Cloth Diaper Wipes

If you are using or want to use a cloth diapering system, use cloth diaper wipes also. It’s so easy to add them to your cloth diapering system, some family’s even go “all cloth” after using cloth diaper wipes on baby. Even if you don’t cloth diaper, cloth wipes are much more delicate on babies bottom than store bough wipes. Why put all that stuff on such new, delicate skin. You want the best for you baby so don’t stop at the wipes….

There are a few different wipes available to use. Of course there is organic cloth which is typically more expensive to use but for the rest of us there is basically terry cloth, fleece, flannel and hemp/cotton to choose from. The terry cloth and fleece all “grab” really well and are good for messy diapers. Flannel and hemp/cotton cloth wipes can sometimes be the softest, although there are some very soft terry and fleece wipes out there. 2 ply flannel is thicker and softer than a 1 ply flannel wipe. Hemp/cotton wipes are wonderful because hemp has natural antibacterial properties and is commonly used for diaper inserts with cloth diapering systems. Some stores offer 2 ply wipes that have flannel on one side and a different type of material on the other. Some examples of combinations are: flannel-backed terry cloth and flannel-backed fleece. The purpose of doubling two different fabrics is so you have the cleaning characters of each texture.

Find flannel cloth diaper wipes for baby at the Marketplace inside Lite Green Living.

Washing the cloth wipes is easy. If using cloth diapers just wash with diapers. If using a combo of disposables/cloth wipes, keep a small garbage can with a lid (small simplehumans are perfect, they have a removable pail for easy washing) at your changing station and do a small load when needed. The recommended amount of cloth wipes is 20-24.