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A yard of flannel also works. I keep them for cloth diapers. Also a soap dispenser with water and a little baby oil and baby soap. Works great!

I use baby washcloths and homemade solution for wipes. With washcloths there is no need to sew (like with flannel) or throw away anything (paper towels). I bought 4 6-packs from target for a few dollars each and they work like a charm. There are a million recipes for solution on the web.

those two options are fine for people that have washers and dryers. THANK YOU!!!!! for posting a solution for those of us that live in tiny city apartments & have to pay out the nose for laundry! i've been trying to find a ecological and cost-effective way to make wipes that don't require washing.

We used baby washclothes and water for the first six months until the solids hit. We know the same washclothes daily for all of the 4,000 spills and messes our toddler makes.

My mom cut up old flannel sheets and t-shirts and serged around the edges.

I think it is worth pointing out that Nature Babycare brand is biodegradable. They also offer a truely unscented product.

I use cheap ikea face washers, and plain water.

I use cloth nappies, so the added washing isn't a big deal for us. My kid has really sensitive skin, so water is the only thing we can use that doesn't irritate his skin - and it works a million times better than commercial wipes :)

We use this vegan baby wipes recipe...
http://domingosiete.livejournal.com/5671.html

Works really well, we love it and our daycare nannies love it too.

Our wipes solution recipe is pretty much the same as the vegan one (above).

I just want to second the use of tea tree oil. It really helps with the little rashes the baby gets in her chubby creases and we've not had one speck of diaper rash.

Saltyc, that's pretty much our situation. Got to love the $3-a-load laundry facilities and neighbours who are sniffy (no pun intended) about having baby poop in the shared machines.

Since posting this I've added a few drops of lavender to the solution. Lemoncadet and domingosiete how does the shampoo work for you? I was wary about it drying out his skin, but I'm prepared to give it a go. Cheers for the tea tree oil tip!
Another thing, our builing has an organic materials recycling program and you can toss the NON-POOPY wipes in with your compostable stuff.

we've used nothing but cloth wipes for our 2 children (except when travelling), but then we have always had our own machines...

...my husband is a big fan because cloth wipes (I bought special velour-sherpa wipes online) clean MUCH better than paper or disposable wipes. With the wipe warmer, 4 dozen wipes (for 2 kids!), and our solution (2 1/4 quarts distilled water, 1 TB Dr. Bronner's soap, 1 TB grapeseed oil, 2 TB aloe vera, 12 drops tea tree oil and 12 drops lavender) we avoid diaper rash and save money.

I use (per one cup) 1 TB Dr. Bronner's, and a couple of dashes of peppermint, tea tree and lavender oils. The smell is heavenly! I also mix up a batch and keep it in a spray bottle. When the messes are particularly large or the kids need refreshing, it works great!

Tea tree oil and lavender are not good for babies. Something about hormone disruptors. I forget.