Products

You asked, we listened.  Thanks to everyone who had requested more green, recycled products and eco-friendly cleaners! We are pleased to announce ToiletPaperWorld.com will now add the following product lines to our list of Eco-Friendly Products:  (Select Items from each line are ON SALE this week, 10/19-10/25)

Nature’s Source Cleaning Products
The skeptics of the effectiveness of green cleaning products have finally met their match with Nature’s Source Cleaners.  These natural cleaners (made only from organic ingredients such as plant-based cleaners, purified water, lactic acid, and corn-based ethanol) are the first products to earn the GREEN Good Housekeeping Seal. This denotes Natures Source products as meeting the  traditional Good Housekeeping Seal standards, plus an additional set of Green requirements.  From the makers of Windex & Scrubbing Bubbles, Nature’s Source Product Line includes: Glass & Surface Cleaner, All Purpose Cleaner, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, & Bathroom Cleaner.

Atlas Green Heritage Toilet Paper
This line of recycled paper products bears the ultimate mark of eco-friendliness: The Green Seal.  All Green Seal products are made from 100% recycled paper, are chlorine free, and are biodegradable.  Plus, the use of Green Heritage products qualifies you for L.E.E.D. certification points!  Recycled Products include: 1 ply toilet paper, 2 ply toilet paper,  jumbo toilet paper, and super jumbo toilet paper

Boardwalk Green Recycled Paper Products
For those of us that would like to go green but may not have the financial resources necessary to do so, this new line of eco-friendly, natural  & recycled toilet paper and paper towels is the perfect solution. An environmentally conscious and economically smart choice, Boardwalk Green & Boardwalk Green PLUS (the premium line) offer a variety of 1 ply toilet paper, 2 ply toilet paper, jumbo bathroom tissue, multi fold paper towels, C Fold Paper Towels, S Fold paper towels, & hardwound paper towels.

As always, thank you for your continued support of these green, natural, & biodegradable products and of ToiletPaperWorld.com.  We are thrilled to have you as a customer.

We can thank the Scott Paper Company for inventing "Towels You Don't Have to Wash"

While it may seem like a rudimentary question, the answer is quite interesting.  Paper towels were invented thanks to a incorrect shipment, a school teacher’s unique approach to fighting her students’ colds, and a man full of innovative ideas.

It all started when a delivery to the Scott Paper Company was incorrect – the paper shipment (a whole railroad car full of it!) was too thick to use for toilet paper. Arthur Scott, in charge of the company at the time, was faced with a serious dilemna – send the paper back or find an alternative use for it.

Meanwhile, a teacher in the Philadelphia School District knew her students were exchanging unnecessary germs every time they went to get toilet paper to blow their nose. To help eliminate this problem, she started giving them soft paper so they wouldn’t have to keep touching the roller towel in the toilets.

Scott had learned about this situation prior to the deliver of the too-thick paper and saw the defect paper as a chance to market a product similar to the teacher’s solution. He sold the paper as small, perforated towel-sized like sheets, calling them disposable paper towels. The product was such a success, Scott was soon selling his invention (renamed as the “Sani-Towel”, short for the Sanitary Towel) to restaurants, hotels, and railroad stations for their public bathrooms.

Later, in 1931, Scott saw an expanded use for his Sani-Towel in the kitchen, so he officially introduced the world’s first “paper towels” – a sheet a perforated, soft paper, on a roll in sheets of 13” x 8”.

And while we can’t imagine our life today without this essential household product, it surprisingly took a while before the generation popular took a liking to paper towels. People had a hard time grasping the concept of “Towels you don’t have to wash”.

So there you have it – a railroad car, a school teacher, and a true innovator led to the invention of paper towels in 1931.

In honor of our customers continued dedication to going green by purchasing recycled paper products such as recycled toilet paper, facial tissue, napkins, and paper towels, we are holding a special sale on select, popular Windsoft products this week.  This special will run from today (Monday, August 31st) until Sunday, September 6th.   Below are the list of sale items:
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, Brown (5.5″ dia)
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, Brown (6.5″ dia)
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, White (6.5″ dia)
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, Brown (8” dia)
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, Brown (8” dia); 6 rolls per case
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, White (8″ dia)
•    8″ Hardwound Roll Towels, White (8″ dia); 6 rolls per case
•    8″ Centerpull Towel, White, 2 plyu
•    Jumbo Bath Tissue, 1 Ply, White
•    2 ply Toilet Paper, Individual Roll, White
•    1 ply Toilet Paper, Individual Roll, White

We choose Windsoft because all of their paper products meet and exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommendations for Recycled Fiber and Post-Consumer fiber and are elementally chlorine-free, yet are still soft on your skin. Additionally, all of the cores on roll products (toilet paper, paper towels) are produced from 100% recycled fiber.

ToiletPaperWorld.com is proud to be a supplier of this highly regarded manufacturer and applauds all of Windsoft’s tremendous efforts in delivering eco friendly and environmentally friendly products consumers’ need while taking ground-breaking efforts to protect the environment.

Hats off to you Windsoft.

Keep your kids smiling all year round with these flu safety tips!

Kids (and parents!) have one more reason to dread going back to school this year – fear of contradicting the dreaded swine flu (H1N1) virus, especially given the fact the highest number of swine flu cases occurred in those between the ages of 5-24. Luckily, since schools broke for the summer last May, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has learned much more about the H1N1 virus and has published a new list of precautions that if followed, will significantly reduce the chances of another outbreak from occurring and will also keep students (and teachers) safely in the classroom. Follow the steps below to ensure a healthy and happy school year for all:

Stay home for at least 24 hours even after flu-like symptoms disappear
Once the symptoms of the flu disappear (fever, nausea, etc.) remain home for at least an additional 24-hours. Just because you feel 100%, doesn’t mean the flu has disappeared 100% from your body. Give it an extra 24 hours to be safe. Additionally, children under 5 years old and children in high-risk, high-contact facilities (daycare or childcare) should give themselves additional time to fully recover.

Practice good hand hygiene
The quickest and fastest way to spread the flu is through hand contact. Wash hands with soap & water for AT LEAST 20 SECONDS; especially every time you cough or sneeze. Teach your children to sing “Happy Birthday” to themselves twice when washing their hands as a good rule of thumb for a 20-second time frame.

Use Alcohol-based Hand sanitizers
The best hand cleaners are alcohol-based and contain at least 60% alcohol, such as Clorox Instant Hand Sanitizer.  If the school’s policies do not allow alcohol based hand cleaners, alternative sanitizers should still be used, such as Care Wipes Alcohol-Free Wipes, however they will not be as effective.

Wipe ALL surfaces with disinfectants
Keyboards, doorknobs, and table tops are just a few of the most common places the flu virus can be spread from if touched. Therefore, these surfaces should be disinfected routinely. Try Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to easily tackle this important task.

Looking back into the dark ages, toilet paper has come a long way.  However,  despite some minor changes and product advancements, it thankfully hasn’t changed much over the years.  Sure, Quilted Northern now markets a 3-ply roll and colored toilet paper is rare to come by, but overall, our trusted friend is still the same – soft, square sheets on a roll.

What do you think toilet paper of the future will look like?  Square bunches? Hard and scratchy?

Jeeze, we hope not.  To all those that say change is good – think again on your next trip to the John,

A Bathroom Stall at Toilet Paper World Headquarters - What? Doesn't everyone have 3 toilet paper dispensers?

Great question! I’m glad you asked!

Here, at Toilet Paper World Headquarters, we generally stock Kleenex Cottonelle or Marcal Sunrise Recycled Toilet Paper in our dispensers.

However, we’re constantly testing different lines and brands so we can continue to bring you the best advice. Right now each stall has 3 different dispensers in it so we know which ones work well and which ones well… don’t. If we get frustrated using them, we would hate for our customers to experience the same frustration.

Have a toilet paper or another product you’d like to see reviewed?  Never hesitate to email me here .

Is it me or is my toilet paper getting smaller?

You’re not going crazy and you’re hands aren’t getting any bigger.  One of closest companions is actually getting smaller.

Toilet paper was originally manufactured 4.5” wide by 4.5” long, which is relative to the average man’s hand size. The square makes it convenient to fold over a few times and still be acceptable for size/ sanitary coverage. Basically, the size was established because it worked – kind of like the 90-foot pitcher’s mound and the 10-foot basketball rim.

However, the size of toilet tissue has been reduced in the last decade as manufacturers try to trim costs by trimming sheet size.

Currently, most TP rolls are still 4.5” wide (or close too it at least), but have may contain much shorter sheets.  Typical sizes of popular brands include:
-    Kleenex Cottonelle; Standard :  4.5 x 4.0
-    Angel Soft; Standard: 4.5 x 4.0
-    Charmin Basic: 4.4 x 4.3
-    Quilted Northern: 4.5 x 4.05

If you’re missing your old friend, have no fear.  Two manufactures still produce 4.5x.4.5″ rolls of toilet paper:
-    Boardwalk Toilet Paper; 2-ply
-    Windsoft Recycled Toilet Paper ; 2-ply

**Product Update: As of November 1, 2009, Private Label brands Boardwalk and Windsoft Toilet Paper no longer produce sheets in 4.5″ x 4.5″ sizes. Both brands have reduced their sheet size to 4.5″ x 4.25″. Thank you to Phil for bringing this to our attention.**

RIP Pink Toilet Paper, Cherished Friend, Companion, and Always There When You Needed It Most; 1950-?

Think about it for a second – When was the last time you reached for some TP and saw anything but the standard white roll?  Probably around the same time tie dyed t-shirts and Birkenstocks were still in style, right?

30 years ago colored toilet paper wasn’t the rarity it is today.  Introduced in the 50’s and popular throughout the 70’s, many manufacturers produced a variety of colors including pink, blue, yellow, lilac, tan, and black.  Homeowners loved matching the color of their toilet paper to the color of their bathrooms (it was the 70’s after all!).  So besides the obvious reason that what was hip in the 70’s isn’t anymore, where did all the colored TP go?

According to the King of Toilet Paper, two major events occurred which  hurt sales and thus led to the downfall of the colored toilet paper reign:
-    Doctors started warning colored toilet paper could lead to skin irritation.  As pretty as we once thought it looked, no one wants to deal with that!
-    Ecologists also began warning the dye in the colored toilet paper rolls was harmful to the environment.

With an increased cost of production (it costs more to produce colored than white toilet paper) and a decrease in sales, manufacturers began to produce less and less.  Up until 5 years ago, Scott was one of the last remaining manufactures to still produce our old friend in beige, blue, and pink.  However, they have since cut production all together.

RIP Colored Toilet Paper – From the bottoms of our bottoms, we thank you for the service you have provided us over the years.  We’ll miss you.

The Swiffer Duster with Extendable Handle

When I was a kid, “dusting” was always an interesting concept. Every week I would “clean” the dust off of picture frames, counter tops, and various other places with a feather duster, and then have to go back and do the same thing all over again the next week. Really all I was doing was moving the dust around, putting it back into the air, and thus affecting my allergies.

I can now stop wasting my time thanks to the Swiffer Duster. Theses dusters work great because the fabric actually traps the dirt and dust, instead of just moving it around with feathers. I like to use the extendable handle version to get high areas, such as dusting off cabinet tops and ceiling fans. The handle is also bendable so you can lock it at an angle to get hard to reach spots (I use this feature when cleaning cabinet corners and baseboards.) Then when you’re all done, simply toss the Swiffer refill away and pop a new one on.

Thanks you Swiffer for making my life easier once again!

In a previous lifetime, I used to work for great catering company that taught me what it really means to do hard work.  In my time there, one of the most hated and dreaded tasks by the staff was always scrubbing the greasy grill top and cleaning the grimy oven.  We would ACTUALLY pick straws to determine what unlucky soul’s duty it would be to perform this necessary evil.

Recently I discovered Mr. Muscle Oven & Grill Cleaner.  Like its name suggests, it conveniently does all the muscle work for you, leaving your job to just spray and wipe.  I was amazed at how an aerosol can could be so powerful!

Its institutional level formula clings to the toughest grease and grime, breaking it apart and thus allowing for a quicker, easier scrub down.  I’d recommend this for use on any oven, grill, broiler, hood, pot, pan, or even fryer. If this product had been around in that previous lifetime, I would have considered myself the lucky one to pull that shortened straw at the end of the night.