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Yes, it will work with cloth wipes!
I read another review for this product that says it does not work with cloth wipes. I think the review was under the green color dispenser. I just wanted to share my experience because I am using cloth wipes and I was not sure what to use as a container. I debated just buying a wipes warmer, but I wanted something portable that does not require electricity, and I did not feel that my wipes needed to be warm. You can always warm them in your hands for a few seconds before using them if it's an issue.
The other review stated that you cannot use the weight with cloth because it's too light, and folding them into the "accordion style" did not work for dispensing just one wipe at a time. I fold the wipes by laying them flat and then folding both sides inward so they meet in the middle. First I wet all the wipes with wipe solution by laying them flat inside a square dish. I pour a little bit of the solution into the bottom of the container, add wipes, and then slowly add more solution and more wipes in a "lasagna" fashion, careful to dampen all wipes. Any extra solution I can squeeze out and use again later or in my on-the-go squirt bottle. Once the wipes are wet, I fold them all and put them into the dispenser, seam side up. When you place the weight inside, you should see the two edges through the hole. If you do it this way, you can pull one wipe out at a time.
I was also not sure which types of wipes would fit in this dispenser and how many it would hold. I have three kinds of wipes: Cotton Babies flannel wipes and two styles from Green Mountain Diapers, two-sided terry and thin flannel. The thin flannel work best in this dispenser. If you fold them in half or in the try-fold style I mentioned above, you can fit around 30-36 wipes in the container. The two-sided terry will work, but less will fit and they don't fit perfectly. They are thicker and only about 12 of them fit at a time. This might not be a problem for an older baby, but for a newborn, 12 wipes will likely not last you much longer than a day, maybe not even that. I don't see it being worth the time to mix up wipe solution every day just so you can store the wipes in here. I bought more thin flannel wipes to use with the dispenser because of this issue.
This dispenser is smaller than I thought, smaller than a Huggies or Pampers box in my opinion, but it is nicer. The seal is superior and it will not crack as easily, if at all. I see it easily lasting through one or two kids. Overall I like it, and while it's definitely not a must-have item, it is a nice-to-have item and is more useful than a wipes warmer, which could break after a few months or scorch your wipes. I understand that it was designed with disposable wipes in mind, and to hold the pack size of 100 wipes, but it could be a little bigger. Overall a decent solution to storing cloth wipes.
April 2012 · Baby Products · verified purchase