Easy Diapering Recipes

By Alison Moore Smith

Baby Wipes

Ingredients:

1 roll of Bounty brand paper towels
6 C very warm water
4 T baby bath
2 T of baby oil

Directions:

Cut papter towel roll in half and remove center cardboard.

Mix the first remaining ingredients together.

Place each half roll in an old baby wipes container or other container with fitted lid. Pour solution over the towels. Close lid. Allow to soak for at least one hour.

Variation:

Leave out the baby oil and they can be used to clean eyeglasses or remove makeup.

Anti-fungal Baby Wipes

Ingredients:

1/2 C distilled water
1 T vinegar
1/4 C aloe vera gel
1 T calendula oil
1 drop lavender oil
1 drop tea tree oil
Homemade or purchased baby wipes in container

Directions:

Pour all your ingredients in jar with a tight-fitting lid. Close the lid and shake to blend the ingredients. Pour on enough solution over the wipes to moisten them. Store any extra solution in the refrigerator.

Baby Powder

Ingredients:

1 pound cornstarch
1 t lavender oil

Directions:

Place cornstarch in a zippered plastic bag and add the essential oil drop by drop. Close the bag tightly and shake it to distribute the oil, breaking up any clumps through the bag.

Let stand four days to distribute the oil. Pour into a spice or salt shaker with large perforations.