So what IS the deal with colored toilet paper?

[Wonko_The_Sane]

I like to scent my own toilet paper, and I prefer to color it with earth-tones… It’s just more natural!

[whiterabbit]

*Originally posted by kiz *
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*Originally posted by whiterabbit *
**And on a related note, what’s with deodorant tampons? There’s no point to THOSE, either. **

Exactly! They probably invented it because we’re supposedly nervous about how we smell “down there”… **

We are? :rolleyes: What about, oh, BATHING?

Besides, I’ve heard that they can be irritating…and there is no way I want to be irritated anywhere near that region of my body, be the offending agent TP or tampons. Eek.

[Diceman]

Little kids and people with pica probably eat some of the little squares of (unused) toilet paper while sitting on the john. Maybe they’re worried that toxic dyes could get into people that way.

[Markxxx]

Believe it or not many homes feature bathrooms no one uses, living rooms no one is allowed to live in and other areas for holiday use or company use or for show only.

[Green_Bean]

*Originally posted by Mangetout *
**I accept that the dyeing process may have environmental implications, I’ll even believe you that the coloured paper takes longer to break down, but really, how much harm can it do to just wipe your bum with the stuff? it’s not like very much (if any) of the dye is going to get in your system that way.

I also have my doubts about the dyes being particularly toxic; I come into contact with all kinds of dyed paper products on a daily basis, should I be worrying that handling this ream of green copier paper is going to make my hands fall off? **

Nobody’s worried that the toxic dyes will get into their bodies. As posters above has pointed out:

1. Extra chemicals can irritate some peoples’ sensitive areas

2. The dyeing process releases chemicals into the environment.
   I use Seventh Generation TP–by far the best and cheapest recycled stuff I can find. It’s white, but not snowy white. The wrapper is printed with various statistics on how many trees we could save if we all replaced one roll of regular TP with recycled. I’m not sure I buy their conclusions, but it certainly makes me think.

If a small change is made by many people, it adds up to a big change. Buying un-dyed TP is a small change that doesn’t require great sacrifice. If everybody stopped buying dyed TP, think of the chemicals that would not have to be used…

And I never heard the term “bog roll” before!

[wooba]

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I never heard the term “bog roll” before! **

It’s slightly vulgar English slang. Bog means Toilet.

[Deej]

*Originally posted by Girl Next Door *
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*Originally posted by whiterabbit *
**And on a related note, what’s with deodorant tampons? There’s no point to THOSE, either. **

Yeah, and nothing else smells like 'em, either. It’s not as if you go “What’s that smell? Gardenia?” **

Yes, there is something that smells like deoderant tampons. The Raid in the blue can (the flying insect killer) smells exactly like Playtex deoderant tampons. Exactly.

Do with that what you will.