Reusable loo paper!

sweetnskint

as it is posted on a forum i assumed opinions were welcome! surely this includes ones that disagree or is everyone supposed to only nod and smile?:rolleyes: i wasn't being disrespectful this is just my opinion to using cloth instead of toilet roll.if it makes you feel more 'in tune with nature' you go for it.doing this is no better for the enviroment,nor more hygenic.But this is not a judgement just my opinion.

PolishBigSpender

loveday wrote: »

Dunno if anyone has mentioned this before... Not for the squeamish!

I've switched to using reusable wipes instead of loo paper. I cut up a load of dh's old t-shirts and use those instead of loo paper. They go in a nappy bucket once used (we have a baby in cotton nappies so they go in together) and I wash them at 60 with the nappies and a nappy wash to get rid of germs.

Cheap as chips and softer than loo paper! I can honestly say I prefer it! Dh and kids won't join in, unfortunately, otherwise we'd be saving even more.

oh dear... I hope it's a joke... absolutely disgusting!

And 60 degrees is definitely too low, even the nappies should be boiled!

JenniO

I haven't said a word in this thread as I wanted to bite my own tongue at times as yes, I am the woman who actually 'sells' organic cotton re-usable toilet wipes as part of my organic cotton business. I did not intend them to be a TOTAL replacement of loo paper, just used for erm number ones. And believe it or not, they do sell.

I would like to say though that I am in no way judgemental as what people would want to do with re-usable cloth wipes.

I am posting because I just wanted to say that if this was a discussion about re-usable nappies for babies and people wrote on the thread to say things like 'is this a joke' 'and that is absolutely disgusting' there would be holy hell going on right now. Why is it that we as mothers are encouraged to use re-usable nappies and yet it is considered 'disgusting' to stick in to the wash two drops of sterile urine on a cloth with the nappies on a wash cycle?

And to tell someone that a 60 degree wash still isn't good enough? What are you, some sort of expert? I can assure you the poster that uses a 60 degree was obviously STILL alive and hasn't died from e.coli or anything so who is anyone to judge about germs and hygiene? This - coming from a country who used to think that bathing would cause them to catch their death?

I assure you I'm not trying to stir a pot but rather to say that we all have our own opinions on how to live a greener lifestyle - and if re-usable cloths isn't for you then fine, maybe making your own detergents or soap is right for you or just buying energy saving lightbulbs - everybody is different and in the end, every little bit each of us do is a good thing and not to be scorned at.

Jennifer

ailuro2

If you want to make room for an extra nappy in the washing machine and save yourself a bit of energy by getting more in the machine, OP, have you considered it would use less energy to use recycled toilet paper, but keep it in a little bin by the loo, then put it on the compost heap.Loo paper will biodegrade on the compost heap pretty quickly, and the ammonia is good for your heap too. Then maybe the kids would join in - it could be used for tissues from blowing your noses etc. too.

ivfmummy

I am new to these forums and I'm amazed at some of the nasty comments. It will certainly make me think twice before posting anything. If you are happy using reusuable toilet paper then you do it and ignore all the nasty comments.

H xx

A_fiend_for_life

I agree - some folk seem to think it's ok to direct their 'five minute hate' at the nearest target.

PolishBigSpender

JenniO wrote: »

And to tell someone that a 60 degree wash still isn't good enough? What are you, some sort of expert? Jennifer

I've got MSc in Biology, thank you very much.

JenniO wrote: »

This - coming from a country who used to think that bathing would cause them to catch their death? Jennifer

Quite a bit time passed since then, as you might have noticed...

A_fiend_for_life

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

I've got MSc in Biology, thank you very much.




Quite a bit time passed since then, as you might have noticed...

An MSc in 'biology' is a very generic description - doesn't mean much unless of course you have knowledge of bugs present in nappies and the effectiveness of detergents and temperature on cleaning pooy nappies and clothing. If you have more pertinent qualifications to the subject I'm sure you would have stated such.

An MSc in biology could be focussed on ecology, botany, the mating behaviour of frogs, etc. As you are more qualified and have knowledge in this area perhaps you are more able to give informed reasons why it is unhygienic and back them up with good quality references.

I wonder why you haven't done this in the above post rather than choosing the offensive route. As it stands the above post looks no more than a populist yuck factor response rather than thinking it through and backing it up.

PolishBigSpender

A_fiend_for_life wrote: »

An MSc in 'biology' is a very generic description - doesn't mean much unless of course you have knowledge of bugs present in nappies and the effectiveness of detergents and temperature on cleaning pooy nappies and clothing. If you have more pertinent qualifications to the subject I'm sure you would have stated such.

An MSc in biology could be focussed on ecology, botany, the mating behaviour of frogs, etc. As you are more qualified and have knowledge in this area perhaps you are more able to give informed reasons why it is unhygienic and back them up with good quality references.

I wonder why you haven't done this in the above post rather than choosing the offensive route. As it stands the above post looks no more than a populist yuck factor response rather than thinking it through and backing it up.

I don't know how about in the UK, but here, you get quite a broad knowledge from every part of the science. I did study Microbiology, I did practice in a laboratory - and I do know how strict are the procedures of destroying microorganisms through various methods. None of them involves washing bacteria in 60 degrees, especially that a washing machine is not likely to provide a rapid growth of temperature, that is required in most of the processes.

In addition, I do know that my mother and grandmother were using reusable nappies...beause no others were available! Those nappies would be boiled between uses...

If you write on a forum, expect people's opinions and views. I wouldn't use reusable toilet 'clothes', as I find it disgusting. As a matter of fact, I will not be using reusable nappies for my kids as well, as me and my (British - for those slagging me off for being "from the country where people are scared to bath") partner both find it unappealing.

All the best to everyone!

A_fiend_for_life

@polishbigspender

Thanks for your response.

Many people wash nappies at 60C as modern detergents contain enzymes that allow clothes to be washed at a lower temperature. I am sure there are a fair few folk that wash nappies at 60C. Certainly a lot of sites state 60C. Yes, both my parents and grandparents probably used boiling. Nowadays it is not so necessary.

Also as you are aware laboratories also need to be stricter not only for health and safety due to some of the things that may be tested / cultured but also to avoid cross contamination and confounding of future experimental and test results. You obviously wouldn't want anionic and cationic surfactants, phosphates etc on your glassware so they are probably not an option.