Eight Uses for Baby Wipes that Don’t Involve Butts
This is NOT a sponsored post. Also, none of these statements have been evaluated by anyone other than me so don’t come whining if you mess up your shizz after trying one of these tips.
Way back before Squirt was actually born, I signed up for a subscription on Amazon for just one product: baby wipes. I knew no matter what, we would go through an infinite number of wipes during his early days (and I was right). In the beginning, we received one box a month and we used them all. Now that Squirt is mostly potty-trained, I’ve cut down our subscription to every other month,and guess what? We still use them all. In the baby days, aside from wiping butts, we used wipes to clean hands, pacifiers, toys, you name it. Now that the kiddo is older, the usage of baby wipes has evolved. And I use these suckers for ev.ry.thing. I have a pack on my dining room table, in my office, in my purse, in my Disneyland backpack, in my bathroom, in Squirt’s bathroom, in my car, and in my wedding bag. Guys, a wipe is for so much more than butts. Here are just a few ways I use my baby wipes!
Make-up Remover: We’ve always used sensitive skin baby wipes, which means they are a perfect double for make-up remover wipes. I use one pretty much every night to take off my eye make-up before cleansing my face, and on nights when I’m too lazy to cleanse, I use them to take everything off my face. No real research here as to the effectiveness of baby wipes versus actual make-up remover wipes, but I can tell you the baby wipes get the job done and are about one-fifth of the price.
Craft Tool: I go through probably a pack a month of baby wipes in my craft room. I use them to wipe off paint brushes, clean up spills, remove small stains, and give my hands a quick clean when I don’t want to step away and do a full wash. If it weren’t for baby wipes, my white craft table would be a rainbow collage of spilled paint and glue stains.
Deodorant Remover: This is probably one of the best hidden uses for baby wipes. Baby wipes will remove deodorant stains from your clothing with one small wipe. No lie. For the record, I pretty much only wear cotton based fabrics so I can’t speak to their effectiveness on fancier fabrics like silk, but they work like a charm on casual fabrics, and they have saved me more than once from walking into a meeting with embarrassing white stains.
Electronic Wipes: Just want to make it very clear that this statement is not verified by any electronic company in any way, shape, or form, but I use baby wipes to clean all of my electronic screens on the reg and they are magic. Everything from our TV to my iPhone, to our iPad and laptops, all screens get baby wiped.
Duster: If you know me at all, you know how much I hate cleaning. Baby wipes are the only way anything in my house gets dusted. I used to use disinfectant wipes, but after learning that you then have to wipe everything down after usage to eliminate the yucky chemicals, I said eff off to that. I’m not cleaning up after my cleaning supplies. Baby wipes are the perfect substitution. I can wipe down the entire living room with just a few quick swipes.
Other things I have accomplished with baby wipes: removed black scuff marks from furniture, removed marker stains from a lacquer table (fresh marker stains), and cleaned coffee stains. Because God forbid I wear a white shirt without dripping my Starbucks all over it.
Do you have any household items that you have repurposed? Share your hacks!
