By Noreen Doll.
Make DIY alcohol hand wipes.
Especially during cold and flu season, I use hand wipes a lot. And they are expensive!
I keep a bag or two of them in my car, and carry a few with me in a ziplock sandwich bag.
Because I use so many, I decided to make my own, and here’s how I do it.
Materials.
Unscented Baby Wipes
Bottle of Alcohol
Quart Ziplock Bags
How to DIY Alcohol Hand Wipes.
1. Open the baby wipes and remove a stack of the wipes that is about 1 inch thick.
2. Put the wipes in a quart ziplock bag.
3. In the quart bag, separate the wipes in a couple of places and pour alcohol in.
I usually use 1/4 to 1/2 cup total on the wipes.
4. After you’ve added the alcohol knead the wipes a little to make sure they are saturated with alcohol.
5. Press the air out of the ziplock bag and seal tightly.
The DIY alcohol wipes are ready to be used.
© Noreen Doll
Cath says
What a great idea, Noreen! TFS!
Alicia says
We are going to Disney this summer and this is a great idea to keep in the small pack I’ll be carrying into the parks. I would love for my family to wash hands before we eat and this would be the ideal solution.
I think I’m going to cut the wipes in half and use a sandwich bag to make them even more compact since space is limited.
admin says
I fold a few up small and keep them in a sandwich bag for when I forget to use one in the car or need one suddenly. I like your idea for cutting them in half – it’s the alcohol that does the job, not the size.
Noreen
Madonna/aka/Ms. Lemon says
Great idea! I always wish I had one after going to an ATM machine.
Jenna says
quite brilliant! I am somewhat of a germ-a-phobe so I will be doing this asap! Thanks!
Kris, Neighbor Chick says
What a great idea! I’m definitely going to do this. (tweeting and pinning, too!) Have a lovely day.
clairejustineoxox says
Great idea 🙂
Thanks for sharing with us at Creative Mondays…
Sheri says
What a great and easy DIY “keeping the germ’s away” idea……..making mine right now!
Thanks!!!!! 🙂
Selene Galindo says
Brilliant idea!! I am so trying this one out and pinning!
angie says
thanks so much these will be very useful with fall sports upcoming
Jelli says
Super simple and easy! I love it. I’m not a huge fan of sticky antibacterial hand sanitizers, but would definitely use these, especially since I’ve got a newborn and we go out pretty often. They’d be great to use on shopping carts and out in public. Thanks so much for sharing, Noreen!
Noreen says
I’m germ-o-phobic, and I can’t touch a shopping cart handle until I’ve cleaned it with an alcohol wipe!
Alma says
What a great idea! With a 1 year old who loves to get into everything, this will sure come in handy!
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says
I can’t wait to make these, what a great way to save some money! This is a feature today, thanks for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂
http://www.flourmewithlove.com/2013/08/featuring-you_14.html
Diana Rambles says
I like how these are thicker/bigger than ones you buy!
Cynthia L says
These would be perfect for a road trip! Thanks so much for sharing this great idea!
Parrish says
This looks awesome!!!
Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says
Thanks for linking -over at Sugar Bee Crafts – you were featured today!
–Mandy, SugarBeeCrafts.com
Nicole says
Oh, this is interesting! I’ll have to give it a try this flu season.
Brooke says
Thanks for this! need it, especially with a messy baby!!!
Christina from PlayEatGrow.com says
I had no idea you could make your own. How clever!
Amy Perdew says
I love the smell of rubbing alcohol. This is a great way to save money and stay sanitized.
Linda @ A La Carte says
What a great thrifty idea! Thanks.
Linda
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day and what a great way to save money too!
Cheers! Joanne
Crystal & Co says
This is so timely for back to school time. What a great money saver and mommy solution in so many ways!
Thanks for linking up at The Mommy Club. I shared this over on Facebook with my community and I am giving it a pin!
Amy @ A Blossoming Life says
Such a great and frugal idea! Thanks for sharing it at the Frugal Crafty Home blog hop!
Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says
What a great idea!
Thanks so much for sharing at this week’s Project Inspire{d}!
Pinning to my party board ~ http://pinterest.com/mbtm/project-inspired-party-pins/
Have a lovely weekend and I hope to see you for the next party!
Mary Beth
Tracey@we-made-that.com says
What a clever idea! These would come in very handy. I am a co-host at the blog strut and I am pinning this to my DIY board! Thanks for linking up!
Kitty @ LambAround says
This is genius! I’m going to make some of these for our upcoming cruise. I had been planning to bring a little bottle of sanitizer, but hate the thought of using Triclosan, which is in most brands. Thanks! 🙂
Tammy says
This is such a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing at One More Time Events…Tammy
Susan says
I love DIY recipes and I need this one for shopping trips. Every time a grab a cart at a big box store I have to switch the germ warning signal off in my brain. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
Becca says
Great idea!
Sara says
Fantastic tip, and especially for me as I don’t even see alcohol wipes here in Israel! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Jill says
This is such a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Thursday’s Temptation. I am going to be featuring this at tonights link party!
Jill
Joanne says
I found some Aloe wipes at Dollar tree and going to do the same due to no hand sanitizer anywhere.
LINDA BADEN-WILHOIT says
I have a quick question. Why unscented? Also, can you use flushable wipes?
Noreen says
I use unscented wipes because I’m allergic to perfumes and everything scented. Since many others have the same issues, it seems best to use the unscented. I don’t know about flushable wipes since I’ve never tried them. If they are fairly sturdy they would probably work, too.
Noreen says
I prefer the wipes to the hand sanitizer.
Marcella says
Question: instead of baby wipes , can you use paper towels?
Mo says
So it’s ok to mix the alcohol in with the ingredients from the wipes . Cause I was thinking this and googled and here I am lolol but this would be great cause disinfectant wipes are sold out everywhere and I’m a delivery driver who touches alot of things and share my truck so I would like something easy to wipe down steering wheel and such handles before I drive
Deb says
I use coffee filters in the same way for years. 150 Coffee filters from $1 store, they leave no lint.
Noreen says
Great idea!
Noreen says
We’ve never had a problem in all the years we’ve used them. Good luck and thank you.
Noreen says
I’m sure you can. Baby wipes are probably a little sturdier, but I would think paper towels would work, too, though they may disintegrate more easily.
Carol says
Duh!!! Why didn’t I think of that???
Thanks
Noreen says
You’re welcome! I hope it helps a lot of people.
Virginia F Smith says
Why not put the wipes back in the popup dispenser they come in?