DIY Moist Towelettes
Keep these handy DIY Moist Towelettes in your car, bathroom, gym locker or other useful places — particularly the yoga studio. The base ingredient is Witch Hazel, a natural botanical extract which contains tannins. It is much milder than alcohol, and when applied to your skin, witch hazel acts as an astringent, helps fight bacteria, reduce swelling and inflammation, calm itching, and heal minor irritations, blemishes, scalp conditions and eczema.
Household and Health DIY Moist Towelettes
Carry these in your glove box, gym locker, when walking your pets, and in your carry-on travel bags.
Materials
- 20 to 24 squares of white heavy-duty quality paper towels or a natural paper towel of your choice
- 1 cup Witch Hazel
- 1 teaspoon Glycerin
- 1-3 Favorite Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil
Instructions
- Combine the Witch Hazel, Glycerin, and Essential Oil. Mix well and set aside.
- Next, separate and stack each of the paper towel squares from the roll; cut each square in half. You will now have rectangles. Fold each rectangle into thirds as if you would a letter. Now, fold each in half as if you were closing a book.
- Holding the stack of towels firmly closed, place in a pie pan and hold down with your finger.
- Pour witch hazel mixture over towels.
- Let stand for a few minutes to absorb all of the liquid.
- Stack towels in an empty lidded plastic container or zip-lock type bag.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
An easy substitution is to use good-quality paper guest towels or heavy duty paper napkins, already folded into thirds, and simply soak the stacks of these napkins or guest towels! Pictured are IKEA Mottaga Paper Napkins, which have the heft and feel of textiles. Presto!
A must for holiday travel with kids and teens, and nice to spare the dumpsters of all the new trash problems post Covid stuff — all the masks and wipes are everywhere. Make your own!
Please note: These DIY Moist Towelettes are excellent for cleansing and refreshing, but are not anti-viral. You may increase effectiveness if you use a solution of rubbing alcohol and pure aloe vera, but you should not consider these as being used in place of anti-viral wipes.