I know…a riveting post about baby wipes. But if you don’t have packs of wipes in every pocket, bag and drawer, are you even a parent? Insert tongue sticking out emoji. I know I researched this kind of stuff when I was pregnant, so here ya go. And I figure it’s good timing because just last week a mama’s post went viral about Kirkland wipes and their toxic ingredients- including Phenoxyethanol. If you haven’t seen it, her child ended up in the ER because he chewed on the wipes (which if you are not yet a parent…kids just do that sometimes. And they love to pull wipes out of the pack.) So yes, it was toxic to this child because the wipes were in his mouth. But my perspective is…if it’s that toxic to do that at all…do you really want that coming in contact with your child’s skin several times a day? Skin absorbs so much. Skin is our biggest organ.
Before ever having kids and while I was pregnant with Charlie, I was 100% that person who thought I was going to do cloth diapers, only feed my children organic food and maybe even make my own wipes. I remember reading many blog posts about how to do your own wipes. HAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, let’s have a moment of silence to realize how funny that is now in retrospect. Mad, mad props to any mom or dad that commits to that. Blake was not on the same page about cloth diapering, so we ended up doing Honest disposable diapers (which I have LOVED) and our children are very healthy eaters…but they also love Goldfish and Charlie loves Chickfil-A. We found a balance with that. And although I never ended up making my own natural wipes, my intention was the same. Only use healthy things for my children…especially when it comes to their skin. I had seen Water Wipes posted from another mom somewhere and I had to look no further. 99.9% water and a tiny bit of grapefruit seed extract. SOLD. It can’t get much simpler or healthier than that. I could get them at Target and the grocery store (we have Kroger) so they were convenient to purchase in my world. I didn’t even look at any other options with Charlie.
And I will say I loved them for the first couple of years of her life. They are wonderful wipes. I remember her having diaper rash maybe once or twice and it was when her diaper wasn’t able to be changed soon enough. And I felt good that using them to wipe her face, her hands, my face, my hands, there were absolutely no toxic ingredients touching our skin.
But when Charlie was around two, the Water Wipes were out wherever I was buying them and I decided to get Honest Wipes one day…we use their diapers, lotion, diaper rash cream and I already trust and love their brand. They have a few more ingredients but are also plant-based. And they are also 99% water. Ingredients: Water (aqua), glycerin, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, peucedanum ostruthium (masterwort) leaf extract, decyl glucoside, sodium citrate, citric acid, silver citrate.
After using them for a couple of weeks, Blake asked if I could buy them from now on. And I realized I too liked them just a liiiiiittle more than Water Wipes. Again, Water Wipes are awesome- healthy and they do the job. Not too much more you can ask for from baby wipes.
BUT. There are a couple of small little details that give Honest wipes the edge to this mama.
- A resealable top that clicks. Water Wipes simply have a clear peelable opening that doesn’t restick after a while. Kind of annoying. Something you don’t really care about until you have something that DOES click/seal.
- A textured material. Water Wipes are not quilted or woven. Honest Wipes are…and I think that texture allows them to clean the skin just a little better.
Both are soft. Both are healthy and natural. Both do the job. Water Wipes are $3.99/pack and Honest Wipes are $4.95/pack. (I realize these are not the most economic choice…but the healthy ingredients make the price worth it to me.) Both readily available at stores. Both on Amazon. Both come in bigger packs with a discounted price.
Happy wiping those cute little baby bums! Do you use either or these wipes? Which wipes do you like? Would love to hear!
