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I am a huge fan of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. I used them all the time until I realized you could make them yourself. They are just so convenient but I must admit they aren't the cheapest things in the world. Having two active boys there is always something to disinfect and clean around the home.
From kitchen counters, doorknobs, and now even packages that come in the mail almost everything needs disinfecting thanks to the coronavirus. Wiping so many things SO many times a day uses a lot of wipes.
I went threw a container of around 80 cleaning wipes in a week and a half or so. Wipe the kitchen table. A wipe in the trash. Clean the counters. A wipe in the trash. Times three times a day (plus all the million other things that need-a-wiping) equals a lot of unnecessary trash.
While spending $12 or so a month on cleaning wipes isn't completely outrageous spending money on something that is reusable is much more attractive. Plus, saving money is always nice!
Making your own disinfecting wipes is very easy and produces a lot less trash than the store-bought versions.
1. Buy a pack of reusable cloths
In the past, I used anti-microbial rayon cloths which have a similar texture of Clorox wipes. You can find these in the cleaning aisle of the grocery store or sometimes hanging near the paper towels.
However, over time, I found these cloths fuzzed up and got kind of gross with rewashing. Now I use Flour Sack Dish Towels. They wash nicely and one towel can be cut up into many rags since each measures 28 X 28 in.
If you do as much laundry as I do throwing in a few extra wipes is no biggie.
2. Buy a bottle of your favorite multi-surface disinfectant
Unless you are using this for mopping a bottle of cleaner will last a very long time.
I make a gallon of the solution at a time and just stored the extra in a milk jug. Label the jug ‘Disinfectant Solution' and keep it under the sink with the other cleaning supplies.
3. Rustle Up a Container
Being a huge fan of Clorox Wipes I just saved one of their containers to put my homemade wipes in once I decided to make the switch to my homemade wipes. You can also use an old baby wipe container or just a regular piece of Tupperware to store your wipes.
My husband sometimes complains that the Clorox wipe container is too small for his hands to go into since my homemade wipes can't be threaded like the Clorox wipes. So if you have a helper husband you may want to use a container he can stick his big “manly” hands in.
4. Put It All Together
To make your homemade disinfecting wipes just place the cloths in a container with enough disinfectant solution to saturate them.
As the cloths come out clean from the dryer I save them till I finish all the wipes and then just redo the process. To keep them from getting lost in the laundry, I wash and dry them in Mesh Laundry Bags.
Wipe. Wash. Reuse.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy as my son would say. Happy cleaning, guys!
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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.
this is neat i had to share it on facebook i use to make homemade baby wipes and they were a huge hit didnt break my daughter out as bad as store bought wipes.
I have not been able to find disinfecting wipes since all this started. I have tried several stores and at different times but they are always out. This will really help and probably be cheaper. Thank you so much for sharing
I haven’t tried making my own disinfecting wipes but it’s a good idea. Right now, it can still be hard to find them on store shelves so this sounds good to me.
I think that you making your own disinfecting wipes is very smart! I like how you went and made the sheets into more pieces! What a great way to save money. My must for cleaning the house, is my toilet cleaner called the Scrubbing bubbles toilet spray. I got thirty of these for free last year with the refillable containers!I hate a dirty toilet!
These look like they would work really good for our household. We will have to give them a try. I made my own baby wipes when my sons was little. I just used wash cloths, added the baby wipe solution and would wash them when I washed the cloth diapers. Thanks for sharing this idea.
Thank you! I have thought about the baby wipes idea but haven’t decided to try it yet. My son is almost out of diapers…hopefully sometime this summer. I may still give it a shot though. I use baby wipes a lot too.
in the trash. Times three times a day (plus all the million other things that need-a-wiping) equals a lot of unnecessary trash.
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this is neat i had to share it on facebook i use to make homemade baby wipes and they were a huge hit didnt break my daughter out as bad as store bought wipes.
That’s neat you made reusable baby wipes – what ingredients did you use?
here is one is pretty close to what i used. im having issues finding the one i had used exactly been a while. https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/wprm_print/20275
Thanks – I’ll check out those baby wipes!
Great idea! Things like this are so hard to find in the stores right now.
I know what you mean. I haven’t been able to buy disinfecting wipes at all since COVID started
I have not been able to find disinfecting wipes since all this started. I have tried several stores and at different times but they are always out. This will really help and probably be cheaper. Thank you so much for sharing
This is a great easy way to get those disinfecting wipes you need!
Great idea! Things like this are so hard to find in the stores right now.
Things are slowly coming back to the stores – at least the whole toilet paper situation seems to be better lol.
Great idea! I am going to try this! Thank you!
Please do. I love them!
I haven’t tried making my own disinfecting wipes but it’s a good idea. Right now, it can still be hard to find them on store shelves so this sounds good to me.
These disinfecting wipes are good to know how to make when things get crazy again
I think that you making your own disinfecting wipes is very smart! I like how you went and made the sheets into more pieces! What a great way to save money. My must for cleaning the house, is my toilet cleaner called the Scrubbing bubbles toilet spray. I got thirty of these for free last year with the refillable containers!I hate a dirty toilet!
Thanks! I think this wipes were the best thing I did this year. I use them all of them time several times a day. It has saved me tons.
what a great idea since clorox wipes can get pretty expensive. thanks for sharing
Thanks! They can get expensive when you are buying them all of the time.
Great idea! I try not to use chemicals due to my little ones and would be willing to try this with vinegar and water. Thanks so much!!!!
I’m going to be doing an all natural one here soon. I think you will like it 🙂
Now that is cool I use these types of wipes all the time so making my own would be a good thing so I will be giving this a go………….thanks
Let me know how you like them you if you decide to make them 🙂
I love it … what a great idea. I am going try this out. Thanks for sharing this. :)), Susan Cooper
Thanks! I had been using Clorox wipes for years. I love the fact I don’t have to buy them any more!
Very nice idea indeed. Well done! Stopped by from Bloggers Helping Bloggers LinkedIn group.
Thank you! I will come check out your blog here soon 🙂
These look like they would work really good for our household. We will have to give them a try.
I made my own baby wipes when my sons was little. I just used wash cloths, added the baby wipe solution and would wash them when I washed the cloth diapers.
Thanks for sharing this idea.
Thank you! I have thought about the baby wipes idea but haven’t decided to try it yet. My son is almost out of diapers…hopefully sometime this summer. I may still give it a shot though. I use baby wipes a lot too.
Very cool! I had no idea! I will have to try this out! We’ve made homemade laundry detergent…and this looks like a good next step!
I love them! The laundry detergent idea sounds great too. I may have to try that sometime.