Not Just Nappies

If cloth nappies really aren't up your street, then maybe Cloth Wipes are.
When you think about it, disposable wipes really do cost a small fortune in themselves. I know that when Louie was first born, I used two packets of wipes every three days! Luckily, I managed to buy them in bulk and got them at a good price, a far cry from the £2.50-£3 they are as separate packets! You could easily be spending £100 a year just on wipes.

I really wasn't sold on the idea of using reusable wipes, even though I was using cloth nappies. But really, it isn't that much different - you just chuck them in the nappy bin and wash them all together! And I really couldn't figure out the logistics of them - how do you take them out and about with you? Do you need a spray bottle?

Then I discovered Cheeky Wipes.

A Cheeky Wipes Kit will set you back £36.95, which may sound a lot up front, but it is a far cry from the £100 a year that you could spend on disposable wipes, plus you only have to pay it once!
In that kit, you get the whole works. This kit is great for people who don't use real nappies because you get the whole shebang.

This kit comes with a Fresh Box and a Mucky Box, 25 wipes, Fresh and Mucky wet bags, a mesh bag for the mucky box, and essential oils.
Here is how it works.

Top the Fresh box up with required amount of water and a splash of Fresh Oil. Pop the required amount of wipes into the box. They are ready to use!
When you want to change your baby, use your fresh wipes and then pop them inside the mesh bag in the Mucky bag ready for washing. You can add a few drops of the Mucky blend to the mesh bag to prevent smells. Then when they are ready for washing, just do up the mesh bag and put in the wash. Now if you already use real nappies, you can stick them in with the nappy load. If not, they can go in with your normal washing without any bother.

When out and about, you can put your fresh wipes into the Fresh Wetbag. Provided your wipes aren't sopping wet, the bag will not leak. We have only very rarely had a problem, in which case the wipes have just been too soggy. Then when you change a nappy, pop the wipes into the Mucky Wetbag. Both wetbags can be washed with your wipes.

It really is as simple as that! Of course, if you do use real nappies already and have a bucket/large wetbag, you may not need the full kit, in which the Mini Kit would be best for you, which only contains the 'Fresh' components.

We love our Cheeky Wipes. They are quite basically small squares of terry fabric, but they are fantastic. One Cheeky Wipe can do the work of 4-5 disposable wipes easily. The texture of the terry scoops up the mess, where the disposable ones just seem to smeer it around. We constantly get comments on how beautiful the 'Fresh' blend oils smell as soon as I open the wipes wetbag, we have had comments everywhere!

Cheeky Wipes are currently undergoing some changes though, with the addition of Pop Up lids which will be a really substantial improvement, making them even more amazing if you ask me. They will be available from Beginning to Mid June so keep an eye out for them, as you really are missing out if you aren't already on the Cheeky Wipe wagon!