Baby wipes are wipes specially designed for babies. Compared with adult wipes, baby wipes have higher requirements because babies’ skin is very delicate and prone to allergies. Baby wipes are divided into ordinary wet wipes and hand wipes. Ordinary baby wipes are usually used to wipe the baby's butt, and hand wipes are used to wipe the baby's mouth and hands.So what are the best-wet wipes for babies？
1. Pay attention to the composition of baby wipes
The composition determines the quality of baby wipes. In order to achieve the moisturizing, moisturizing and sterilizing effects required by the product, the added ingredients of each brand of wet wipes are also different. The ingredients of some inferior brands of baby wipes can harm the baby, so parents should pay attention to the product label when choosing Add ingredients, if the label is fuzzy or the ingredients are not suitable, do not buy. In addition, you can also pay attention to some baby wipes reviews and comments from netizens to obtain information about baby wipes.
Ingredients that cannot be added to the product
Alcohol: The role of alcohol in wet wipes is mainly to sterilize, but alcohol is volatile. After wiping, it will easily cause moisture loss on the surface of the skin. It will feel tight and dry and cause skin discomfort, so it is not suitable for babies.
Flavors, spices and alcohol are all considered to be irritating ingredients. Therefore, the aroma should be selected according to the preferences of consumers. However, the added fragrance ingredients increase the risk of skin allergies. Therefore, products for infants should be natural and pure. As well. Therefore, many brands of wet wipes are clearly marked as alcohol-free and fragrance-free.
2. Pay attention to the tightness
The choice of baby wipes depends on the tightness of the product packaging. The packaging of bagged wet wipes should be sealed and not damaged; the packaging of boxed and canned wet wipes should also be complete and free of damage. Once the packaging is poorly sealed or damaged, bacteria will penetrate into the wet wipes. In addition, after taking the wet wipes, the sealing strip should be attached immediately to avoid high temperature or direct sunlight, which will cause the wet wipes to dry and affect the use effect.
3. Pay attention to the feel and smell
Different brands of baby wipes have great differences in feel and smell. Some wet wipes are dense, some are soft, some have a fragrant smell, and some have little smell. It is recommended that mothers choose baby wipes that are soft and thick, which are not easy to scratch or leave debris; choose baby wipes that have no fragrance, so this type of wet wipes has fewer ingredients and less irritation to the baby.
4. The thickness of baby wipes
The thickness of wet wipes is one of the criteria for judging the quality of wet wipes. It is generally believed that thick wet wipes have better hand-feel and strong usability, while thin wet wipes are easier to tear during use, which affects their cleaning ability. For the thickness test of wet wipes, we use naked eye observation and hand feels to judge.
5. Product quality
Product quality not only refers to the net weight of a single piece of wet tissue, but also includes the weight of wet tissue paper, moisture content, and weight of additives. You can first weigh the baby wipes that have just been taken out to see the quality of the individual pieces, and then dry the wipes and weigh them to get the moisture content data of the wipes. Due to the different specifications of each wet wipe, this data can only indicate whether the wet wipes are rich or not, and the measurement method is relatively rough, so the data can only be used as a reference.
6. Product wear resistance
Baby wipes must be wear-resistant in order to have a good cleaning effect, and it will cause less irritation to the baby's skin. The following test method can be used: wipe 70 times on a certain surface with a wet wipe to compare the degree of fluffing on the surface of the wet wipe. If the wet wipes have no obvious fluffing on the surface after use, they can basically be considered as good quality.
7. Product moisture retention
Moisturization refers to the water content of baby wipes. Good baby wipes can leave a protective film on the skin after wiping, protecting the baby's tender skin.
Test method: first measure the humidity of the back of the hand under dry conditions, wipe the back of the hand with a wet wipe, and test the humidity of the back of the hand after 5 minutes and 30 minutes. If the back of the hand is well moisturized after 30 minutes, it is considered that this brand of baby wipes has a better moisturizing type.
8. Pay attention to product information
Pay attention to look through the product information of baby wipes before buying. Including production date, manufacturer, factory address, telephone number, shelf life, active ingredients, production batch number, sanitation license number, implementation sanitation standard number, instructions for use and precautions, etc. These can also understand the quality and credibility of the product from the side. If you find that the product information is unknown or deliberately vague, do not buy it.
9. Pay attention to product specifications
The product specification of baby wipes refers to the length and width of a single piece of wet wipes. For consumers, in the case of the same price, the larger the area of the wet wipes, the more cost-effective. Therefore, you can pay attention to this information to enhance the product's cost-effectiveness.
10. Pay attention to irritation
Mothers should be careful not to use wet wipes directly on the baby’s eyes, middle ears and mucous membranes. If after using baby wipes, your baby’s skin has redness, swelling, itching, and other symptoms, stop using it immediately. In severe cases, go to the hospital for emergency treatment and evaluate the irritation resistance of the baby’s skin to baby wipes before deciding whether to choose another Branded baby wipes.
