Cloth Baby Wipe Solution

I failed at cloth wipes with my first baby.  Poor L had to get used to the Costco wipes I eventually settled on, but I really wish I had stuck with it.  If I set my mind to it, I can stick with just about anything.  Well...maybe that's a stretch.  There are things I thought I set my mind to that I've given up on.  But anyway, I was determined to cloth diaper, and cloth diaper I did!  I knew using cloth wipes would be simple to wash and reuse, but I never got my solution down, and the spray each wipe method I was using just didn't work for me.  I never got the wipe evenly wet and I often ended up with a mess.  This time, I decided to dedicate my wipes warmer to the cloth wipes and try different batches until I get it right!  I'm about ready for my second experiment, but I'm going to blog the first so that I have it for reference.  Here goes...

Cloth Baby Wipe Solution

1 cup witch hazel

2 T aloe vera

3 T oil (grapeseed)

1 T vitamin E oil

4 drops lavender essential oil

4 drops tea tree essential oil

This makes about 1 1/2 cups and I divide it in half to add to my wipes with about a cup of filtered water each time.  The problems I'm encountering is how to get the wipes evenly wet with the oils distributed throughout since oil and water don't mix.  I may need to look into emulsifiers.  (It's really strange that I'm using any type of science-y vocabulary.  I was a good student, but BAD at science.)  Attempt number two probably coming tomorrow since I'm almost out of wipes!!