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The following video will tell you more than you probably ever wanted to know about “flushable” wet wipes:
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Baby Body Cloths
We can use our travel envirocloths or we can make homemade wet wipes with safe ingredients. That’s what I do!
How do you make your own ?
Before I used Norwex body cloths I used small flannel squares and made a solution for them with Norwex baby bath, essential oils and water. Worked well, never irritated my babies’ bottoms and I just washed them with my cloth diapers so they never went into a landfill 🙂
What about for personal use? I have never flushed wipes. I throw in trash can.
I would love to know more about making my own from safe products.
Baby body Cloths from Norwex and or Travel Enviros. Rinse, hang to dry, reuse! Wash regularly – last for years!
When my children were young I would keep a zip lock baggie with a wet wash cloth or 2 in the diaper bag or vehicle. I had to hang it to dry once I was home and I always felt good about ‘not’ using disposables. Now I still do this for my husband and I when travelling and much prefer our Norwex body cloth to wet wipes.
I used to use wet wipes to remove my makeup but now use Norwex Makeup Removal Cloths
Will now be using my travel enviro cloths!
Wet wipes are made from chemical laden wood chips, plastic that causes ski n conditions and in some cases Cancer. Wet wipes do not break down easily if at all causing equipment to clog and eventually break down. I recommend NORWEX BABY CLOTHS OR BODY CLOTHS to be used instead .
I just bought a spray called Aquinelle. You spray it on the toilet paper and use to clean your bottom.
travel envirocloths
So disgusting. Ugh
WOW, that was one disgusting video! I need to look into the biodegradable quality of my baby wipes now!