What are Wet Wipes?
Wet wipes or moist toilettes are small moistened paper towels that can be used to cleanse the hands, refresh the face, or commonly to clean up the diaper area when you are changing a baby. The first types of wet wipes came in small individual packages, and usually were moistened with scented water. The rubbing action of wet wipes did help to get the hands or face a little clean, but many people used them more to refresh than to cleanse. When antibacterial soaps became popular, many wet wipes with antibacterial properties were offered. Generally, these wet wipes contained water, fragrance and alcohol. These do help to more effectively cleanse hands, especially when access to handwashing apparatus is limited. Alcohol content helps wet wipes fight some viruses as well, and many schools now offer wet wipes or waterless handwash to children in each classroom for use on the way to lunch, or after trips to the bathroom. Wet wipes are useful for cleaning up quick spills, especially those on ca
