Homemade Baby Wipes

When Hadley was a couple of months old, Abi and I went to a few garage sales, 
and for some reason didn't have any wipes with us, and of course Hadley decided 
that was an awesome time to fill her diaper. Fortunately we stopped at a house 
that had small kids, so we sheepishly asked if they had baby wipes we could use. 
The guy said that wasn't a problem, so he went and got some, but they weren't 
what we were expecting or used to using. They were homemade. That was weird to 
us, because we were totally not used to that, and it seemed very hippy and 
"earthy" to me to make your own wipes. Didn't they know we were not in the 
1900's anymore? They probably use cloth diapers and make their own clothes, too. 
Freaks!!!

Open mouth, insert foot. Just about a year later, we are making our own wipes, 
and now I understand why people do it. It is a very simple process, and saves a 
TON of money. Store bought wipes cost $.02/wipe for the cheapest ones, and go up 
in price from there, depending on if you want "all natural" or "sensitive skin" 
or other things like that. I just did the figuring (because I'm weird like 
that), and homemade wipes are approximately $.0013/wipe. Of course this figure 
will vary based on what materials you purchase to make the wipes, but they are 
obviously a LOT cheaper.
We have two girls in diapers right now, and anticipate more in the future (no, 
this is not an announcement), so making our own wipes is such a simple way to 
save money that it would be foolish to not make them.
Ok, here's how we do it, so you don't have to look elsewhere for a "recipe."

What you'll need:
1-Plastic Container
(We use a round "Click-Clack" container available at Target, but any canister 
that's the right size will work.)
1-Roll of Paper Towels
(Don't get the cheap, sandpaper style ones...you wouldn't want your bottom 
cleaned with that.)
Water
Baby shampoo or soap
Baby oil
Vinegar
(Yes, I said vinegar.)

So, like I said, you have options with this. You can make it suit your baby if 
your baby has sensitive skin. You can actually use chips of bar soap if that 
suits your preference.

Take your paper towels and cut them in half. Or cut them to whatever height they 
need to be to fit in your container. (We have two different size containers so 
one is just under half, and the other is just over half a roll, but this is your 
project.)

Heat up 1 1/2 cups of water in the microwave. Doesn't have to be boiling, but 
needs to be hot!!!

While this is heating in the microwave, use scissors and cut out the cardboard 
tube from the center of the paper towels. This is probably the hardest part of 
the whole process. After you get the cardboard tube out, put the paper towels in 
your container. 

Add 1 tablespoon of baby shampoo or baby soap and 1/2 tablespoon of baby oil to 
the hot water. Mix this up. If using bar or granule soap, ensure it fully melts 
and mixes with the water. 

Add 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar to the mixture. (The vinegar keeps the wipes from 
molding if you don't use them fast enough.)

Once you have this all mixed together, pour it evenly over your paper towels, 
and give it time to soak into them all. You now have simple wipes that you can 
be proud of, because you made them yourself.