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Every time I hear someone say that they stopped using toilet paper after switching to a bidet, I have some serious questions. Because I've used bidets and washl
by ebg13 7y ago
Every time I hear someone say that they stopped using toilet paper after switching to a bidet, I have some serious questions. Because I've used bidets and washlets of all kinds, and I've never met one that actually cleaned fully without also rubbing/wiping. So, ok, using wet paper can get you much cleaner and is gentler than dry paper, but blasting wet feces droplets all over the place with a jet spray alone isn't so great if it still doesn't get you clean.
- istorical 7y agoProbably depends on your diet, quantity of hair, weight/cheek mass, and usual bristol score. With TP some people need a couple of sheets and they come away with a clean sheet, others need half a roll.
- ebg13 7y agoSo what you're saying is that I need to shave my butthole, hit the gym, and lawyer up?
- cameronfraser 7y agonah they are saying shave ur butthole, hit the gym, and eat healthier
- airstrike 7y agoHitting the gym usually comes with a diet has accomplishes the polar opposite of what you're aiming for here
- Jach 7y agoDon't shave your ass-hair: https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/35274458.html https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/35274458.html
- scarejunba 7y agoThis seems like the time for the classic Big Brother article with Nair http://i.imgur.com/KwhJc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KwhJc.jpg
- ornornor 7y agoGave me a good laugh, thank you
- pauljurczak 7y agoDone that. Went hiking a tall mountain afterwards. Regretted it.
- pen2l 7y agoYou could consider laser removal, but instead of complete removal (i.e. going in up to 6 times), you could just go once or twice such that you have hair down there but lesser and thinner.
- ebg13 7y agoSpoken like someone who has never seriously looked into laser hair removal. It's painful and can cause blistering.
- pen2l 7y agoI've been waxed before... and I bared through it just fine (try taking Advil half an hour before). And as I understand it, laser removal is less painful than getting waxed.
- pauljurczak 7y agoIt took place looong before lasers were available for such an application.
- klyrs 7y agoUse an epilator, folks. It stings like the dickens the first few times, but your skin grows accustomed quickly.
- stinos 7y agoblasting wet feces droplets all over the place This is the only thing I don't get about bidets. Unless I'm missing something it's like unavoidable to get droplets on your hand/spreayer for the manual types? I personally wouldn't really care, but I just wonder why not more people make a fuzz about this. Again, maybe I'm missing something.
- carterehsmith 7y agoBidet attachments usually have a self-cleaning mode, ie you push a button and then it sprays water over the sprinkler. I bought mine off Amazon for like $40 and it does that. BTW I do clean mine now and then, and there is like, almost nothing to clean. Compared to e.g. my humidifier, that needs almost-daily cleaning.
- ebg13 7y ago> ie you push a button and then it sprays water over the sprinkler. Does it spray bleach or soap or just plain water? You wouldn't wash your hands with just water.
- capableweb 7y agoBleach? I would hope not. This is spraying your anus, which you should avoid using soaps (or holy shit, bleach?) and only use water or specific soaps. Same with your penis, which I hope you're not washing with regular soap (or bleach)
- ebg13 7y agoThe bleach is for the sprayer not the sprayee.
- capableweb 7y agoOh, sorry, I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying!
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- pacetherace 7y agoThe feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. On the flip side, most people who use toilet paper think their butts will get completely clean. That is actually not the case. But either is not a big deal because the skin in that hind area is quite resilient. To the surprise of many people, the game-changer in bathroom hygiene is properly washing hands after using the toilet. People in developing countries lack access to clean water and soap. Nobody really misses toilet paper.
- azinman2 7y agoBest way to use a bidet is with soap, your hands, and a towel.
- J_cst 7y agoI've had a bidet in my bathrooms since I was born (actually I believe we have bidets since at least my father was born in 1951) and: 1. I can not imagine my life without it 2. In my very humble opinion the only effective use of bidet, as parent states, is seated towards the tap using hands, soap, and mildly warm water. After that, washing hands at the bathroom sink
- ebg13 7y ago> The feeling of wetness is something that you get used to once you realize that your butt clean. I'm not talking about wetness. I'm talking about feces. As in sitting there getting blasted with a sprayer for well over a minute trying to hit all the angles and then seeing brown on the paper being used to dry up. Just spraying water does not work on its own. If you wipe normally first, then a bidet afterward will probably get you cleaner. But if you don't wipe first then there's no guarantee that it will do better on its own than wiping would have.
- kyleomalley 7y agoEven just a few seconds running normal pressure bidet is extremely effective. Let it run for 10 seconds, use hot water, use a rotating sprayer (or just wiggle around a bit) and there is absolutely nothing left. Don't forget your skin doesn't want poo on it and gravity is also actively working against anything sticking.
- ufo 7y agoThe poop shouldn't get blasted if the water pressure is regulated correctly. > So, ok, using wet paper can get you much cleaner and is gentler than dry paper Yes, this is the main idea.
- quietthrow 7y agoOne word - TotoWashlet. It’s cleans itself and dosnt blast feces as you very eloquently put it.
- loeg 7y agoWe bought and installed a full bidet toilet (Toto Neorest 700H) in September last year. No regrets. It does not eliminate toilet paper for us. But most of it goes towards drying off quickly. If you're patient you can use the built-in blow-dryer, but it's much slower than patting down. Really eliminates 95-99% of wiping, in my experience. The temperature-controlled seat and water are very nice in winter (Seattle, where another commenter noted that tap water is somewhere in the 40°s Fahrenheit).
- kumarvvr 7y agoTo put it simply, if someone rubbed a blob of chocolate sauce on your hand,asimple paper wipe will not fully clean it. Nor will a water spray. You would have to wash it with water and rub with your hands to fully clean it, and then wash your hands again. Compared to using a tissue, a bidet is definitely eco friendly, considering the amount of energy required to make the tissue in the first place.