Product Review: Seventh Generation Toilet Paper
Seventh Generation toilet paper is made from 100% recycled paper, with a minimum of 80% post-consumer materials. It’s also whitened without the use of chlorine, which is awesome! Bleaching with chlorine creates dangerous toxins such as dioxins that have been linked to cancer. I definitely do not want my daily wiping habits to contribute to environmental pollution or cancer so I choose to use Seventh Generation toilet paper.
I like to wipe with a clean conscious and I think it’s so important to use a toilet paper that’s made from recycled paper instead of using products made from trees. No need to waste a tree just because you have to pee!
I admit to using this product mainly because of the environmental benefits. By using recycled paper products, a person has quite a bit to boast. When we recycle paper into new products, and in this case, into Seventh Generation toilet paper, we save a lot of landfill space by reusing this paper. Not to mention using recycled paper for toilet paper saves water and energy instead of making virgin paper products made from trees.
Being a green girl, I almost feel bad using national brand toilet papers that do not use recycled paper at all and also use polluting chlorine to whiten the paper so I always choose Seventh Generation toilet paper to do my part being eco-conscious.
It’s a good thing that I’m a hard-ass activist when it comes to environmental issues and will always do my part to save the world because this isn’t the most pleasant toilet paper on the market. I would not recommend this toilet paper for people with tushies that need to be pampered.
Seventh Generation toilet paper is not that soft and some would maybe even say it’s a little rough. The toilet paper is rather thin too. Although the thinness is probably a good thing for septic and sewer systems, just be prepared to double up for the tough wiping jobs or you will find yourself with a wet hand. Remember to wash up with an all-natural soap.
Don’t worry – it’s not awful – it’s just not the gentlest toilet paper out there for your butt. But where it stiffs you, it’s gives a lot to environment issues so I think it’s a product worth using even if it is a little crappy.
