Best commercial wipes

[PlonkeeMumma]

sorry double post - sorry about the terrible spelling too!

[bronners]

Nature babycare wipes are fantastic, they were stocked at Coles and Safeway but I haven't seen them lately. They were all natural. WotNot wipes around lots too and they are a fantastic natural product made in Aus, I just bought a pack from my local health food shop.

[Kitt3n]

seventh generation are what we use when out and about ( i use cloth at home)... nature baby care are pretty good too.

there are a few non alchohol/natural wipes around these day, I have tried a few others too but cant think of the brands - cos i went back to seventh generation after trying the others

HTH

[Curly]

I think you must mean the Nature BabyCare wipes and I have not had any trouble picking them up at Safeway/Woolies.

[~ Mylitta ~]

Thanks everyone, you are all awesome. It looks like I should definitely invest in a packet of the huggies wipes even if just for the hard container they come in And I definitely like the sound of the nature babycare wipes too.

Hmmm, just had a thought too... I wouldn't be surprised if wipes are something that people might get us for the baby shower. Maybe I should hold off on going buying crazy until after the shower (which is on the 19th of next month). I just get so excited about all this buying. Who would have though anyone could get excited about buying something designed to clean poo!

[Janie]

LOL Krystie. We use mostly cloth, but on the occasion we use sposie wipes we find the Aldi brand (Mamia) best, followed by the Safeway unscented ones. J&J are shocking for DS's bum, and Huggies aren't much better.

Yes, you might get some wipes for your shower, maybe hold off until after then. If you don't get any then you can go crazy buying them!

[childondaway]

If you wanted the natural / organic ones (Aromababy have wipes) but it is a small pkt and they are expensive. You can get them at baby bunting

[~ Mylitta ~]

the Aldi brand (Mamia)

Ohhhh, my mum gave me a pack of that brand and I had no idea where they came from! At least now if those turn out to be our fave's then I know where to get more. Thanks!

[Gigi]

in the supermarket, the baby wipes are in two camps

The ones that contain Propylene Glycol
virtually every brand there is, even the ones that say "sensitive", "for newborn skin", "low allergen", "nonperfumed" etc.

The one that doesn't contain Propylene Glycol
Nature babycare

I used JJ and Amolin Sensitive wipes for first six weeks
my child had awful nappy rash, i couldn't work out why
i switched to

• cloth wipes for home
• Nature babycare for going out

nappy rash disappeared.

i now refuse to buy products with propylene glycol in them (antifreeze anyone?) and my child's skin is much better for it.

Don't get me started on the chemicals that are in sposies!! i think the companies are VERY unethical to sell items meant for babies, using what they use.

and the amount of children's care products e.g shampoo, sunscreen, moisturiser etc that has PARABENS in them, same thing. Parabens cause skin irritations! Why put them in these products? they're a cheap preservative.

before i had my child, i knew nothing of Propylene Glycol and Parabens. Now i feel so protective of my child, i hunt down products FREE of those chemical nasties.

and back to an MCN one, to buy a washing detergent that is free of lots of the nasties, i did a survey in the laundry aisle at woollies, and i only found two brands that met the criteria (ecostore and aware sensitive). there were a few that nearly met all the criteria, bar one thing. What you wash the nappies in is very pertinent. Babies skin is five times thinner than ours, it is more sensitive.

Washing powder buildup in nappies can cause the nappies to become less absorbent.
Washing powder buildup in nappies can cause irritation in the skin.
easier to avoid this if you use a gentler detergent, and minimum, only use half the amount that you use to wash clothes. I only used a tablespoon of powder per nappy load.

Even if YOU use cloth wipes and your partner doesn't, you'll still save money and help your baby's skin.

i wouldn't let your dh not using them, put you off. He could use the Nature care babywipes.

also let him know, the facewashers are of a size, to cover your hand, e.g you won't get poo on your hand, cleaning up bubs. BUT it is much more possible to get poo on your hand, when using a baby wipe!

using babywipes, i would need HEAPS of them to clean up a pooey nappy.
using cloth wipes, i would need ONE, maxiumum TWO wipes to clean up a pooey nappy.

i got my dh to use them, by casually mentioning how it protected my hand from poo. that got him interested.