Opinions on mask wipes

[HalfAsleep]

Do y'all use mask wipes? Official mask wipes? Baby diaper wipes?

I can see how wipes would be useful to me—bear in mind I live in an old hotel, and keeping stuff clean is going to be a challenge—but is there a benefit from the ones that are "purpose-built" for CPAP?


Slightly different question.....do I need a funnel for getting water into the humidifier, or is it like a fish tank with a lid? If yes on the funnel, how big? Funnel alternatives?

[Walla Walla]

I just use dish soap in the bathroom sink. The humidifiers don't require a funnel.

[HalfAsleep]

I just use dish soap in the bathroom sink. The humidifiers don't require a funnel.

The condition of the bathroom sink is the problem.... There's no vanity, either.  Just to give you a clue, the bathroom is so awkwardly arranged, you have to sit sideways on the toilet.

Regarding CPAP (and just about everything), I am quite challenged logistically owing to my living arrangements.

Plus, I have hotel housekeeping (not the big benefit you might think), which means everything has to get tied down or packed away so it doesn't get accidentally broken or fiddled with.

My creativity is having to go full bore. I might have to move just to accommodate CPAP.

[heov]

I use wipes.. "cleanzex". I did some research and it had good reviews and I have since reordered. I think you should wipe your mask or wash it daily.. washing it daily is a lot of work, so wiping seems more sensible. People use baby wipes but I think it comes down to smell for me. I like the smell of the cleanzex.. i dont really like the baby wipe smell

[Walla Walla]

I copied this from another thread.  Use Pampers Natural Clean baby wipes.  They have no alcohol and no aloe.  I picked up a pack at the ShopRite the other day.  They were on sale for $1.49 for 64 wipes.  Big difference from paying $10.00 + for cpap wipes.

[PaulaO2]

I've tried CPAP specific wipes because I am super lazy. I got the citrus scent (the only choice at the time) and could not tolerate the smell. I also don't think it did much.

Wash your stuff when you take a shower, hang it up to dry.

Can you get housekeeping to come like once a week or something? That way you don't have to tie everything down. And your gear can hang to air dry.

[kiwii]

I use Seventh Generation dish soap (no smell) and Seventh Generation Free & Clear Wipes (also no smell). The wipes do have some aloe though. Is that bad?

I like the stainless steel mixing bowl when washing.

I have a different ResMed than you'll be getting, but just pour directly from the distilled water jug. Our tap water is too hard for me to consider using it in the humidifier.

[Sleeprider]

I have used mask wipes, and as unscented, wet-cloths they do fine. You would hate me to tell you how infrequently I actually properly clean the mask and cushions. Keeping them free of facial oils and reasonably clean is probably fine. To clean the pillows, all you need is some liquid soap and running water. I have to assume you have at least that. Hold in your hands, add soap, rub and rinse. You don't need a pool of water.

[HalfAsleep]

I've tried CPAP specific wipes because I am super lazy. I got the citrus scent (the only choice at the time) and could not tolerate the smell. I also don't think it did much.

Wash your stuff when you take a shower, hang it up to dry.

Can you get housekeeping to come like once a week or something? That way you don't have to tie everything down. And your gear can hang to air dry.

Housekeeping only comes once a week, but it's always a big hassle. For one thing, I have to get out of bed much earlier than usual....

[HalfAsleep]

I just spent an hour in the grocery store, most of it in the baby wipes section. The junk people put on baby's bottoms!

I looked at the ingredients of every single wipes package that read "unscented". All except one had aloe. The one exception (the Pampers style listed above) has hydrogenated castor oil.

This means they likely all have soothing and/or oily ingredients. Makes sense if we're trying to prevent baby's bottom from chafing. However, it might not be great for longevity of mask materials. It also might make the mask too slick, or paradoxically abrasive. Silicon does not like oil.

On some lists of ingredients, I saw lanolin. This is basically sheep fat. It's an oil.

Baby wipes have a knack for smelling like clean babies even when they're supposed to be unscented. I think maybe I'd prefer citrus over baby bottom flavor....