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Our doc (in India) asked us to just use soft cotton and water. That worked really well. I have always found it quite difficult to clean properly with wipes and we use wipes only if we were stepping out. I'm curious as to why wipes are used especially something with juice.

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Soft cotton and water would work well too.

People use wipes because they're convenient. The "juice" is 0.1% of the product and exists for its mild natural anti-bacterial properties. It isn't sticky like you're imagining, in fact if not told you would assume it was 100% water.

In general I think soft cotton and water is a great idea. I am contrasting Waterwipes against other "chemical" wipes on the market which often promote diaper rash and cannot be used on the face (e.g. Huggies, Pampers, supermarket own brand wipes).

We used warm water and soft cotton washcloths on our 3 kids. Worked great.

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