Is this the ultimate parenting hack? Mother's viral video reveals how to quickly make your own baby wipes using toilet paper, coconut oil and body wash

  • Joy Ratima has gone viral with this video shared on social media
  • The video shows the mum-of-three making her own baby wipes
  • It takes just three minutes and is cheaper than regular baby wipes
  • All you need is paper towel, coconut oil, body wash and plastic containers
  • The video has been viewed more than 1.6 million times on Facebook
  • It has since been shared on YouTube 
  • Do you make your own baby products? Email FemailAU@mailonline.com 

By Sophie Haslett For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:56 EST, 31 March 2016 | Updated: 02:56 EST, 31 March 2016

A mother's time is precious, which is perhaps one of the reasons why this parenting hack video has gone viral.

Joy Ratima, from Melbourne, has managed to DIY her own baby wipes in less than five minutes, in a video originally posted on Facebook, and subsequently posted on YouTube, that has gone viral around the world.

And the best bit? All you need is paper towel, coconut oil, body wash and two plastic containers.

Crazy feat: Joy Ratima, from Melbourne, has managed to DIY her own baby wipes in less than five minutes

Crazy feat: Joy Ratima, from Melbourne, has managed to DIY her own baby wipes in less than five minutes

Precious time: The mum of three is permanently busy, but promises this is a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to make your own

Precious time: The mum of three is permanently busy, but promises this is a cost-effective, eco-friendly way to make your own

Internet sensation: The video, which she first shared on Facebook, has gone viral around the world 

Internet sensation: The video, which she first shared on Facebook, has gone viral around the world 

Simple as: The best bit is all you need is paper towel, coconut oil, body wash and two plastic containers

Simple as: The best bit is all you need is paper towel, coconut oil, body wash and two plastic containers


Joy Ratima said she believes shop-bought wipes have a 'huge list of chemicals in them'.

And so instead of buying them, the mum-of-three advocates that the best and most purse-friendly way to get them is to make them yourself.

'I have had heaps of people ask me to show them how to make them the way I do,' she writes on the original video post, which since March 22 has attracted more than 1.6 million views on Facebook.

Harmful to kids: Joy Ratima said she believes shop-bought wipes have a 'huge list of chemicals in them'

Harmful to kids: Joy Ratima said she believes shop-bought wipes have a 'huge list of chemicals in them'

DIY at home: And so instead of buying them, the mum-of-three advocates that the best and most purse-friendly way to get them is to make them yourself

DIY at home: And so instead of buying them, the mum-of-three advocates that the best and most purse-friendly way to get them is to make them yourself

Crazy popular: When she first uploaded the post to Facebook, Ms Ratima's post attracted 1.6 million views

Crazy popular: When she first uploaded the post to Facebook, Ms Ratima's post attracted 1.6 million views

'Although I felt like an egg filming this...and I didn't really want to put it up here I thought I would so hopefully others can do the same.' 

And people obviously are trying the creative method - as the video has also been shared just over 18,000 times.

The simple process involves cutting a large roll of kitchen towel in half, and squeezing each half into one of two 125ml plastic containers.

Inspiring others: She says she felt like an 'egg' posting the video, but would like to inspire other mothers to 'do the same'

Inspiring others: She says she felt like an 'egg' posting the video, but would like to inspire other mothers to 'do the same'

Simple process: Doing it yourself is very easy, as the mum of three demonstrates in the video

Simple process: Doing it yourself is very easy, as the mum of three demonstrates in the video

Next, you will need to whip up a mixture of coconut oil and watered-down, chemical-free body wash, which is then mixed with boiling water and poured into the containers with the kitchen roll.

Finally, all you need to do is slide the cardboard holder in the middle of each kitchen towel section out of the middle and place the lid on top of your freshly-made baby wipes. 

The paper towel won't fall apart because it absorbs the mixture within the container. 

The entire video takes just over three minutes and costs much less than shop-bought baby wipes, too. 

Over to you to make your own. 

Homemade delight: It also draws out clean, environmentally-friendly baby wipes

Homemade delight: It also draws out clean, environmentally-friendly baby wipes

Over to you: Not only are the wipes more eco-friendly, but they cost less than shop-bought wipes, too

Over to you: Not only are the wipes more eco-friendly, but they cost less than shop-bought wipes, too

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