10 Best Toilet Paper

Not for decades. However there was a marketing issue with early toilet paper (the shiny stuff) where people were reluctant to state the true purpose. So it was sold as “curling paper” (apparently for curling hair) or “tracing paper” or any other euphemism which avoided suggesting its intended use.

What are the best alternatives to toilet paper?
Baby wipes.
Bidet.
Sanitary pad.
Reusable cloth.
Napkins and tissue.
Towels and washcloths.
Sponges.
Safety and disposal.

Reusable toilet paper is based on a similar concept to cloth diapers. You use strips, squares, or other configurations of cloth in replacement of toilet paper. When you’re done with the cloths, you place them in a container, clean them, and use them again.

France, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Venezuela, and Spain: Instead of toilet paper, people from these countries (most of them from Europe) usually have a bidet in their washrooms. A bidet like a toilet, but also includes a spout that streams water like a water fountain to rinse you clean.

Using toilet paper doesn’t clean our derrières properly and could cause worrying health problems, experts warn. But now doctors are warning that wiping alone could leave faeces behind while excessive use could cause health problems such as anal fissures and urinary tract infections.

Toilet paper is used in Japan, even by those who own toilets with bidets and washlet functions (see below). In Japan, toilet paper is thrown directly into the toilet after use.

Using toilet paper doesn’t clean our derrières properly and could cause worrying health problems, experts warn. But now doctors are warning that wiping alone could leave faeces behind while excessive use could cause health problems such as anal fissures and urinary tract infections.

Alone, a roll will last me at least a week and a half to two weeks. A thousand sheet roll can last a month. However when the family is home, we go through one roll every day or two. Women use much more toilet paper than men do for reasons both obvious and compelling.

France, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Venezuela, and Spain: Instead of toilet paper, people from these countries (most of them from Europe) usually have a bidet in their washrooms. A bidet like a toilet, but also includes a spout that streams water like a water fountain to rinse you clean.

Americans ‘are not properly cleaning their anuses’: Doctors warn toilet paper does little to remove feces – and we should all be using wet wipes. Experts warn that toilet paper does little to remove feces and the United States is one country that hasn’t improved its sanitation when wiping.