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by Someone1234 3561 days ago
There was a scare a few years ago because Grapefruit Seed Extract was found to be contaminated from some suppliers. But Waterwipes in particular was never impacted, and tested their Grapefruit and found it pure.

As far as I know the only downside/limitation of Waterwipes is that they only last about a month after being opened. That's because mold can grow on them since the Grapefruit is only mildly fighting bacterial growth.

We've never had it be a problem but are also using them regularly. And as I said, they helped reduce diaper rash to almost being a non-issue.

PS - The irony is that Grapefruit Seed Extract was being contaminated with compounds which other wipes contain by design, like Triclosan and Benzethonium Chloride. So people switched away from Waterwipes (because it MIGHT be contaminated) into using a product which is designed with that "contamination." Irony of ironies.

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We were relatively lucky since my wife gets access to medical supplies for almost free and we used the individually wrapped 'gauze' (not sure if the right name, basically squares of cotton in a gauze like pattern in layers) and water. If we go out, we researched and found other brands that had little ingredients as well and took those.

We also (if in the house) preferred to wash him over using nappies (small baby, fits well in a sink and its quite quick to clean up)