We brought the baby mini kit which includes :- 25 wipes (we brought terry as Bamboo were out of stock at the time) 1 fresh wipes container, 1 fresh wipes waterproof out and about bag, 10ml of Lavender & Chamomile fresh wipes essential oil blend. At the same time we also purchased an extra 25 terry wipes and a mucky wipe bag.
(Note oil in picture is not original bottle)
How does it work?
You take the fresh box and for every 25 wipes you need 2-3cm of water (the box has fill lines marked inside so first line for 25 wipes) and 3 drops of the fresh wipes essential oil blend. Throw 25 wipes in and turn over a few times until damp. If any excess water squeeze it out and tip away or wipes start to go musty smelling quickly. Cheeky wipes say wipes are fresh in the solution for up to 3 days I've never managed to make them last that long. When you go out you pop some wipes in the fresh bag and your ready to go. Then when used place in mucky bag or wet nappy bag then when you get home into the nappy bucket and wash with the nappies. You don't need to dry the wipes after washing they can go straight back into the solution. We only use the mucky bag at home for after food clean ups.
Using cheeky wipes
We have used cheeky wipes from day one they get Menconium poo off really easily. My sister is a midwife and could believe that I only needed one white not 15 balls of cotton wool. They easily do the job of 7 disposable wipes. I'm not new to changing bums I've looked after lots of babies over the years and changed hundreds of bums. With disposable wipes you can never seem to only get one wipe out of the packet at a time so they are quite wasteful. Recently on holiday with no washing facilities we used disposable wipes and in 1 week we had used up 3.5 packets which is stupidly expensive. Well cheeky wipes are so simple quick wipe and throw in nappy bag. They wash really easily and if you do dry them they don't take long on the line. 10mls of the oil blend lasts us 3 months so it's really good value. We have a fresh box of microfibre wipes on the dinner table great for cleaning Isla and Daddy up after food.
I have only tried the Lavender & chamomile oil blend, I love the scent and the healing properties. I might try the other blends in the future.
After our initial purchase we have since brought the 100ml bottle of oil blend, 25 bamboo terry wipes, double wet bag, extra fresh box for weaning and got 25 microfibre wipes for free.
The different wipes
Bamboo terry, terry, microfibre
Bamboo Terry wipes- These are suitable for for hands, faces and bottoms. They are super soft and gets poo off easily. They stay soft in a hard water area. I prefer the bamboo terry over the normal terry ones. These are the most expensive £18 for 25 wipes.
Terry wipes- These are suitable for hands, face and bottoms. They don't feel very soft in a hard water area when dry however when they are wet it makes little difference. You can strip them with white vinegar every so often it really helps. They are cheeky wipes original product so should last. They are grippy and get poo off easily. Even with the messiest breast fed poo I have only had to use 3 wipes on one nappy change. These are the cheapest ones at £13 for 25 wipes.
Microfibre wipes- These are great for weaning for hands and faces. Cheeky wipes sat don't use them for poo as it would get trapped In the fibres so I avoid using them for nappy changes.The clean really well and the come in lots of colours. We have a rainbow set. They stay soft in a hard water area. They cost £12 for 25.
Conclusion
I love cheeky wipes and how well they clean up baby. They smell stays strong on the wipes all the time but is delicate enough for baby. My only real criticism of cheeky wipes is that the fresh bag logo fades badly after a short period of time, my daughter is only 5 months and this bag has been washed
twice on delicates due to hubby getting poo on it by accident. Also logs on wipes fade after one wash but that doesn't really matter.
New bag on left as you can see logo fades!
If your doing cloth nappies you don't really need a mucky bag at all as you will have a wet bag for out and about. I don't soak my dirty wipes as I put them with my nappies. A scoop of miofresh keeps them fresh and stain free.
