Water Wipes - Amazon.co.uk

funnyname

Cheapest I've seen them

At current exchange rate it's working out at about €1.30 for a pack of 60 wipes

https://www.amazon.co.uk/WaterWipes-Sensitive-Wipes-Natural-Chemical-Free/dp/B008J2MZL8/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby&ie=UTF8&qid=1474989165&sr=1-1&keywords=water%2Bwipes&th=1

Ush1

You'd have to order sh*tloads(pun intended) to get free delivery.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Excellent price compared to the usual offers of 2.50 or at best 2 EUR in shops here. Fyi the 9 pack was only 6.75 GBP last week (about 8 EUR) - best price I've seen on water wipes.

yoshimitsu

just watch out 'cause they do carry a "best before date"... the one's I bought before the summer "expire" in Sept 2017. just saying in case someone was thinking of buying a mother load
if 99% is water as they claim, it must be that 1% that spoils!

Del2005

yoshimitsu wrote: »

just watch out 'cause they do carry a "best before date"... the one's I bought before the summer "expire" in Sept 2017. just saying in case someone was thinking of buying a mother load
if 99% is water as they claim, it must be that 1% that spoils!

Water purchased in a shop has a best before date, manufacturers just stick it on for a laugh. Also best before just means that it won't be at its best, it's still usable though.

aw

If you need them quick, they are €2 a pack in Tesco this week. And Joyce's in Galway.

Mickalus

They'll dry out eventually, hence the best before date.

RichardoKhan

3 month old baby & new mum ensures NO time to dry out or expire! :cool:

Tradnuts

They are down to 2 euro in Dunnes today.
Using the €10 off €50 voucher gives 20% off.
So working out at €1.60.
Not bad at all.

Got 10 packs.

peckerhead

I didn't realise Dunnes' €10 off €50 spend vouchers were back in circulation... are they appearing in the newspapers or what? Have to buy food and drink for a big party soon and would happily buy a couple of copies of the Sunday Rag if it'll save me 20% on that bill!

Ninjini

peckerhead wrote: »

I didn't realise Dunnes' €10 off €50 spend vouchers were back in circulation... are they appearing in the newspapers or what? Have to buy food and drink for a big party soon and would happily buy a couple of copies of the Sunday Rag if it'll save me 20% on that bill!

You just have to spend €50 in Dunnes and you will get a voucher at the end of your receipt to use on your next visit.

peckerhead

Ah. So it's more like €10 off if you spend €100, really... still worth splitting the shop, I guess — thanks!

L1011

peckerhead wrote: »

Ah. So it's more like €10 off if you spend €100, really... still worth splitting the shop, I guess — thanks!

It regenerates indefinitely though - use it and you get another

Dr Bolouswki

Are these so different at €1.35 a pack? I use them for cleaning a bulldogs face so forgive my lack of knowledge on baby stuff!

http://www.lloydspharmacy.ie/pregnancy-und-child-health/baby-wipes/johnsonund-39-s-baby-gentle-cleansing-wipes-56

bk

Dr Bolouswki wrote: »

Are these so different at €1.35 a pack? I use them for cleaning a bulldogs face so forgive my lack of knowledge on baby stuff!

http://www.lloydspharmacy.ie/pregnancy-und-child-health/baby-wipes/johnsonund-39-s-baby-gentle-cleansing-wipes-56

Yeah, those things are full of various chemicals which can have an effect on sensitive skin. The water wipes are literally just water.

I suspect the skin of a bulldog might be less sensitive!

CollyFlower

I don't get why these wipes are a bargain @ 15??? Can you tell me what's so great about them?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

They contain no unnecessary man made chemicals. Water and grapefruit juice only.

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CollyFlower wrote: »

I don't get why these wipes are a bargain @ 15??? Can you tell me what's so great about them?

Esel

Zachary Thundering Donut wrote: »

They contain no chemicals. Water and grapefruit juice only.

Grapefruit juice contains chemicals - chemicals that can, for instance, cause potentially serious adverse interactions with certain medications.

Just saying. I'm sure the percentage of grapefruit juice here is negligible.

bk

Esel wrote: »

Grapefruit juice contains chemicals - chemicals that can, for instance, cause potentially serious adverse interactions with certain medications.

Just saying. I'm sure the percentage of grapefruit juice here is negligible.

yup, but it is less then 1% of the product.

The product also contains 99% dihydrogen monoxide, which is guaranteed to kill you if you consume enough of it!

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dihydrogen monoxide being the scientific name for water and consuming enough of it being otherwise called drowning! Haha sorry I couldn't resist it, I love this joke

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Medications that you ingest. Try not eat or swallow the water wipes.

Esel wrote: »

Grapefruit juice contains chemicals - chemicals that can, for instance, cause potentially serious adverse interactions with certain medications.

Just saying. I'm sure the percentage of grapefruit juice here is negligible.

Kat1170

bk wrote: »

yup, but it is less then 1% of the product.

The product also contains 99% dihydrogen monoxide, which is guaranteed to kill you if you consume enough of it!

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dihydrogen monoxide being the scientific name for water and consuming enough of it being otherwise called drowning! Haha sorry I couldn't resist it, I love this joke

Explaining it sort of kills the joke though

POKERKING

got two boxes of the 12 packs thanks!

beardybrewer

peckerhead wrote: »

Ah. So it's more like €10 off if you spend €100, really... still worth splitting the shop, I guess — thanks!

Every €50 you spend earns you a voucher. But yea, you have to come back in the next 10 days and spend another €50 to use it. Clearly they want you to do your weekly shop there so if you spend €100 a week you'd be saving €20 each week indefinitely. This has been going on for many months now.

rubadub

Zachary Thundering Donut wrote: »

They contain no unnecessary man made chemicals.

Unnecessary? other manufacturers do not just put them in for a laugh. Moist towels are a perfect breeding ground for bacteria & mould.

I saw these articles before about them,

http://katemcafee.blogspot.ie/2012/03/waterwipes-usa-terrible-idea.html

https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/waterwipes-baby-wipes-natural-or-toxic/

bk

rubadub wrote: »

Unnecessary? other manufacturers do not just put them in for a laugh. Moist towels are a perfect breeding ground for bacteria & mould.

I saw these articles before about them,

http://katemcafee.blogspot.ie/2012/03/waterwipes-usa-terrible-idea.html

https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/waterwipes-baby-wipes-natural-or-toxic/

I've tried many brands and I have to say I genuinely found them to be the best wipe, just in pure wipe-ability and lack of rash afterwards (which some others seem to cause). Zero problems with mold, as described above.

Some times, companies can add a lot of preservatives as it allows them to have a very long shelf life, which makes logistics easier. These don't have a long shelf life.

Also companies can add scents as they think it will help sell them better if it covers up the smell of poo. Finally they can add chemicals so they can use cheaper materials to save costs.

There are lots of reasons why companies might do things that aren't generally beneficial for us. For instance I was shocked when I looked at the side of the pack of "natural" baby porridge, it contained 40% sugar!!!!!!

Please tell me a single reason why baby porridge needs to contain so much sugar?

Often companies can do things which aren't generally healthy or good in the pursuit of profits.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Yes, unnecessary. BK summed it up nicely in above post.

rubadub wrote: »

Unnecessary? other manufacturers do not just put them in for a laugh. Moist towels are a perfect breeding ground for bacteria & mould.

I saw these articles before about them,

http://katemcafee.blogspot.ie/2012/03/waterwipes-usa-terrible-idea.html

https://ireadlabelsforyou.com/waterwipes-baby-wipes-natural-or-toxic/

Stoolbend

If someone uses water wipes this is the cheapest you will get them anywhere.

The amazon ones I got this week are dated November 2017.

lovehathi

Hi everyone

Just for note in amazon it says 9.99 sterling for the pack of four, but if you are in ireland and add to the basket it goes up to10.60 sterling for the pack of four !!!!

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

VAT difference mostly.

lovehathi wrote: »

Hi everyone

Just for note in amazon it says 9.99 sterling for the pack of four, but if you are in ireland and add to the basket it goes up to10.60 sterling for the pack of four !!!!

lovehathi

i understand, but it doesn't happen for all the item.

bk

lovehathi wrote: »

i understand, but it doesn't happen for all the item.

It happens for items sold by Amazon. They always add Irish VAT. Products sold by smaller retailers on Amazon don't necessarily do it *

* There is a certain amount of sales to Ireland after which revenue rules require them to apply Irish VAT.

vicwatson

Tesco are selling these for €2.00 if that's any use to anyone

brightkane

We have to get these as its the only ones our creche allows so this is a great price and we usually buy in bulk and stock up.

Incidentally we find Aldi wipes the best after going through them all and huggies were the worst.

Pampers are fine if you can get them cheap, ordering 56 packs from Amazon works out at just over 70 cent a pack which is palatable.

rubadub

bk wrote: »

There are lots of reasons why companies might do things that aren't generally beneficial for us.

Yes of course, and in some cases it might be better to have some protection as leaving it out completely could be worse. Also the "natural" thing could be worse for you than the synthetic alternative.

bk wrote: »

For instance I was shocked when I looked at the side of the pack of "natural" baby porridge, it contained 40% sugar!!!!!!

Please tell me a single reason why baby porridge needs to contain so much sugar?

What was the brand and exact type? I would be very confident it does not have 40% added processed sugar, which some might think you are saying.

here is one
http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=266040579
the powder has 35.1% carbohydrate "of which sugars"

but look at ingredients, listed in order of greatest first. Seems to be no added processed sugar at all.

Fortified Milk [Demineralised Whey Powder (from Milk) Skimmed Milk Powder, Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil) (contains Soy Lecithin), Calcium, Vitamins (Vitamin C, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, Folic Acid, Vitamin K1, Vitamin D3, Biotin, Vitamin B12), Iron, Zinc, Copper Potassium], Milled Cereals (31%) [Corn (16%), Rice (15%)], Skimmed Milk powder, Dietary Fibre [Galacto-Oligosaccharides (GOS) (from Milk), Fructo-Oligosaccharides (FOS)], Demineralised Whey Powder (from Milk), Calcium

Skimmed milk has over half the sugar that coke has, albeit natural sugar.

tesco skim milk powder is 49.8% "carbs which sugar"
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=267377676

bk wrote: »

It happens for items sold by Amazon. They always add Irish VAT.

Amazon have made some mistakes on VAT in the past so watch out. Very recently another member here got a decent refund on milk powder which wrongly had VAT added to it. Some have big savings, e.g. there is no VAT on adult cycling helmets in the UK but 23% here.

bk

rubadub wrote: »

Yes of course, and in some cases it might be better to have some protection as leaving it out completely could be worse. Also the "natural" thing could be worse for you than the synthetic alternative.

Oh, of course, I agree completely that Natural doesn't necessary mean better at all. There are plenty of natural things in nature that will kill you.

However I'm also weary of the claims of big companies. They aren't looking out for your best interests either. For instance look at how many companies were adding the anti-bacterial triclosan to many soaps and toothpastes, which just in the last few months was found to cause cancer and now has been banned from soaps by the FDA in the US! Plenty more examples of such actions exist.

I don't get me started on the actions of the companies who sell baby formula! Truly evil actions by them in Africa that have resulted in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of children!

I remain weary of all companies, both the big food/pharma companies and the little "natural/organic" companies too.

All I can say is go with what you prefer. After trying almost every wipe, I found these to be the best and have had zero issues with them. Though I also have to agree with the poster above that the Aldi New Born baby wipes seem to be very good and they are our fallback when the water wipes run out.

rubadub

Zachary Thundering Donut wrote: »

Yes, unnecessary. BK summed it up nicely in above post.

Following that logic then water wipes also contain an unnessary perservative, though you might only have an issue with "man made" chemicals.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

We are going off topic, but I would like to respond to your post anyway.

Yes, I,as do many others, have an issue with un-neccessary man made or natural chemicals being used in baby products.

It is very "logical" that baby wipes have to have a shelf life and be free from mould/pathogens, so I would much rather a natural fruit juice being used, than some man made chemical.

Denmark seems to be leading the way in the banning of harmful chemicals in baby products. With the EU always playing catchup. Do some reasearch on it.

rubadub wrote: »

Following that logic then water wipes also contain an unnessary perservative, though you might only have an issue with "man made" chemicals.

rubadub

Zachary Thundering Donut wrote: »

I would much rather a natural fruit juice being used, than some man made chemical.

It is not fruit juice, the advert is very misleading so its easy to understand how you would think that. It's a processed grapefruit seed extract, and from reading various articles it would seem there are "man made chemicals" used to extract it and possibly still present in it. Some companies refuse to use it due to this. Some studies showed GSE on its own has no microbial properites and its the the additives/residues of processing chemicals that are really doing the work.

https://www.yesyesyes.org/yes-says-never-to-grapefruit-seed-extract/
http://www.hebebotanicals.co.nz/grapefruit-seed-extract-gse-let-the-buyer-beware/
https://thechronicleflask.wordpress.com/tag/water-wipes/

bk

rubadub I think we all know well that there is no such thing as purely "natural".

These are just really good wipes, they seem to be made out of a really good quality of cotton, majority of water and the very smallest amount of preservative possible.

By comparison other wipes seemed to be made out of paper thin, crappy cotton, but loads of smells and detergent agents, I think make them seem good and nice smelling. But with questionable results for your child.

We aren't saying that there is no preservative in them, but the included ingredients and amounts is simply a tiny fraction of the long list of chemicals added to most other wipes. IMO these are about as close as possible as you can get to just using cotton wool balls and water, while still having the convenience of a packet of wipes (handy when out and about and easier to use then cotton wool balls).

All I can say is that my baby seemed to get a rash from nearly every other wipe we used, until we tried these (and the Aldi New Born baby ones).

Oh BTW I also just realised that they are made by an Irish company! Not that, that changes anything, but pretty cool all the same.

crabbypaddy

bk wrote: »

By comparison other wipes seemed to be made out of paper thin, crappy cotton, but loads of smells and detergent agents,

Cotton me arse theyre made from polyester and viscose. We went through every type of wipes when we had kids try wiping your own face with them for a few days before passing any judgement. Chemically the johnson and johnsons were the worst theyre more like clearasil than gentle. Physically the huggies were the worst they had their own special self destruct polyester. Physically the strongest we found were the 1.50 simple wipes in fact I still buy them for cleaning tools car parts and cleaning paint and grease off clothes and hands.