Paper Soap

2007.06.19.nursery.paper.soap.jpg Life is germ-filled, but we aren't comfortable having hand sanitizer around little ones, given the high alcohol content in those little bottles, so when we saw a parent using these in a local park to wipe down their kids, we had to track this product down.

Paper Soap. 50 sheets of it, in ginseng + macademia fragrance, and so easy to use. You carry it dry, and when the need for soap arises, put one dry sheet on your kid's hands, pour a little water over it and it dissolves into soap suds.

Since most parents we know carry water bottles around in the summer months, this is a really easy way to wash little hands when you are away from home. Paper Soap was originally designed for travellers, but repurposes nicely for nursery use. At $7.00 for 50 sheets, it is a little more expensive than a bottle of hand sanitizer, but it is also a good deal safer, and much more portable.

Comments (8)

What about wipes?

posted by MamaChilanga on June 19th 2007 at 5:32am
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Most baby wipes have propylene glycol and sodium lauryl sulfate which are just horrible.

posted by Alex on June 19th 2007 at 6:08am
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SLS is such a common ingredient--any idea if it is in this paper soap?

posted by lb on June 19th 2007 at 6:37am
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Ah, let her eat a bit of dirt, it's good for the immune system...

posted by coqueline on June 19th 2007 at 9:17am
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What about the natural hand sanitizers and wipes at cleanwelltoday.com? I love the scents, the lack of alcohol and other chemicals, and the ease and convenience of use.

posted by laura in la on June 19th 2007 at 4:22pm
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Why is hand sanitizer not safe? The alcohol evaporates away. You just make sure they don't lick their hand while it's wet, which is like one minute max.

posted by fiona on June 19th 2007 at 5:59pm
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The safety issue is if they ingest it from the bottle. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp

Like I needed one more thing to be paranoid about :)

posted by kristin on June 20th 2007 at 5:04am
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Tushie wipes?

posted by Julianna on June 21st 2007 at 6:21am
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