Music festivals, camping and a day at the beach all have something in common – they are fun events, but also places where showers are not easily accessible.

But now you can carry a shower in your pocket with individually packaged, wet wipes that are 16 times larger than the standard.

Called Epic Wipes, these towelettes were developed using bamboo, making them 100 percent biodegradable, and contain essential oils that ‘are nourishing to your skin’.

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Now you can carry a shower in your pocket with individually packaged, wet wipes that are 16 times larger than the standard. Called Epic Wipes, these towelettes were developed using bamboo, making them 100 percent biodegradable, and contain essential oils that ‘are nourishing to your skin’

WHAT ARE EPIC WIPES? Epic Wipes were developed using bamboo, making them 100 percent biodegradable, and contain essential oils that ‘are nourishing to your skin’. The exact dimensions of each Epic Wipe are 31.5 in x 19.7 in and they are also reusable. They ‘are extremely thick and durable, and can tolerate many washings’. Each one is designed using water, chamomile. Calendula. Eucalyptus essential oil, sugar-based surfactant and food grade preservatives. Advertisement

Founder Aeneas Janze was inspired while trudging through Afghanistan in the middle of the sweltering summer with his fellow soldiers.

Without access to showers, Janze thought they needed a ‘portable yet powerful way to clean up and feel ready for what might come next’.

This sparked the three year development of Epic Wipes.

The Seattle-based startup is currently seeking $10,000 via Kickstarter, which it has surpassed with a total of $20,725 from 476 backers – there are still six days left in the campaign.

By pledging $14, consumers will receive four individually wrapped Epic Wipes and shipments are expected sometime this month, but only to those living in the US.

‘Epic Wipes are 16X LARGER than a standard wet wipe, so you can actually use two hands and get down to the business of cleaning your body with efficiency and authority,’ reads the campaign.

‘Pushing around a couple dozen wipes leaves you feeling unsatisfied and questionably clean’.

‘Ever manage to clean your own back with a wet wipe before? Well now you can.’

Some traditional wipes contain chemicals that aren’t natural or safe for humans such as endocrine disruptors or carcinogens, and are usually not strong enough to get the job done right.

However, Epic Wipes designed their product using water, chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus essential oil, sugar-based surfactant and food grade preservatives.

‘Epic Wipes are 16X LARGER than a standard wet wipe, so you can actually use two hands and get down to the business of cleaning your body with efficiency and authority,’ reads the campaign. ‘Epic Wipes, in contrast, contain ingredients that are nourishing to your skin and rank among the safest on EWG's Skin Deep database'

The Seattle-based startup is currently seeking $10,000 via Kickstarter, which it has surpassed with a total of $20,725 from 476 backers. By pledging $14, consumers will receive four individually wrapped Epic Wipes and shipments are expected sometime this month, but only to those living in the US

The firm says you can basically eat the wipe it is so safe, but they do not recommend it.

‘Epic Wipes, in contrast, contain ingredients that are nourishing to your skin and rank among the safest on EWG's Skin Deep database, so that you can feel good about using them all over your body,’ says Epic Wipes.

The exact dimensions of each Epic Wipe are 31.5 in x 19.7 in and they are also reusable.

Epic Wipes designed their product using water, chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus essential oil, sugar-based surfactant and food grade preservatives. The firm says you can basically eat the wipe it is so safe, but they do not recommend it

Epic Wipes notes that they ‘are extremely thick and durable, and can tolerate many washings’.

However, it is important to note that although the firm uses the terms ‘fragrance free’ they mean no fragrances were added to the final product and they are still scented.

‘During the development process we quickly learned that it's virtually impossible to make an unscented product using only natural ingredients,’ explains Epic Wipes.

The exact dimensions of each Epic Wipe are 31.5 in x 19.7 in and they are also reusable. They are 16 times the size of a traditional wet wipe, which means you only need one to clean off your entire body

‘Most natural ingredients have an odor and most of them smell pretty funky actually.’

The startup is currently exploring distribution and marketing strategies, which will utilize the funds pledged through Kickstarter.

And there is also an option to donate boxes of Epic Wipes to US troops and The American Red Cross.