March 4th, 2010
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I sat down at my desk this morning and started working my way back through my emails, only to stop at this one:
 ’I'm another happy customer! I bought my Cheeky Wipes kit from Born in Bristol on the morning of the day my son arrived and I just wanted to write and tell you that I love, love, love our Cheeky Wipes! I am actually sad that they weren’t around for our first and second children. My third child is now 4 weeks old and we have used these wipes from the start. Even my husband who was a totally paid up disposable wipe fan has been converted and uses / raves about them. What a fantastic idea and well worth every penny.’, Natalie F
This has absolutely made my day! As you all know (whether you work for someone else, work for yourself, or are a stay at home parent) it’s hard keeping your head down to the daily grind. Feedback like this is just amazing, really motivating and reminding us again why we do what we do.
This particular piece of feedback is even more amazing because the lady in question has just had her third baby, so how she found the time to sit down at a PC and drop me a note is astonishing.
So, this is a plea to anyone reading this blog. If you’ve had good service anywhere, or found a fabulous new product, then spare 5 mins to let the people behind it know. It will be appreciated and you might even get a little something out of it yourself!
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November 26th, 2009
 I’ve had eczema myself since age 5 and although it’s one of those childhood things that people often grow out of, I never did. In fact, my eczema was one of the reasons that I started Cheeky Wipes. At the time, my eczema was particularly bad on my chest and hands and I found that disposable baby wipes made my hands sore and irritated. Not a good state of affairs, when you’re having to change your baby’s bottom 5 times a day.
 So I started using a cut up old towel and water instead…and then I added lavender to the water to keep them fresh and make them smell nice. And then I started keeping them in boxes. And finally I decided I wanted to use them out and about and what do you know, but I had a washable baby wipes kit on my hands!
  Anyway, I’m digressing. I often receive emails from Mums who find that using disposable baby wipes makes their childs’ eczema worse. Whilst switching to washable wipes won’t cure your little one’s eczema, washable wipes won’t irritate their sore and sensitive skin any further. Used in conjunction with a good moisturiser and whatever your doctor prescribes, you’ll soon have them feeling better. Which is better for all concerned isn’t it?
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November 17th, 2009
Don’t worry if your washable wipes smell musty. Don’t get me wrong, they shouldn’t do, but simply by tweaking your washing / soaking routine we can fix it.
Tip no1: Check your oil / water quantities soaking ratio
For every 25 Cheeky Wipes, you’ll need approx 400 – 500 ml of cold water (depending on whether you’ve just taken them from the machine, or if they’ve been dried) and about 4 – 5 drops of fresh wipes oil. Not adding enough oil is the most common cause of mustiness because the essential oils are mildly anti-bacterial and help preserve your wipes.
Tip no2: Check your washing frequency
Although we’ve taken our Cheeky Wipes (soaked in the mucky wipes oil solution!) to Glastonbury where they were fine in the box for 4 days, this isn’t really recommended. You’ll usually have a wash going on every couple of days at least, so just chuck your wipes in every time you have a wash going on – every other day is ideal Even if you have some ‘fresh’ wipes unused you can still wash them to freshen them up before starting over.
Tip no3: If all else fails….
If you’ve left your wipes in your fresh (or mucky wipes) bags and forgotten about them what then? Well, try washing the wipes on their own with a cup of white vinegar. That should do the trick but you might need 2 washes….
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