Homemade Washable Toilet Paper

BelleL · #**101** 12/12/07, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lorian

Along this line.........women are starting to use washable sanitary napkins.
Same concept. I might do this except we have one of those STUPID new front loaders that doesn't get anything clean.

I'm in the minority I guess, but I really didn't mind washing baby diapers.
If I had to I'd wash rags for TP.

Kinda gross, but raising kids in general can be "kinda gross" in a lot of ways.

Come to think of it, farmers get poop on them from some creature's behind just about everyday of their lives. Guess most of them just don't want to deal with what comes out of their own behinds!

I make the sanitary napkins and I sell them at a low price, so that others can try them. Here is the link to a store that sells them at affordable cost, these are made with high quality fabric!
http://homesteaderbelle.blujay.com/
As for those front-loaders, i will never have one! I don't like them!

comfortablynumb · #**102** 12/12/07, 09:04 PM

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I don't think i could handle the sawdust toilet. I won't deal with anyone's poop.

your not being poopaphobic are ya?
LOL

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Over 1/2 of the worlds human population do not use TP.

and if I ever move to some god forsaken hell hole where they use their hands, corncobs, kittens or old socks, I probably will adapt. Fortunately I live in the US with little chance of escape.
well maybe to canada... what do Canadians use? Labels off beer bottles?
lol

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I absolutely draw the line at using the communal sponge on a stick.

actually, most roman soldiers had their own personal sponge on a stick and used a communal vinagar bucket to rinse in.
imagine the smell of that approaching army, the stank of vinagar and sweat and poo.

no wonder people ran in fear.

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I use five or six of these wipes, and for the the last wipe I put a little tea-tree oil, which is a natural disinfectant.

now your adding the expense of tea tree oil... lol

this is getting pretty messy and time consuming and expensive...
I think i will get a sponge on a stick, and leave it set in a bucket of soapy water with a light shot of clorox.

and use the dry TP to dry off with.

mmmmmmm...nah.

I have another question.... you fart right?
you know farting blows a super fine Poo poo mist all over your surrounding skin.

do you wipe/wash/oil every time you fart?

BelleL · #**103** 12/12/07, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lonelytree

In an emergency I have cut the sleeve off my shirt or long underware. As a daily practice I would rather work the extra 1/2 hour for the month and purchase store bought TP. Only when I am ill do I feel like I need a shower following a BM.

My dog eats a good diet, never wipes his butt, rarely takes a shower and does not smell.

Yeah, butt if he is like all other dogs he licks his butt clean and you won't catch me doing that!
Go for the shower or a wash with a wet cloth!

lorian · #**104** 12/12/07, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by EasyDay

Large critter (herbivore) poo is welcome here (i.e, cow, horse, goat). It's much less nasty than dog/cat/chicken/human poo.

Sooooo, what exactly do you mean by "welcome", welcome where? :baby04:

I've been pooped on by a cow, and I assure you, it didn't feel "welcoming".

BelleL · #**105** 12/12/07, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

your not being poopaphobic are ya?
LOL

and if I ever move to some god forsaken hell hole where they use their hands, corncobs, kittens or old socks, I probably will adapt. Fortunately I live in the US with little chance of escape.
well maybe to canada... what do Canadians use? Labels off beer bottles?
lol

actually, most roman soldiers had their own personal sponge on a stick and used a communal vinagar bucket to rinse in.
imagine the smell of that approaching army, the stank of vinagar and sweat and poo.

no wonder people ran in fear.

now your adding the expense of tea tree oil... lol

this is getting pretty messy and time consuming and expensive...
I think i will get a sponge on a stick, and leave it set in a bucket of soapy water with a light shot of clorox.

and use the dry TP to dry off with.

mmmmmmm...nah.

I have another question.... you fart right?
you know farting blows a super fine Poo poo mist all over your surrounding skin.

do you wipe/wash/oil every time you fart?

I try too!
When it comes to somebody else's poop, yes, i am a poopaphobic!

comfortablynumb · #**106** 12/12/07, 09:10 PM

you sissy.

LOL

naturewoman · #**107** 12/12/07, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BelleL

oh, no!!! You are little confused about the use of these wipes. I use five or six of these wipes, and for the the last wipe I put a little tea-tree oil, which is a natural disinfectant.
SUPER CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you say you are going three or four times a day sometimes? That's 15 to 24 rags a day just for you...in a household of four, you're looking at 60 to 96 rags to wash daily. What a waste of water and whatever disinfecting treatment and laundry soap you are using. And your not using a composting toilet, so you're wasting even more water there. Yikes! All because you are a germ/stinkiphobe?

I think I'd much rather preserve the water and compost the toilet paper into something that helps the environment.

EasyDay · #**108** 12/12/07, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lorian

Sooooo, what exactly do you mean by "welcome", welcome where? :baby04:

I've been pooped on by a cow, and I assure you, it didn't feel "welcoming".

I did word that kind of weird. I just meant that, if I had my choice of poo to get on my boots (or jeans, or shirt, or in my hair... yep, it happens!), herbivore poo would certainly be preferable over the others.

C'mon! Am I the only one here with a poo preference? I'll bet not!

starjj · #**109** 12/12/07, 09:15 PM

Not many threads on here get me laughing this hard

#**110** 12/12/07, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

if it makes you feel better I keep a can of those nifty pre soaped disinfectant baby butt wipes by the can for those days when the poop doesnt come out quite right.
they are also very handy for cleaning out the dogs ears....

Please tell me you clean the dogs ears first...

#**111** 12/12/07, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Murron

OMG! I just fell off the couch onto the floor, laughing!! Whoops! I think I just peed myself... (No "reusable potty paper here!)

Sorry, I'm in the majority. And although I am very, very pro-sawdust potty right now, I just gotta have my Scott's. But wow, this is an awesome thread. Push comes to shove? There are a whole 'lotta oak leaves out in the yard. Pinecones are too scratchy.

Pinecones also have that tar. Takes just one good wipe and you'll WISH your heiney was sewed up!

comfortablynumb · #**112** 12/12/07, 09:25 PM

first?
oh... NOW I know why the dogs ears stink!
duh!!

lorian · #**113** 12/12/07, 09:25 PM

Easy Day,

Actually, I knew what you meant.....just had to tease.

Anything that eats meat has gross poop, but really any fresh poop is disgusting, right?

BelleL · #**114** 12/12/07, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by naturewoman

And you say you are going three or four times a day sometimes? That's 15 to 24 rags a day just for you...in a household of four, you're looking at 60 to 96 rags to wash daily. What a waste of water and whatever disinfecting treatment and laundry soap you are using. And your not using a composting toilet, so you're wasting even more water there. Yikes! All because you are a germ/stinkiphobe?

I think I'd much rather preserve the water and compost the toilet paper into something that helps the environment.

I am the only person in my house that poops like this. My washing machine can hold at LEAST 1000 wipes at one time. I have well water, so how am I wasting water?Our well water is used, put back into the earth,and purified.
I DON"T USE soap on these wipes, I use natural Borax, but I think I am going to switch to vinegar. I read that tip here today. We have the same amount of water on this earth that we had in the begginig.Again, I DO NOT USE BLEACH! I am using cloth wipes to get away from those chemical and to stop water polution.The making of TP it a big pollutant of water. Stop using TP and you will stop polluting our water.

EasyDay · #**115** 12/12/07, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lorian

Easy Day,

Actually, I knew what you meant.....just had to tease.

Anything that eats meat has gross poop, but really any fresh poop is disgusting, right?

And by all rights you SHOULD tease someone who welcomes ANY poo!

YES... Especially when it's still warm. EEewwww!!

comfortablynumb · #**116** 12/12/07, 09:30 PM

so... I can use twice as much chlorine now since you use none.... and the earth wont notice any change?
Schweeeeeeeet.

thanks!

BelleL · #**117** 12/12/07, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

you sissy.

LOL

Yep!! I am a sissy when it comes to someone elses poop, theirs stinks butt mine never does. I just haven't figured that out yet.My own doesnt bother me at all.

#**118** 12/12/07, 09:33 PM

http://www.prankplace.com/buttface.htm

Homemade Washable Toilet Paper - Homesteading Questions

Here's how I keep my ends straight. Saves on washing towels, too!

EasyDay · #**119** 12/12/07, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BelleL

I have well water, so how am I wasting water?

Thread drift here...
How can someone so "self-sufficient" believe that having a well means you can't waste water?

You may find someday that you have taken that water for granted.

BelleL · #**120** 12/12/07, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

so... I can use twice as much chlorine now since you use none.... and the earth wont notice any change?
Schweeeeeeeet.

thanks!

Hey!!! You can figure things out pretty quick!! You are right, one less bleach user, means one less polluting.

Pollution is a sad, sick, thing to do.But, hey, if that is what you want to do I can only try to HELP you to stop, I can't force it on you.