Homemade Cleaning Wipes

[julsandtrish]

Disinfectant Wipes

1/2 Cup Pine Cleaner (or Lysol)
1 1/2 Cups of water
Thick Roll of Paper Towel (Such as Bounty)
Use a canister that holds a half of a roll of paper towels. (You can find these containers at Wal-Mart) Cut the roll of towels in half, put it in the container and remove the cardboard insert. Mix the cleaner and water in a cup and pour it over the towels. (Try not to make it sudsy) Let it sit over night till all the towels are saturated. Use as you would name brand disinfectant wipes.

[scooby]

Thanks I was looking for something like this.

Scooby

[mustang80]

Me, too! Thanks! Older DD's can use these to clean!

[NativeMommyof2]

Thanks !!!

These will be so much cheaper then buying them already made at the store. I love using these kinds of wipes but they are so much at the store I can't buy them all the time.

[gingerdlu]

with three pets (2 dogs/1 cat) I find that if I buy a box of cheap Baby Wipes at Aldi's and pour PineSol in the box, I have great clean up wipes for carpeting and other surfaces.

[Josa]

My kids love those when doing chores. But they're expensive. (around here $2.50 for 36 wipes).

How would you make your own?

[dz_blonde_girl]

I made some like I do baby wipes, only with Lysol diluted per bottle instructions in 2 cups of hot water.

[Sinclairwife]

Disinfecting wipes are great for quick bathroom cleanups, but they're expensive -- about 13 cents per wipe at my store.

So I make my own. I tear off a whole roll of paper towels and stack them in a plastic container that has a tight-fitting lid. I pour about 3 cups of Lysol multi-purpose liquid cleaner over the roll and apply the lid. Baby wipe containers are great for this.

Now I have convenient bathroom wipes for less than 2 cents each.

[Julia Kimber]

Now that's a good idea Brenda, thanks!
Julia

[canadian gardener]

Right on Brenda!!!!

[sunshine]

Variety of Homemade Wipes

I use Bounty Select-A-Size paper towels and fold them into thirds. Put them in
an
old Huggie wipee box. Mix 2 cups warm water, 2 tablespoons baby lotion, and 2
tablespoons baby bath. Pour over the paper towels. You can adjust the recipe if
you like your wipees' wetter or drier.

For each of the following, I use Bounty or Viva paper towels, because neither
one
of these turns to mush. I take a roll of paper towels, cut it in half, and take
out the
cardboard inside. You won't need it for anything. You'll pull out the sheets
from the
center. I keep each of the following in a Rubbermaid container big enough to
hold
half a roll of paper towels:

Kitchen Face Wipe: 2 tablespoons Johnson & Johnson Baby Bath and 2 cups
water

Bathroom disinfectant wipes: 2 cups Pine Cleaner (your choice) and 2 cups water.

Bug Wipe: 1 cup Avon Skin so Soft and 1 cup water

All of the above save me some time and money, and they get used a lot here! I've

marked the tops of each with exactly what is inside, and the same container gets

used over and over again.
Bridget

In keeping with the spirit of The Dollar Stretcher, I have some great money-
saving
recipes for you! These not only save money, but are time savers as well. (These
recipes are from an article written by Kaylin, from Real Food for Real People)

Homemade Anti-Bacterial Spray:

1 gallon tap water
2 tbsp. regular Clorox bleach

Mix water and bleach in a clean, milk jug and label clearly as to contents. Pour
as
needed into a spray bottle, and use to sanitize counter tops, tables, cutting
boards,
bathroom surfaces, etc., as needed. This will keep without losing effectiveness
for
two weeks. This formula has been recommended by the Health Department for use
in kitchens and bathrooms.

Homemade Wipes (These are NOT all just for babies!)

Baby Wipes

Brawny or Bounty paper towels (1/2 regular roll)
2-1/4 cups water
2 Tblsp. liquid baby bath
2 tsp. baby oil

Tear off paper towels and lay in a square plastic container. They can be folded
or
cut in half. Mix water, baby bath & baby oil slowly in a large measuring cup,
and
slowly pour over stack of paper towels. They will 'squish' down after absorbing
the
liquid. Seal tightly.

Caution: Some square seals are not airtight and may leak if tipped.

Other variations are:

Face/Hand Wipes

2 tbsp. liquid baby bath
2 C water

Bathroom Wipes

1/2 C pine cleaner
2 C water

Window Wipes

1 cup glass cleaner
1 1/2 cups water

[slowtypinwoman]

Thankssunshine! I'll have to try the bug one. Do you use the oil for that?

[sunshine]

That's what I use, not sure what the original meant.

[AmyMCGS]

Cool- thanks! I'd like to try some of those.

Just one question.... how do you cut a roll of paper towels in half? I picture a big kitchen knife... slipping over the sink....

[sunshine]

Cut the paper towels in half with a large serated knife.