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Add Alcohol to Baby Wipes for Sanitizing Wipes

I was worried that hand sanitizer alone would not clean our hands well enough so I invented my own sanitizing wipes. I buy a container of baby wipes and open them and pour in 1/2 bottle of alcohol. I pour most on top and some in-between the wipes. I keep it in the car so every time we get in the car after shopping we can clean our hands very easily. Our hands feel very clean and germ free.

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By SUSAN PRINCE from Oakland, TN

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May 6, 20092 found this helpful
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Yes, this does work! In fact I love the way alcohol refreshes & renews dried-up wipes after they've sat to long in an opened container! I use these alcohol-wipes to clean & wipe down things in our booth at the Saturday Market fairs where I sell things. These wipes also make great on-the-go cleaning & sanitizing wipes for when you travel or go camping. Use them to help sanitize public toilets before you put the paper covers on. When you travel with kids these alcohol-wipes are great to clean up sticky car messes & wipe off dirty hands. I like to clean my steering wheel with them & I also use them to wipe off my armpits when I'm camping or when it's really hot in my car & I'm away from water.

 
Anonymous
March 15, 20203 found this helpful

actually how much is a half of bottle --- 1 cup of 91% isopropyl alcohol or what?

 
March 25, 20202 found this helpful

I have Kirkland baby wipes. 100 wipes in a package. And I only have grain alcohol. I am not sure how much alcohol to pour over the wipes to make them sanitizing wipes.

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These are to be used during the corona virus.

 
March 26, 20202 found this helpful

I just read your comment since this ordeal about this coronavirus that is going around I just bought some Huggies Wipes I was going to put alcohol in them since my husband is going on a public train and he is going to the cancer treatment I want him to bring these wipes so he can wipe down the seats and whatnot since his immune system is not as strong as like ours is and I was wondering should I let the baby wipes dry out then add alcohol or can I add the alcohol while the baby wipes are still there? I'm just trying to keep him healthy and safe or can he just use the baby wipes just plain to white things down?

 

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May 28, 20201 found this helpful

That comment was posted in 2006 and does not address the current coronavirus situation. I would recommend getting disinfecting wipes, like Lysol. If not, you could try making them with this recipe that has been approved by the CDC.

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www.thriftyfun.com/Make-Your-Own-Disinfectant-Wipes...

 
May 7, 20093 found this helpful

You might try adding white vinegar, instead of alcohol. Alcohol is drying. Vinegar is a disinfectant, kills bacteria and germs and helps to restore the Ph of your skin. It feels really good and softens your skin. The smell goes away when it's dry. Most soaps and detergents are alkaline and they irritate and dry the skin. After doing dishes or cleaning of any kind, when my skin is still wet, I squirt some vinegar on my hands and sort of wash with it a bit and then rinse. It helps to stop the soaps from drying my hands. Good as a facial astringent, too.

 
March 23, 20204 found this helpful

Vinegar is not an effective disinfectant!

 
March 31, 20205 found this helpful

Vinegar does not kill/decompose Coronavirus. The virus is not living, its covered in a lipid/fat coating. It takes alcohol, or other ingredient that will break down this coating to cause the virus to be ineffective/not contagious.

 

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April 1, 20201 found this helpful

Here is a link from Consumer Reports with more information. Commercial products are going to be more effective than homemade.

www.consumerreports.org/.../

 
April 3, 20201 found this helpful

Just read that vinegar is not recommended to use to kill the Coronavirus. Google it.

 
Anonymous
April 4, 20201 found this helpful

Vinegar does NOT kill the corona virus or any other virus for that matter. Hydrogen peroxide, alcohol (70%) and bleach all do.

 
April 8, 20201 found this helpful

Vinegar does not kill virus like covid19

 
April 11, 20201 found this helpful

Vinegar doesn't kill as much as alcohol. Alcohol & bleach are way more effective than vinegar.

 
Anonymous
April 12, 20201 found this helpful

Vinegar will do nothing to kill CORONAVIRUS

 
Anonymous
April 13, 20202 found this helpful

That is an old wives tale. 70 percent rubbing alcohol or higher

 
May 16, 20201 found this helpful

vinegar is antibacterial but NOT anti viral

 
March 7, 20200 found this helpful

How much alcohol to how many wipes. I was thinking I would add alcohol to travel Wet Ones.

 

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March 8, 20202 found this helpful
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Hand sanitizer recipes call for 60% alcohol to be effective so I imagine that you should use higher strength isopropyl like 91 or 99% to offset whatever in in the Wet Ones. Try maybe a cup or so? They probably should be extra saturated to be effective.

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Keep in mind that this will dry out your skin as the alcohol is very harsh compared to Wet Wipes. I would recommend using these only when traveling as washing your hands with soap and water is the most effective way to kill germs.

 
March 11, 20200 found this helpful

what size of bottle of alcohol

 
March 25, 20200 found this helpful

I've been doing that for a few weeks. Baby wipes are far more plentiful in the shops.

 
March 25, 20200 found this helpful

Can't find alcohol -- can you add a bleach mixture to dried baby wipes...I have several packs that have dried out and it looks like there's nothing significant in them other than preservatives and aloe. Appreciate your input.

 
March 30, 20200 found this helpful

Disinfectant antibacterial wipes and disinfectant have the same ingredient.

Antibac wipes= Benzalkonium Chloride 0.4%,

Household grade disinfectant= Benzalkonium Chloride 1.0%.

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Cant i just add disinfectant to the baby wipes to make the disinfectant wipes for a fraction of price.

 
April 1, 20200 found this helpful

Can I add Clorox to baby wipes to make disinfectant wipes? If so, how much Clorox?

 
April 2, 20200 found this helpful

Can I add Clorox to baby wipes to make disinfectant wipes? If so, how much Clorox?

 
April 8, 20201 found this helpful

I wish this was more specific regarding size and quantity... Baby wipes come in 3 different sizes, as does bottles of alcohol -,and strength.

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My baby wipes wont hold a half bottle of alcohol. So it seems wasteful.

 
April 9, 20200 found this helpful

How large is the pack of wipes and how large a bottle of alcohol? How many wipes are in the pack? A bit more detail please. I just bought a pack of wipes to do this with. thx

 
April 12, 20200 found this helpful

During the Corvid 19 times, it is hard to find rubbing alcohol. You can buy a liter of cheap (Kamchatka) 80 proof Vodka at liquor stores. I wonder if I could pour Vodka with similar results.

 

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April 12, 20201 found this helpful
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80 proof vodka is just 40% alcohol content. It isn't considered strong enough to be effective against COVID19. The CDC recommends at least 60% alcohol to kill off the virus. You would need to get a higher proof grain alcohol (151 rum or Everclear) to make this work.

Washing with soap and water is still considered to be the best way to remove and kill the virus.

 
April 13, 20201 found this helpful

The usual size alcohol for Yrs has been 16oz. I believe it would be 1/2 bottle of that size poured over the wipes in most average containers 60-80 wipes. I used what my husband found in his garage which was 32oz and only used 1/4 of that in the wipes bag! PLENTY of alcohol absorbed in my new pkg!

 
April 16, 20200 found this helpful

Does anyone have a good ratio of how much alcohol or bleach to add to a container of regular cleaning wipes to make them into disinfecting wipes.

 
April 27, 20200 found this helpful

How much is a half a bottle of alcohol with that be a big bottle or a small bottle?

 
May 7, 20200 found this helpful

That's what a 3 yr. old would do. Get a job!

 
May 13, 20200 found this helpful

Why can't I open a Pampers package and add 'All' detergent with some water?

 
May 13, 20200 found this helpful

Is this method good for disinfecting for Covid-19?

 

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May 13, 20201 found this helpful

I don't think the alcohol content is high enough to be effective against COVID-19. You might try this recipe instead, which is approved by the CDC. It is made with Lysol so it would be relatively harsh on your hands. Experts recommend washing with soap and water, or using hand sanitizer directly to avoid coronavirus.

www.thriftyfun.com/Make-Your-Own-Disinfectant-Wipes...

 
July 19, 20200 found this helpful

How much alcohol oz. Wise is I am using Everclear?

 

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December 3, 20220 found this helpful

funny that baby wipes are good enough to clean a baby from feces. why wouldnt it be good enough to clean everything else. i have been using baby wipes regularly. when we have no water i use them.

 
January 21, 20230 found this helpful

What a great idea! I'm going to start doing this today! Thank you so much!

 

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