# Asswipes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336 "2002-07-11T00:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/1 "2002-07-11T00:40:32Z")
Do you use them? What brand do you prefer? (I’m talking about the moist wipe things for your butt) ---
**Author:** ![mcms\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mcms\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcms_cricket)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/2 "2002-07-11T00:47:56Z")
Plain 'ol Huggies Baby Wipes - the non-scented kind. They’re cheap and the’re also great for taking off makeup, too, on those nights when you’re just too tired to go through the whole skincare routine. Cricket ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/3 "2002-07-11T02:00:48Z")
I use the Cottonelle ones. ---
**Author:** ![nonchalance\_ouichalance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@nonchalance\_ouichalance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonchalance_ouichalance)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/4 "2002-07-11T02:33:45Z")
I tried a couple things when I had hemorrhoids and ended up with Tucks. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/5 "2002-07-11T06:19:09Z")
Do I use them? Sure, whenever my work gets piled up to high, I pass some of it to the one sitting across from me. Oh, _that_ kind of asswipe. Sorry, no. I prefer bidets. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/6 "2002-07-11T13:29:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mcms\_cricket \* > \*\*Plain 'ol Huggies Baby Wipes - the non-scented kind. They’re cheap and the’re also great for taking off makeup, too, on those nights when you’re just too tired to go through the whole skincare routine. > > Cricket \*\* Sorry, can’t resist - I am assuming you are using a different wipe for each end?? :d&r: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/7 "2002-07-11T13:47:17Z")
I use Huggies wipes for my toddler. They’re not flushable, are they? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/8 "2002-07-11T15:18:11Z")
Sometimes Engineers, sometimes Attorneys. Depends on my mood. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/9 "2002-07-11T15:29:10Z")
Just kidding, I work with both on a daily basis and would hate to consider business without either! ---
**Author:** ![mcms\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mcms\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcms_cricket)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/10 "2002-07-11T16:01:59Z")
**WordMan said:** > [@](#): > > Sorry, can’t resist - I am assuming you are using a different wipe for each end?? :d&r: I don’t understand. Are you saying you use a fresh wipe _every time_ ? :grins: 😉 Oh, and Juanitatech - they are flushable, for the most part. Toilets with less pressure might have problems, I suppose. Of course, I could be wrong and am about to have a major plumbing problem… Cricket ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/11 "2002-07-11T16:07:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nonchalance ouichalance \* > \*\*I tried a couple things when I had hemorrhoids and ended up with Tucks. \*\* How do you get rid of “Tucks?” Is that anything like the clap? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/12 "2002-07-11T20:51:31Z")
mcms, I don’t mean do they go down the pipe when you flush them, I mean does that package have a warning re: flushing them. I’ll check my box when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/13 "2002-07-11T21:13:53Z")
“I’ll check my box when I get home.” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/14 "2002-07-11T21:25:34Z")
I had a post but the server ate it. First off, I do mean adult-use wipes [if you use baby wipes for this it counts, but I am not interested in what people use on their kids] Next, I don’t see how Tucks would be big enough! Finally, Cottonelle specifically say “flushable” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/15 "2002-07-11T21:45:34Z")
Cottonelle here too. I also use them to remove my makeup. Twiddle ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/16 "2002-07-12T20:12:44Z")
My God, I am so glad I opened this thread! I need some good laughs! My MIL had Cottonelle in every bathroom. I used to only use them on the kids, but it’s so much nicer than rough TP if you have to… um… really work at stain removal. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/17 "2002-07-12T20:56:38Z")
I tried one brand a few years ago, but I can’t remember what it was… After one roll, I tossed it out. Yes, it was ultra-soft. Yes, it was super-thick. Yes, it was like wiping my ass with a blanket. I just couldn’t handle that. But now, after having lived in Israel for a coupe of years (though this was long ago), I can handle the cheap stuff, so I go economical. ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/18 "2002-07-12T21:09:15Z")
I bought the smallest package I could find (nonetheless, it must contain about 10,000 wipes!) of _Always_ Feminine Wipes, for a visit to the gynecologist a couple of months ago (figured I’d slip a couple in my purse and “freshen up” before I flopped supine on the table and hiked my legs into the stirrups), and as it turns out they serve many purposes! I have yet to try them for makeup removal, however… ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/19 "2002-07-12T21:46:47Z")
Consumer Reports’ Medicine Book, in the section on hemorroids, says if it itches, it’s probably not hemmies. It’s incomplete removal of poop. That’s why I use 'em, and it’s Cottonelle. “Flushable” is a waffly word. If you mean it’ll go down without clogging the toilet, yes, they are. If you mean it’ll dissolve into mush in the septic system, maybe not. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asswipes/118336/20 "2002-07-12T21:51:03Z")
I met a guy last week who said, “Did you know you can buy _Freedom_ in a box? I think I’m gonna buy some and mail it to a kid in Cuba!”:rolleyes: