With dozens and dozens of options for seemingly everything, shopping decisions don’t feel easy nowadays. Even straightforward products like toilet paper (with options such as bamboo, recycled, nontoxic, fragrance, two-ply and more) have a dizzying number of variations out there.
But does the kind of toilet paper you buy actually matter? Or is it all marketing?
Below, doctors and an environmentalist share their thoughts on the most common toilet papers on the market — bamboo, recycled and regular — and what’s best for your health and the environment.
Overall, rough toilet paper of any sort can cause health problems.
Whether buying regular toilet paper, bamboo toilet paper or recycled toilet paper, it is important to consider how soft the toilet paper is, said Dr. Caitlin Homberger Green, a gastroenterologist at the Medical University of South Carolina.
