GroVia 3683 Cloth Wipes

We purchased the Grovia, Charlie Banana and Babykicks Cloth wipes for use in our Prince Lionheart Premium Antibacterial Wipe Warmer. Our baby is currently 10 weeks old. We use tap water on our wipes. No "wipe solutions" of any kind. We have not had any problems with diaper rash since we moved to cloth diapers and wipes 5 weeks ago. Hands down, our favorite are the Grovia wipes. Here is the breakdown:

Charlie Banana: Our least favorite of the bunch. When we bought these, the price was $17.99 for 20 organic cotton wipes. This seemed like a great value for 20 wipes! However, the cloth is a thin jersey type cotton (like thin tee-shirt material). The weave on these wipes actually repels liquids. With the other wipes, I just wet the stack under the tap and then load the stack into the wipe warmer. These wipes will not absorb water this way. I have to load the dry wipes in the warmer and then fill the warmer with water and they very slowly absorb the water over a few hours. It is a pain. Secondly, the cloth sticks to itself when wet. They are folded in half to fit in the warmer and pulling one out of the warmer and unfolding it requires two hands or a strong one-handed flick which sprays water droplets around the bathroom. Both of which are annoying when holding a squirming baby on the changing pad. Because the material is so thin, it does not hold heat from the warmer for very long, though it is usually adequate. Lastly, the material does not grab goo as well as the other two and we use more wipes per diaper change. The Grovia and babykicks usually get the job done with one wipe.

Babykicks: Our mid-favorite. The material is the same material we think of found in cotton sweatpants; flannel texture on one side and a jersey knit texture on the other side. These are the smallest wipes of the lot so you have to be a bit more careful not to get your hands into poo. I also don't care for the circular shape. Folded in half, they also fit nicely in our wipe warmer. Unlike the Charlie banana, these absorb water and baby stuff just fine. The fabric texture is grabby, but still soft on baby's skin. They sometimes unfold themselves as we pull them out of the warmer, but they often need a little help.

Grovia: The hands down winner! $10.95 for a dozen at the time of my purchase. 12 are a perfect fit in the warmer when folded in half. The thick baby-terry cloth absorbs water and baby goo beautifully. They unfold out the the warmer perfectly everytime. No flicking or extra hand needed. Because they are a polyester blend, they do not stain. This is a nice plus. They hold the heat from the warmer the best of the three and our baby loves the warm/soft feeling of these wipes. The terry is very soft and fine (baby-terry) and it grabs goo beautifully. We never need more then one of these per diaper change. The only drawback to these is the surged-edge fraying that other reviewers have also noted, however, these are still our hands down favorite.

I am ordering more of the Grovia and tossing the Charlie Banana and Babykicks into the rag bucket.

I absolutely love these cloth wipes! They are super soft and the perfect size. I have also purchased BabyKicks wipes and they are not nearly as good as these GroVia wipes.

My baby is very prone to diaper rashes so I purchased some BabyKicks wipes, but they are a little small and a little rough on one side. I recently purchased the GroVia wipes, which I use with just hot water (they are cool enough for baby by the time I get to the changer and get the diaper off)...and her super stubborn rash is almost gone! After I use a wet wipe I also use a dry wipe to remove any moisture and I like to use California Baby diaper rash cream (calming) during the day and Burt's Bees diaper cream at night. This has worked really well for my baby when simply using medicine and normal wipes were not clearing up her rash. I have bought 2 packs of 12 and plan on buying another 2 b/c they are great to use as washcloths for bath time, wiping her hands and face after eating, and I love to use them when her nose is sore (from colds) instead of tissues.

Amazon only recently added the contents of these wipes "88% Polyester and 12% cotton" to the product features. When I purchased them, i relied on the product title and the sellers description "Made of 100 cotton ultra soft baby terry" in assuming that these were indeed made out of cotton. These are cheap Polyester wipes that are not labeled correctly/honestly. Needless to say, we promptly returned them and bought Satsuma Designs Organic Wash Cloths and Wipes 5 Pack, White, which are great.