The main ingredients of wet wipes are spunlace non-woven fabrics, water, and additives.
Non-woven fabric is a fabric that does not need to be spun and woven. It is made by directly bonding fibers together through physical methods (mechanical, thermal bonding) or chemical methods. The raw materials of non-woven fabrics can be varied. Non-woven fabrics are divided into many types according to different manufacturing methods. Among them, the spunlace non-woven fabric sprays high-pressure fine water jets onto one or more layers of fiber webs to entangle the fibers with each other, so that the fiber webs can be reinforced and have a certain strength. It can ensure that the hand feel is particularly soft and thick, but also has a certain tensile strength. Others are non-woven fabrics made by processes such as melt bonding and spun bonding. In addition to the processing technology factors, the quality of the non-woven fabric is also determined by the selected raw materials. This is generally not indicated in the ingredient list, so mothers can only choose through comprehensive judgment with other ingredients.
The content of liquid medicine in wet wipes generally accounts for about 80%. Too little wet paper towels will feel dry, on the contrary, too high a content will feel too wet and inconvenient to use. Therefore, after testing, the ratio of liquid medicine is generally around 80%. More than 90% of the liquid medicine is water. In order to avoid the reaction between the components in the water and the components of the liquid medicine, the water used in the wet wipes must be specially treated water. This is the meaning of "refined water", "pure water" and "RO pure water" indicated in the ingredient list.
The additives in wet wipes are varied, and the differences among wet wipes of various brands are also the biggest. Most of the additives are marked with chemical names, which are not understood by ordinary consumers. In fact, although the products used are different, the effects are all the same. The key is what is the use of these raw materials.
1. Humectant
Propylene glycol is a solvent and a humectant. It can help the effective substances in the liquid medicine to dissolve in the water, so that the water is not easy to volatilize and has the effect of antibacterial and antiseptic, so it is contained in almost all wet tissues used.
2. Preservatives (phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, paraben)
Wet wipes contain a lot of water and different substances. In order to maintain the activity of effective substances, preservatives must be added, but the content is very low, so there will be no negative effects. In order to fight against different kinds of bacteria, the same kind of wet wipes usually adds a compound liquid of several preservatives. This also shows that you must pay attention to the production and use dates when purchasing wet wipes. It is best not to use wet wipes that have expired or have been produced for a long time.
3. Antibacterial agents (sodium lactate, eucalyptus leaves)
There are many types of antibacterial agents, including both chemically synthesized antibacterial agents and natural antibacterial agents. As the name suggests, they can eliminate bacteria and inhibit bacterial reproduction.
4. Chelating agent (tetrasodium hydroxy ethylene diphosphate)
The role of the chelating agent is to react with heavy metal ions in the water or raw materials，so that these heavy metal ions will not be absorbed by the baby's skin with the use of wet wipes.
5. Other natural ingredients
Eucalyptus leaf extract: a natural fungicide
Chamomile oil: has a soothing and anti-inflammatory effect
Aloe essence: moisturizing effect
The wet wipes currently on the market, the added ingredients are all up to the standard of use, so you don’t have to worry about safety issues
