Huggies pure wipes?

[lace&pearls]

Just wondering if these are good to use as first wipes? I know it's recommended to use cotton wool and water (here in the UK anyway?) at first, which I do plan to. When I had my daughter I think we did this at first but it was only a couple of weeks before it became a pain - especially as our bathroom was downstairs in our old house so this meant having to take her downstairs if she needed changing in the night, so I think we started using some Sensitive / fragrance free wipes at night.
Any who fast forward a couple of years and I get the impression water wipes are the thing to buy now (I don't remember them being about 4 years ago) only thing is they're really expensive! I got some huggies pure wipes on offer a few weeks ago are they just as good / similar? Says theyre fragrance free, paraben free etc.

 

[lace&pearls]

https://www.mothercare.com/Huggies-Pure-Single-Wipes---56-Pack/973924,default,pd.html

These ones x

 

[crownest]

I use waterwipes and I find that great then keep moist but they are more expensive

 

[Misskitty10]

I have been using wipes during the night from when we got home on day 6! I've been using johnsons baby first touch wipes which are also quite expensive but are often on offer unlike the water wipes! I've also used pampers sensitive new baby wipes on her and her skin has been fine!

https://groceries.asda.com/product/johnsons-wipes/johnsons-baby-first-touch-wipes/910001345926

https://groceries.asda.com/product/...y-sensitive-unscented-baby-wipes/910001387328

 

[iiTTCii]

I've used the huggies pure wipes on both of mine from being a few days old and never had any problems.

 

[MindUtopia]

They aren't the same, as water wipes are literally just water and a tiny bit of an essential oil/extract, and the huggies pure wipes are pretty much just normal huggies wipes but fragrance free and hypoallergenic and without some of the nasties that are in other products, but they aren't just water. They're probably better to use than the fragranced ones though if you have to compromise. I know what a lot of mine friends did was to buy a bulk box of water wipes, which ended up being cheaper, or buy in bulk and split them with someone else. So you still avoid using normal wipes for the first month or two, but it controls some of the cost. Alternatively, for a little more than the cost of one box of water wipes, you can buy reusable wipes (which are just water and essential oil), which will last you years.

 

[Spudtastic]

I personally wouldn't use anything but cloth wipes or the cotton wool on a newborn. I still won't use anything else other than water wipes.

There was a post on here a while ago where someone said a relative was a toxicologist and gave her a talk about not using these wipes on babies skin.

 

[Crosby]

I find Huggies wipes less soft than pampers ones. Pampers sensitive is my choice. But i do quite often use cotton wool and water in the day as i think its even more soft on my 3 week old's Tiny precious bottom.

Where do i find reusable wipes??? Interested now

 

[Spudtastic]

To make using cloth wipes cheaper you could buy some cotton material and just cut them up and sew around the edges yourself.

 

[jessmke]

I got a box of water wipes off amazon, I think there were 6 packages of wipes in the box and the cost was about $50 Canadian. We use cloth wipes at home, but have water wipes in the diaper bag for when we are out and about.

 

[Rainbow82]

We got given loads of the buggies pure wipes when DS was born, I used one to take my make up off and found it really harsh on my skin let alone a newborn. We used water wipes for a couple weeks but found them expensive so bought junior joy cloth wipes from eBay and keep them in a big sandwich box with water and a drop of lemon and tea tree oil. Used wipes go in a separate box then into the washing machine. Think we spent less than £10 on 50 wipes and a box.

 

[SpringCrane]

I personally wouldn't use anything but cloth wipes or the cotton wool on a newborn. I still won't use anything else other than water wipes.

There was a post on here a while ago where someone said a relative was a toxicologist and gave her a talk about not using these wipes on babies skin.

My father-in-law was the toxicologist that explained the reality of the chemicals present in baby wipes. He said essentially they are something you could disinfect your kitchen counters with, and you'd want to rinse them before making contact with food... doesn't really make me want to swab my baby's butt with that!

There's a fine balance to be achieved between what's convenient, affordable, fear-mongering, unknown long-term side effects, and just wanting to do right by your baby. And there's a lot of information on the Internet about what's safe and what's not, and it's hard to figure out what is actually marketing by a wipes company.

The route we chose was to make our own disposable wipes for the first few months. We used Viva paper towels, water, castille soap, aloe vera, and a few drops of lavender essential oil. They smelled marvelous, and we didn't have a single diaper rash issue (even though my kid has uber-sensitive skin). We started traveling a lot, so we switched to packaged disposable wipes. I tried several variety of wipes. Some brand name sensitive wipes, Seventh Generation, Honest, etc. until we settled on WaterWipes. Now that my son's older and using the potty half of the time, we don't go through so many. When our baby is here, I'll likely make some wipes again and also use WaterWipes.

I found these sites to be helpful when researching wipes (and diapers):
https://gimmethegoodstuff.org/safe-product-guides/diaper-wipes
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/browse/baby+wipes/
https://safemama.com/cheatsheets/safer-baby-wipes/

FYI, there's some mention of mold issues with WaterWipes. I asked on this forum if anyone had run into any mold, and no one had. I can see how it's possible if you have a pack that sits in your hot car and you use once a month or something... but honestly, it's growing mold because it isn't loaded with preservatives. The same thing would happen if you made your own. The possibility of mold is a good thing (anyone see the McDonald's Happy Meal someone's kept for six years that still looks pristine? EW!) I transfer my WaterWipes to a wipes dispenser, and they dispense beautifully and I've never had a single mold sighting.

Despite all that... if you decide using Huggies wipes is what's best for your family, then that's fine. Many, many families do so without issue. Be informed and make the decision that's best for you.

 

[Spudtastic]

https://www.realnappies.co.nz/?s=Wipes&post_type=product

I got these. You could make them yourself to do it more cheaply.

 

[Snow Owl]

My eldest was brought out in a horrific rash by huggies pure :/

We switched to Tesco non fragrance and no problems since!

 

[weedle]

I've used wipes from birth (naughty mummy) hate the feeling of cotton wool so I refuse to touch it. I love Huggies pure and Aldi mamia sensitive.

 

[_Meep_]

We buy our WaterWipes in bulk from Amazon - about £20-25 for a box of 12 packs. Obviously you'll use more wipes on a young baby, but these days that box lasts us about 5 months.

 

[marina294]

My youngest was allergic to the Huggies pure.there is a chemical called methylisothiazolinone that some people are allergic to its also found in detergents shampoos sun creams etc.they didn't bother my first but dd2 definitely had an allergy to it.

 

[laura109]

I use these and have done from birth. They are fantastic wipes. Huggies are always on offer too. Definitely recommend xx

 

[babyjan]

I used those with my first after OH bought them and LO ended up developing nappy rash so I went back to using cotton wool and water. This time I'm gonna stick with cotton wool and water for the first few weeks and then try the water wipes.

 

[hanni]

We've used these and find them softer than pampers and johnsons but they tear apart more easily. My son never had any sort of reactions to them.