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Brands Scramble To Produce Enough Towelettes

Upscale wipes infused with sunscreen, self-tanner, hair serum or deodorant are becoming ubiquitous.

"A year ago they weren't as mainstream and available for multiple purposes," said Tracy Ogden, a spokeswoman for Amazon.com's Health and Personal Care, and Beauty divisions, where a search for beauty wipes turns up about 800 results. "Now customers can buy wipes for anything."

Are these towelettes a minimalist's dream, or expensive Wet Naps? Stephanie Rosenbloom test-wipes a bunch of them.

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