canefan17
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Does anyone know where I can find baby wipes that have nothing but water. Closest thing I've found is a product that has grapefruit seed extract and water... but I need wipes that are just water.
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I moved to a foreign country, back in the day, and shockingly they did not have Pampers or baby wipes for my new baby sooo I used wet paper towels.
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Keebler
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- As lookup suggests, a paper towel would be best . . . just do not flush. Some are "kinder" than others but once wet, any should be okay if you just pat and do not actually wipe.
Using a water bottle to rinse the area if you are on the toilet would be easy, too.
Or just use a good facial tissue and put it in the trash.
Neither wipes nor tissue can be flushed, anyway, as they can clog your pipes or the pipes anywhere along the system and are costing sewer systems lots of damage and costly repairs. Even if the package says they can be flushed, they do not degrade properly. Even facial tissues do not degrade in sewer system properly.
[This public service announcement brought in the hope of preventing damage.]
Or a good toilet tissue. Have a pretty spray bottle and put a little fresh water in it.
I think it would be impossible to safely even have a wipe with just water in a sealed package. It would mold without some kind of chemical added. -
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Keebler
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- From my file notes from a previous inquiry into this kind of thing.
For a "bidet bottle"
I prefer the lid / tops / spouts that can easily air dry. If air can't get to all the parts, it's best to pass it on by. Air dry in the air . . . do not put into a closed drawer or space until it's fully dry. Then always run some fresh water through the nozzle before it hits your body.
point the ergonomic nozzle in the correct direction
Angled spray design for perfect aim
For a recycled bottle:
The SPOUT stream needs to go out SIDE WAYS.
Bottles that have the vertical spouts just don't work well to aim the water when turned upside down with one hand. This spout style shoots out from the side.
If the spout is straight up out of the bottle, you have to do gymnastics to hold the bottle far out & horizontal, not vertical & close to your body with more control as the slim bottle with sideways spout will allow.
Some people can manage any shape, spout but it was learning curve for me.
I had to stop using the shampoo as it was too harsh for me . . . but the bottles were a great save. You may have something similar.
I found round bottles to be too bulky for that tight fit (unless you have an elongated toilet seat) and not spew water all over.
The FLAT style of this green bottle here works just perfectly. The integrity of the plastic is just right, too, allow for the right kind of pressure.
Water does not spray all over to the floor when I pay attention.
[Some bottles will not actually let you push the water out if the plastic is too heavy. Too light, and they can break. Mine like this have lasted years.]
The simple spout is a PUSH lever - just press lightly with ONE HAND. Very easy to push open once positioned near you, over toilet - and it can be aimed is right.
SIDEWAYS SPOUT.
Just don't press the spout open to stream water until upside down and aimed right at the target. It is possible to do this and not have water land on the floor.
The easier it is, then you will be more inclined to use daily (or after bowels move). I think this is a good habit to keep up and provides better comfort and less irritation in general to that area. -
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canefan17
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Thanks everyone
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Keebler
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- TuTu,
Great find.
A serrated knife / break knife may work better than a regular knife.
Wonder if an electric knife would be wise or disaster? Not a lot of leeway in between when taking about electric knives, though.
Eye goggles and grip gloves likely required for that. I see Michael Keaton's character, "Mr. Mom" doing this.
Or take some off the roll, cut into squares to stack in a similar container. -
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LisaK
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I used to use some rectangulare shaped tericloth fabric pieces that I kept in a regular wipe bin thing an dwashed and reused. sounds gross to me now, but that is what I did back then.
I bought the wipes on line on an organic baby site somewhere.
never had a problem with this method. I had a little water proof bag that I put the soiled ones in and dumped them all in the wash with the diapers .
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