Homemade Hand Cleansing Wipes
When you can't wash with soap and water, cleansing wipes are the next best thing. See how easy it is to make your own hand cleansing wipes at home with essential oils.
Servings 1 box of wipes
Cost $12
Equipment
- Plastic airtight container
- Measuring cups
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 1 box dry wipes I used a box of 50 wipes (10 x 13), you could use small washcloths and wash after each use
- 12 oz distilled water you can also boil water
- 6 drops essential oils I used two different varietys, tea tree oil and orange/tangerine oil
- ¼ teaspoon Castile soap
Instructions
- Wash your hands or put on gloves to help reduce the amount of contamination in the wipes.
- Place the dry wipes into the container.
- In the measuring cup, add 10 to 12 oz water, 2 to 3 drops of tea tree oil, 3 to 4 drops Orange Oil, and ¼ teaspoon Castile Soap. Stir vigorously to mix.
- Pour a small amount of the liquid over the wipes. Then, start “cutting the deck” by picking up a section of your stack of wipes and turning it over and pouring some more liquid on them. Once you’ve poured it all on, take both fists and press down on the top to help the liquid soak into your stack. You can also pick up sections and twist/wring them to help the liquid soak in. Keep rotating through the stack till you feel like the liquid is distributed throughout.
- Store in a cool area out of heat and light and use when needed.
Notes
You can customize your wipes by using different essential oils.
Try out different amounts of liquid depending on how saturated you prefer your wipes.
Cut your wipes in half or quarters to get more use out of them.