Obvious tips

hardpressed

overdrawn wrote:

for all of you who get fed up with your baby wipes drying out,it's because they get warm!!
guess where mine live?yep - in my fridge !!
not so good for babe in winter but absolutely brill for everything else as they stay really moist.

oh-and my baby used to love teething on them too. she's 18 months now and no obvious ill effects!!!
HTH ,
louise

I'd be very wary of letting a baby put baby wipes in their mouth, in fact I wouldn't let them anywhere near a baby, when you see the way they remove grease, see Tallulah suggestion, what would they do to a baby's skin?

tallulah_beaulah

Know what you mean, Hardpressed, made me stop and think about LO's poor behind when i saw what wipes were capable of...

Tallulah.

exlibris

Originally Posted by overdrawn
for all of you who get fed up with your baby wipes drying out,it's because they get warm!!
guess where mine live?yep - in my fridge !!
not so good for babe in winter but absolutely brill for everything else as they stay really moist.

I use the Tesco unscented ones for a variety of things as mentioned by others.

I store them in a wardrobe which is next to the flue so is warm. They don't dry out if you turn the packet over regularly to let the moisture soak from bottom to top.

Chipps

It's a good idea to turn the packet of baby wipes over - a bit like the tip for keeping beans upside down. I really wanted to reply to the question about opening the bean tin at the bottom - have you noticed that quite a few tins these days can only be opened at one end? They stack really nicely in the cupboard, but a tin opener just doesn't work to open them at the wrong end.

*Louise*

thriftlady wrote:

Couldn't you just open them from the bottom

Nah - cos the ring pull is at the top..... an that takes less effort than the tin opener:grinheart

*Louise*

tallulah_beaulah wrote:

Know what you mean, Hardpressed, made me stop and think about LO's poor behind when i saw what wipes were capable of...

Tallulah.

My midwife pointed that out to me - she said the fragranced ones and the Johnsons ones (with the stripes) are most likely to cause nappy rash because they are quite harsh on the skin.

I've used Tesco's unfragranced wipes, they are quite thick and DS is 8 months and has never had nappy rash

chudies

my bath is a bit uneven
as a result, water collects in one corner, and after a while limescale kicks in
the other day, i left some old coke (out of date and was going to throw away anyway) in the bathtub
in the morning, removed the plug
wiped the bath, and all the limescale had gone! cleaning materials for nought!

MoJo

SnowyOwl wrote:

If you've got a big plant with lots of leaves which takes forever and a day to dust, the solution is to give it a shower.

Either use your ordinary bathroom shower (cold water), and leave it in there to drip dry. Alternatively take the plant outside and water from above with a watering can which has a sprinkle rose thingy attachment on the end of the spout.

Your plant will love it as it'll be able to get its food (ie light) through all its leaves instead of having to fight the dust.

My houseplants go out in the rain every spring, just for the day - my mum used to say it rejuvenated them, like they'd been on holiday

*Louise*

chudies wrote:

my bath is a bit uneven
as a result, water collects in one corner, and after a while limescale kicks in
the other day, i left some old coke (out of date and was going to throw away anyway) in the bathtub
in the morning, removed the plug
wiped the bath, and all the limescale had gone! cleaning materials for nought!

Makes you wonder what it's doing to your insides though when you drink the stuff, eh?

wendyl1967

Bogof_Babe wrote:

I hate dusters (they need washing - and by hand, as the dye comes out), so treated myself to a pack of disposable Mr Sheen wipes, of which I use one a fortnight, and make it go round most of the house!
In between times, for small areas that need a quick going over, I spray an aerosol of cheap supermarket own brand polish onto a piece of kitchen paper, or directly onto the surface and use the kitchen paper to polish with. No nasty dusters to deal with .

Incidentally, is there a polishing thread on here, as I don't believe either vinegar or bicarb would quite fit the bill on this matter! ??

I know it is not a money saving tip but you can get these from Lakeland Limited. I have had mine for years. They wash well.

http://www.lakelandlimited.co.uk/product.aspx/!8974