An environmentally concerned mother sparked a fierce online debate after revealing that she uses reusable toilet paper made from old Christmas pajamas.
The creator of TikTok, known as @tiny_wasteHe initially made a video showing the things his family asks when they come to visit his low-waste home, including questions about the lack of paper towels and plastic wrap, as well as his preferred toilet paper.
In the comments section of this video, one person mentioned using ‘family cloth’, a reusable alternative to toilet paper, and the creator, who is believed to be living in the US, replied that she did.
“The family wash and bidet facility is in the upstairs bathroom…I can’t tell a lie,” he said.
The American TikTok creator, known as @tiny_waste, made a video about how she uses reusable toilet paper in her home.
She has a basket of clean rags for the family on top of her toilet. They are made from scraps of old Christmas pajamas.
When a follower asked her what a ‘family cloth’ was, she complied by making a follow up TikTok video.
The creator said she wasn’t sure who came up with the term, but explained what it was about.
‘It’s an unfortunate name for cloth toilet paper. Let me show you what the setup is in my house to remove some of the icky factor,” he begins in the video.
‘This is the toilet in our upstairs bathroom that my husband and I mainly use.
Pointing to a basket above the cistern, he goes on to explain that it was filled with clean wipes, “mostly flannel, cut from old Christmas pajamas.”
“When I use the bathroom, I let the bidet do all the heavy lifting, dry it off with a clean washcloth, and then put the used washcloth in this bin that will eventually go to the laundry,” the creator continues.
“No washcloth is used for multiple bath sessions without washing, that would be disgusting.”
The creator then explains that she personally loved cloth toilet paper “because it’s sturdier and softer on my butt.”
The creator then explains that she personally loved cloth toilet paper “because it’s sturdier and softer on my butt.”
The creator says that she uses the family cloth after using the bidet (left) and throws the used one in this bin (right) before it is washed.
She adds that her husband isn’t a fan, so he also keeps toilet paper on hand.
The mom’s revelation left people divided in the comments section of her TikTok.
“You do, but even touching that after knowing someone else cleaned it makes me feel so dirty,” one person said.
Another added: “You couldn’t pay me to do this.”
‘No. There is still poop. I’m not putting that in my washing machine,” wrote one TikTok user.
‘When I heard familiar cloth. I was really scared that they were sharing like a single rag hanging on a hook by the toilet,” a fourth person said.
“”Family cloth” definitely makes it sound like a rag sharing the whole house,” someone else said.
But she admits that she keeps regular toilet paper on hand because her husband doesn’t like the family’s clothes.
TikTok users were split over the mom’s toilet paper revelation, with one person saying, “You couldn’t pay me to do this.”
Others questioned whether bideting and washing would really make a difference.
However, some TikTok users supported his use of reusable toilet paper.
‘Okay, I can understand this. We have a bidet and the toilet paper is literally just there to dry you might as well do this,’ one person said.
‘I finally made it to the family cloth tok. We love ours, and are prepared if there is ever another tp (toilet paper) shortage. It’s also good for our septic,” added another.
I mean the bidet does the heavy lifting. This works. I appreciate anyone who wastes little without putting pressure on other consumers,” wrote a third.
Someone else who also uses cloth toilet paper said they would ‘never go back to TP’.
‘The fabric is much more comfortable and dries very well after a bidet. We also keep TP for the guests,’ they said.
When asked if she decided to ditch the toilet paper to save money or protect the environment, the creator said it was “a bit of both,” adding, “Since I gave birth, my hemorrhoids really appreciate the extra softness.”