) Its the ingredients that are the great- all natural, no alcohol or any funky chemicals.
Here is more information on these wipes:
The Daily Green
Green Mom Finds
CleanWell at Amazon
CleanWell Site
My wife and I are just about to have our first baby and one of the gifts we received at the shower was the “Diaper Champ” - such a cool invention. I just noticed yesterday how the contraption works. It has a sliding block which can be flipped back and forth, effectively trapping the air inside. I hope it works as its design suggests!
Yes the Diaper Champ is good- you’ll get lots of use out of it!
You mentioned that you’re about to have your first baby- has the doctor advised you on initial diapering? Our hospital recommended 1-2 months of wash cloth (or soft paper towels) and water to clean newborn bottoms. Since their skin is very delicate, even the most mild wipes can cause irritation. I have a friend (about to have her 3rd baby) who kept a square tupperware with warm sterile water (just boiled and cooled), a dash of mild soap (like Dr. Bronner’s Baby Soap) and stacks of small baby wash cloths inside- already to go for diaper changes. You might want it to be just water and cloths for the first 2 weeks or so…
At the hospital (Tufts Medical Center aka Tufts-NEMC) they had us use wash cloths but they were pretty rough. I think once we bring her home we’ll use softer paper towels since they are disposable too.
Ashley and I are planning on making a DIY Diaper Wipes video, because just like with cooking, it’s better homemade.
Seriously, though, it’s a breeze to put them together and nice to be able to control what you’re putting in the wipes formula. I’ll let you know when we have the tutorial on our blog.
Soapchix Tiff
Tiff- that is great!! Let us know and we’ll link to it. Thanks for letting us know!