WaterWipes Original Baby Wipes, 99.9% Water, Unscented & Hypoallergenic for Sensitive Newborn Skin
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ive been ordering these wipes for the past two years and was concerned when i just read the "these are knockoff" reviews, so i wrote the company to tell them about it and to ask why some say they have the extra ingredient and no extra seals besides the eczema approved one .. this was their reply\n\n“Thanks for contacting us. The endorsements on the newly designed multipacks are on the box instead of the packet. The endorsements for the single packs are still found on the packet as no one will see the box as they are sold separately. I understand how confusing that can be especially since we added the disclosure around the trace residual component found in the fruit extract. But all the endorsements remain.\n\nWe have adjusted the ingredient list on WaterWipes\' packaging to include Benzalkonium chloride (BAK). WaterWipes has not changed in any way.\n\nWe\'re adding this information to our packaging as trace amounts of BAK are a by-product of the fruit extraction process. Trace amounts of BAK are a common ingredient in personal care and cosmetics products. The level that exists in WaterWipes is extremely small and has no impact on the safety of the product. Our wipes contain 0.1% fruit extract which in turn contains trace amounts of Benzalkonium Chloride so the overall content in the finished pack is negligible.\n\nThe quality of our wipes not changed. Neither has the formulation or ingredients. We pride ourselves on making wipes that are safe to use on a new-born baby\'s skin. WaterWipes still contain 99.9% water and a drop of fruit extract and continue to be made in our unique cleanroom environment to ensure we remain the world\'s purest baby wipe. We are still approved by Allergy UK, National Eczema Association (USA) and\nEczema Association of Australasia.\n\nWe added the information as we believe in this this day and age that companies owe it to their customers to declare information beyond what they are legally obliged to.\n\nI hope this answers your question?\n\nIf you have any follow up don\'t hesitate to ask me.\n\nKind regards,\n\nLuke Byrne\nCustomer Care Specialist”'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'If I wrote this review when I first tried Water Wipes, it would have been a five star review. In 2019 however, it\'s now a 1 star product and I no longer purchase these wipes.\n\nThe idea of Water Wipes is a great one, simple ingredients. Spend a few minutes reading the back of a baby wipes package, most of the time you can\'t pronounce half the ingredients on the list. Water Wipes appealed to our household with 2 IBS sufferers and no children.\n\nWater, Grapefruit Seed Extract, and Benzalkonium Chloride are the current ingredients in Water Wipes. When I used to purchase them the only ingredients were Water and Grapefruit Seed Extract.\n\nOriginally the wipes were large, thick, and held up under pressure. We used Water Wipes in the bathroom, to clean up spills in the car, to get spots out of clothing on the go...for just about everything. We started using the wipes in March 2015 and were loyal users until 2017.\n\nWhen the last case arrived the wipes package was smaller. The cost was the same, which has always been a premium price for Water Wipes compared to other brands. We were hoping that the wipes would be the same, durable wipes we were used to, only smaller. This was not the case, the new wipes were thinner, not as durable, and smaller.\n\n3 of the 12 packs had mold upon opening them despite the lack of holes or other damage to the packaging. We didn\'t store them any different than we usually do. The most disturbing part of the new wipes (not the ones with mold), was that I experienced irritation from using Water Wipes for the first time ever. Not a full blown reaction, but it was enough to discontinue using Water Wipes.\n\nThe manufacturer refunded the purchase price for the final case of wipes when I complained. They said parents wanted "less bulky wipe packages". I think parents wanted smaller sized packs for travel, pack sizes of 15-20 wipes in a pack, rather than actually wanting wipes that were smaller in size (does any parent really want smaller sized wipes?)\n\nWe tried desperately to find a replacement going through the following brands; Seventh Generation, Caboo, Baby Ganics, Jackson Reece, and Happy Little Camper. They all had too many ingredients or caused irritation.\n\nWe decided to make our own. Natural paper towels, cut in half. One roll filled a BPA free shoe box sized plastic container. Add 2 tablespoons of organic grape seed extract. Push down on the stack to flatten them and squish out the excess grape seed extract (instead of grapefruit seed extract which appears in Water Wipes). Add 4 tablespoons warm water and squish the stack down again, flip it over, squish it again. Put the lid on and they were ready to use. They stayed good for up to a week without mold.\n\nThanks Water Wipes for changing your product. We now make our own wipes for $7 for a case instead of $40 like you charge.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "CONTAINS CHEMICALS!\nDon't get super... these are not the same wipes, they are fakes all around! These wipes contain chloride and are not chemical free, they are missing all the seals and the ingredients list isn't the same. Please review my pictures before you get scammed too! (Doesn't even deserve a 1 star rating but I had to put something to submit this.)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I wish I read the reviews instead of just seeing the amount of stars rated and I also wish I had done my research before purchasing. These contain .002% Benzalkolium chloride which is clearly why these “water wipes” are not labeled chemical free. The reason I buy these are to avoids chemicals and I pay a little extra to have just the 2 ingredients of real water wipes. I’m really disappointed and I purchased the bulk pack of 720 wipes because I love water wipes! I will now no longer purchase in bulk these “water wipes” on amazon. It worries me that these are being sold and people who do have serious skin conditions are using these and could have a reaction to the small amount of chloride. I’m glad my kid did not have an allergic reaction but I have listed the differences in the real wipes I purchased from target and the ones I ordered here. The top are the ones purchased from target and the ones below it are from the box I purchased through amazon.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our kiddo recently had a pretty nasty Diaper Rash that kept coming back. After consulting the pediatrician, who had originally recommended warm water and wash cloths (which is fine, but difficult to do because we\'re both working parents and would prefer not to have poopy rags sitting around all day) she recommended dry or water based rags. So, I looked into Water Wipes as it seems to be the only "Pure" labeled type wipe that has less than 5 ingredients. In this case, there are 2: Water and .01% of a fruit extract. Problem is, these wipes cost about 3 times the price of the "Pampers" Sensitive that we were using and about the same over many of the other brands, likely because these are imported from Ireland. I guess only they have water there. The American competitors all had significantly more ingredients that you can\'t pronounce in their products. I wonder why. You\'d think Water + Rag would be something an American Scientist could think of but I guess we leave it to the Irish. THAT BEING SAID. These are unscented, on the wet side, and pretty decent to use. Kiddo\'s butt is happy. Because they are a little on the wet side, some might find cleaning number 2\'s to be a little more difficult than your traditional wipe but it\'s worth it. Hope i dont have to use these regularly because I\'m not made of money. Certainly Bougie but Certainly worth it if your kid needs relief.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These wipes are amazing for ultra-sensitive baby (or adult) skin - since they only have 2 ingredients and no odor/perfumes. However, my HUGE gripes with these, is that I’m amazed that whoever designed these did not think to: #1 - make the wipe textured. It’s smooth surface feels nice, but doesn’t get the job done during a poopy diaper changing as well as other wipes that are textured. #2 - THEY AREN’T NESTED like other wipes are! Meaning, when you grab one, the next one doesn’t pop up ready-to-grab. Instead, you have to stick your fingers into the package and fish around for the edge of the next one to pull it out. And most of the time, they kind of stick together and like 4 wipes come out at once. I’m not going to lie...in the middle of changing a poopy diaper on my son, I’ve one-handed tried to pull a second wipe out and ended up getting so frustrated with the damn thing that I just ripped one out and threw the package on the floor. You need to be able to have one hand on your baby and one hand free to grab wipes, diaper cream, etc. and these do not allow you to grab them one-handed. The convenience is AWFUL. Attention Water Wipes production and design team - the product itself is awesome, just “nest” them in the package, and maybe add some light texture!!! If you did, I’d buy in bulk and give them a 10 star rating!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I read a lot of reviews on here and came across some that say they are fake. I read one review that the packaging is different because they are sold in different ways like a box or just on the wipes themselves. I don\'t have any complaints. I don\'t not believe that they are fakes. Because I buy mine from Walmart and when I buy the four pack package my individual packs look just like the ones on here that are listed as fake from another reviewer. And I just don\'t believe that Walmart sells fake wipes. By law they are not allowed to do that. I have never had a problem wiping a poopy butt. I use three wipes Max for poopy butts. A couple times I may have had a problem pulling the wipes out so This little light bulb in my head went off and I learn to pull a couple out of the package before I take the diaper off. So there\'s really nothing to complain about unless you just one of those type of people who likes to complain about every little single thing that doesn\'t go your way. If they start changing the texture of the wives and changing how they put them inside of the packages they\'re just going to get more expensive so I\'m happy with what I buy. I like my "unnested" wipes. I\'m good here. I have been buying these very expensive wipes since my babies were born and I will continue to buy them because I love them.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "These wipes were lifesavers for us. Our 1 month old daughter got a diaper rash, and it would not go away. We used all different sort of creams and it wasn't working. My brother insisted I tried these and I am glad he did. They are amazing. They feel soft and they do not leave a residue or smell on your hands like regular wipes. You can tell they are pure wipes. They smell fresh as well. You can tell they have a drop of fruit in them as well. They are definitely a game changer!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have been using water wipes since my daughter was born 3/3/21.\nWe have only ever used water wipes and they have been amazing.\n\nHowever, we recently bought a box of them, and man they are not cheap….but whatever ingredients have been changed; is god awful.\n\nThese wipes have given my baby the worst, worst rash in the entire world. Her poor skin has been beyond raw and red. Instantly after one diaper change. The skin is practically burned and leaves her skin open.\nFor a second I thought maybe it could have been the diapers. But I have changed diapers 3 times now because of this, and nothing had changed. I then stopped using these new wipes, and the rash and started to fade away.\n\nThe packaging is different. They smell like chemicals!!!!! I compared an old pack I bought to the new pack; and the chemical smell is UNREAL. It is night and day with the smell!!!! They are nothing like the water wipes we have been using.\n\nI can not express how upset I am by this. How much money we have put into this company, only to change the ingredients leaving my daughters poor bottom burnt and raw.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not Original water wipes. Super rough and not even the same size/texture of the water wipes that I had sampled (view picture sample is the smaller package on the left with the baby picture). Truly disappointed. Will not be using amazon to buy these wipes again.\n\nSecond picture is the label stating they are different wipes. Keep in mind you don’t know that until you receive your package 🤦🏻\u200d♀️ SCAM!'}]