More and more people are replacing toilet paper with a reusable “family rag”!! (Page 2 ) | March 22, 2025

Moreover, the cost of toilet paper can literally increase if we favour luxury brands that take advantage of consumers’ increasingly frequent needs for comfort and therefore put on sale high-end products based on thickness as well as softness, colour or even fragrance.

Not to mention the danger that white paper can represent, which manufacturers do not hesitate to bleach with chlorine to make the product more attractive, or even the fact of throwing biodegradable toilet paper in the bowl, which contributes to water pollution.

So for or against fabric linen?

While this initiative has delighted environmentalists, others have not hesitated to criticize it, especially when it comes to putting the used cloth in the washing machine several times to reuse it. This washing action would require as much water and soap, or even electricity when using the washing machine. Thus, they estimate that it could be as expensive as using toilet paper.

Also, on social networks, we witness the disdain that some Internet users show towards family fabrics with comments that are not very convenient.

However, other people vehemently encourage this initiative by giving examples of their personal experiences with these homemade linens.

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