Sustainable Bathroom Products

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Sustainable Bathroom Products

During the start of the pandemic, people were pretty freaked out and as a result…… people panic bought a lot of toilet paper.

Under no circumstances was I prepared to be a victim to this gross overbuying of paper for one’s bum……but I was running low before pandemonium had swept across the country.

Making my bathroom experience more sustainable, was kind of not on my to-do list at the time the pandemic decided to unleash its fresh hell on us all……..

Needs dictated that I had no choice but to step up my sustainable bathroom game……. and I am really glad I did.

My main issue was that I needed to get toilet paper and quickly.

I cannot remember if I had no toilet paper or enough toilet paper…….but I ran to my local Target (which is now my pandemic BFF and my one constant sanity stop) and I lucked out and got some toilet paper (people were not being panicked on that day).

Knowing that our country was pretty intense and on edge and clueless about where we were headed for the foreseeable future (remember, we had a reality tv personality sitting as president at the time)…..

I knew I had to actually have a backup plan to avoid actual at-home bathroom chaos…….

Which, was me…… just envisioning myself using cloth toilet paper and I freaking could not deal if I had to wipe with cloth, knowing that I was meant to wash it (the cloth) and not throw it away…….

That was really graphic.

I am so sorry.

So, what did I do about all of this chaos?

A Bidet

I bought a bidet.

I bought a freaking bidet.

I was like, what cleans you and leaves you feeling fresh?

I had no idea, so I googled it and google said that applying water to oneself via a bidet was the way to go and people in Europe do it all the time.

The verdict was that it was a pretty great way to start getting into a sustainable bathroom mindset via sustainable bathroom products.

I was like very much weirded out by a bidet in theory, but I invested in a bidet attachment and thought I could install it myself…..

Me…..

I thought I could install a plumbing attachment for all sustainable bathroom products intents and purposes………

In a pandemic.

I LOVE a DIY, but this was most adventurous……even for me.

The reality of said installation was that I was watching a lot of YouTube tutorials on how to install a bidet and was surrounded by toilet water on my bathroom floor trying to make it work.

There was a lot of……

“UM, WHERE IS THIS WATER COMING FROM? IT SHOULD BE WORKING…..THE DIRECTIONS ARE IDIOT PROOF”….. (until said idiot walks into the installation….making that statement null and void).

There were many points in the installation process that had me going……”oh, shit. What if I broke the valve?”

“What if this toilet is now out of use because I broke it?”

” Who can even help me install it in a pandemic?”

So, I called my friend and he talked me through it on the phone, as he and his wife had installed their own bidet not so long ago (sustainable bathroom products for the win)……

But as his directions were great and my panic was very much not helping, I decided I was never going to pee in this toilet again………Because it was not working.

I had apparently broken it.

When the bathroom was still pretty flooded I called the repair man and when he arrived (both of our masks were on), he looked at me like I was the biggest idiot known to planet earth……

This man only had to bend down and hinge the attachment tube onto the bidet attachment.

You see……I had installed it correctly except for the last part…..

For $80, a man came to my house in a pandemic and shifted the tube ever so slightly and my toilet began to work and not leak…..and……

It was worth it, because I really had to pee by the end of it.

Would I do it again?

You betcha.

Bidet’s are freaking weird man, but your toilet paper usage will go down and you can get the closest you’ve ever wanted to be with a toilet via the bidets instillation….

Plus, it is a step that allows you to grow your sustainable bathroom products.

Sustainable Bathroom Products Via Bamboo Toilet Paper

Next, I invested in trying a bamboo toilet paper service like Cloud Paper, because it seemed like a no-brainer in how to add sustainable bathroom products into the mix.

Cloud Paper was a heavily influenced toilet paper subscription service that I purchased because I followed/ am currently following a very trusted businesswomen and CEO and influencer (and I don’t regret being influenced in the slightest)…….

I was eager to try Cloud Paper because I knew that everyone was going to be panic buying toilet paper for a hot minute……..

I thought to myself, “why shouldn’t I try to add in more sustainable bathroom products?”

I tried Cloud Paper for six months.

TRANSLATION: I lied to myself for six months that this was the way of the future, and I think it is….

Except, maybe in a little while, because holy batman, it is NOT the same as literally any kind of quality toilet paper…..

It works, but it’s not like……..something I was needing more of…..unless people freak out on toilet paper again…..

I now know that Cloud toilet paper is a great addition to one’s sustainable bathroom products.

However, the real verdict is out.

I think I will be using normal toilet paper, while also still scouting a really good sustainable bathroom alternative toilet paper before returning to Cloud Paper.

I don’t want to get very graphic, but I just feel like, absorption wise……the product was lacking and it didn’t cohesively bind to itself like other toilet papers.

Cloud Paper did the job the way that say, a really cheap brand of toilet paper does the job…….and so……

I can recommend it but I can also say, shop around some more, especially when looking for a toilet paper that is a part of the sustainable bathroom products lineup.

If you tried Cloud Paper or any bamboo toilet paper for six months, I want you to pat yourself on the back because at least you tried (pats self on the back).

Sustainable Bathroom Products Via Cloth Rounds

Finally, I invested in some reusable facial cloth rounds.

When I say that this is my favorite sustainable bathroom upgrade in my sustainable bathroom products list……. I mean it with my entire chest.

All I have to do now is use the endless supply of about twenty cloth rounds….. and throw them in my washer weekly…….while never uttering out loud that “I forgot cotton balls at the store again.”

(Forgetting anything at the store is the bane of human westernized existence and it wreaks with privilege…..I know.)

The cloth rounds are super soft on one side and on the other side, it’s more for exfoliation.

They are the best invention ever.

Conclusion

So, when I say that you can really upgrade your bathroom experience in three short steps.

When I say that there are three sustainable bathroom products that can make a real difference to becoming more eco-friendly…….

I really do mean it….but expect some hiccups while exploring your options.

Not to mention, you can add in additional green products, like the Hey Humans Deodorant I mentioned last week (the entire Hey Humans brand is eco-friendly and expands beyond deodorant).

Just remember, any small changes you make to help change the way you contribute to the preservation of the environment, the better.

I also realize that not everyone is in the position to make small changes like that, so I don’t want to make it seem like you have to.

It’s always optional, and I think it starts with larger companies doing their business in a eco-friendly way that meets their consumers in the marketplace.

I don’t think that the responsibility should fall on the consumers entirely at all.

Thus concludes my blog post on sustainable bathroom products.

I hope this blog finds you well.

I hope you try a bidet.

I hope it weirds you out and that you still try it anyways.

I hope that you try new things in general.

I hope you have a great week.

Let me know in the comments if you currently do any of these things or want to try them.

Talk to you later.

-Nikita