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I like Dr. Bronner's Baby Mild too but it is not tear-free and would irritate eyes.

One way to stretch a batch of baby wash/shampoo is to dilute and put it in a self-foaming dispenser. I have bought and saved the containers from these soaps: http://www.kissmyface.com/selffoampages/selffoampage.html (it's quite expensive soap but think of it as buying the container which seems to be made of bpa-free plastic).

I dilute 4 Tablespoons of soap to 1 cup of distilled water and put in the self-foaming container. I've reused the ones from the Kiss My Face soap with great results. I use Dr. Bronner's for a hand soap and use california baby super sensitive shampoo and body wash in the tub and for hair washing. I find that you use MUCH less soap this way. You could also play around with the ratio of soap to water based on how rich you want the lather.

As another comment mentions, oilcloth is made from vinyl which contains phthalates. There is some evidence of health concerns with phthalates.

I just wanted to remind/caution folks that oilcloth may not be appropriate for use by children.

From the mendels website (http://www.mendels.com/fabrics10.shtml; Accessed 3/23/2009):
"Can I sell stuff that I make out of oilcloth?
There is no lead in the oilcloth, but the levels of Phthalates are too high to comply with the new standards for items which are going to be sold and are intended to be used by children under 12 years old. So you can still make and sell bags and other things created with oilcloth but items like bibs and splat-mats cannot be sold. "

The hot air balloon is my favorite! Here are few beautiful clips to add to the collection:

http://SophiaBellaMia.etsy.com