Stay Clean All Day And All Night With A Bidet

Ever ran out of toilet paper in the middle of the night right after you performed the deed on your toilet?  That must have given you quite the fits.  How are you going to clean your bum?  Will you be willing to go commando and drive down to the convenience store with soil on your  ass?

As a bidet user, knowing full well that the experience won’t ever happen to me is actually very comforting.

With a bidet in tow, cleaning up after dumping your excrement is as simple as pushing a single button.   It’s there ready to clean you off at all times of the day, from the first crack of morning to the quiet of the night.   There’s no running out of toilet paper and no driving down the 7-11 with a dirty posterior – just pure bathroom convenience whenever you need it.

That usefulness alone should encourage everyone to get a bidet.  Forget the fact that it’s one of the most useful bathroom amenities ever created, installing a bidet will help you break your dependence on that old-fashioned wiping implement.  Even if you feel unprepared to give up the toilet paper now, a bidet  should give your bathroom more options.

Can you imagine having guests spending the night when the toilet paper runs out?  Just think about how humiliating the event will be for them.  Would you really want to put your visitors through that kind of turmoil?

Get a bidet now – it will help you in more ways than you could have dreamed possible.

Using The Bidet As A Diaper Sprayer

Dirty nappies has long been the bane of moms who used recyclable diapers, which is one of the major reasons why disposable units have become so popular in recent time.  With the increased focus on more sustainable lifestyles, though, cloth diapers have renewed their place among many parents’ arsenal of baby products.

With the growing use of bidets, it only makes sense for homeowners to find more and more uses for it.  One very practical application of the pressurized contraption has been as a diaper sprayer, allowing moms to use it for hosing the soil off their babies’ cloth nappies before washing them.

The home bidet has been the easiest and most sanitary bathroom implement to use for cleaning dirty diapers.  Just hold the soiled fabric over the toilet bowl and let the dirt wash off into the sewers, never to bother you again.

Hand-Held Bidets

Hand-held bidets are the easiest to use for washing those nappies.  Take the bidet on one hand while clutching at the diaper with the other and hose it down to your heart’s content. The solution has proven so good, in fact, that some wily marketers are now selling portable bidets as rebadged “diaper sprayers.”  It’s still the exact same thing, just sold with a different use in mind.

Traditional & Toilet Seat Bidets

Fixed bidets, like the traditional and toilet seat variety can also be used as nappy sprayers, of course.  In a similar way, take the diaper on one hand right over the bowl with your other hand on the controls.  Be careful with spraying, though.  You want to make sure the nozzle is aimed right at the nappy, lest get yourself sprayed on with an aerated gush of water!

Toilet Seat Bidets For Your Private Bathroom

For the men who appreciate the comforts of a quiet bathroom, there’s few things better than a private one.  Sitting in your comfy toilet seat, you can pull out your latest issue of Car and Driver and spend as much time perusing its pages, with no one knocking at the door rushing to get you out.

Of course, if you’re really bent on enjoying your private escape, how about installing a premium bidet to really amp up the luxury?  Imagine the experience: heated seats, warm water, remote-controlled seat covers, warm air and all sorts of amenities that you can choose from the higher you go up the price range.

My personal bathroom getaway consists of 45 minutes every morning in the seat of our private toilet, with its own lock and key.   Our Japanese bidet packs adjustable seat temperatures, so I crank it up high and turn on the massaging feature (yes, our bidet seat vibrates) before plopping my ass down.  I pull out a copy of either a sailing or an outdoor magazine, fire up a cigar and consume them till I’m primed and ready for another busy day ahead.

The wife thinks I’m insane.  I argue that insanity is having to live in your own home without a luxurious retreat.  I have mine.  Do you have yours?

Hot & Cold Water Bidets

Most of us probably started our bidet experiences with a non-electronic regular unit that sprays water directly from the pipes.  It works just as ably when cleaning your posterior, although the sensation can be quite a shock when it first hits you during cold weather.

Spraying Dirt Out

Some people shun cold water bidets because it may not clean as well as warm water.  That couldn’t be farther from the truth.  Bidets facilitate their washing by spraying the soil out of your skin, not because of the temperature.  Warm water does feel cleaner, although, there’s really little difference in their actual results.

Water pressure is actually a more important factor when it comes to cleansing effectiveness.  As long as your bidet offers varying strengths of spraying, it should prove to clean your bum just as competently as more expensive counterparts.

Electronic Comforts

Electronic bidets can do more than spray hot aerated water, though, and that’s where they take a huge leap over regular bidets when it comes to overall usefulness.  Using the toilet just becomes leagues more pleasant with heated seats, warm dryers and other amenities in tow.

Drying Issues

Many cold water bidet users have to pat down their posteriors after washing, which most folks often perform with toilet papers.  Those who wish to completely make do without the wasteful pulp product make use of a small cloth like a hand towel in its place.  A few have claimed not bothering to pat down but I think that would be a bit too cold for comfort.

Electronic bidet users are usually covered on that end with most units coming with a  dryer in tow.  One flick of a button and a steady stream of warm air starts blowing on your wet bottom to round out your cleaning.

Wiping Versus Washing: Which Cleans You Better?

Deciding to get a bidet, ultimately, comes down to two choices.  Would you rather wipe or wash your bottom areas?

The Case For Wiping

Americans are notorious wipers.  They love the feel of toilet paper in their hands as they brush it across their posterior and genitals to clean whatever dirty items got left over after performing their regular body processes.

Wiping, to those who prefer it, probably feels like the best thing they can do to clean that bum.  Since you can vary the strength with which you rub over the area, you’re supposed to be able to remove any dirt that you want.  It can get sticky down there, after all.  “How can washing clean all that off,” they ask incredulously when someone suggests the idea of a bidet, “isn’t that gross?”

A second benefit to wiping, which we seldom hear about, is that you can throw those tissues on the same bowl and not have to see the output of your bodily excretion.  When you get up to flush, you don’t have to look at dirty chunks of soil, since all that toilet paper on the bowl is already covering it.

The Case For Washing

Washing posteriors has long been the cleansing method of choice for many Asians and Europeans.  To them, the idea is hardly gross.  In fact, isn’t it more unseemly to wipe with the offensive and the occasional caked soil regularly left over?  Can you really remove the E-Coli bacteria from just wiping it off?

When you use a bidet, you never even have to bring your hands near your bottom area, allowing the vigorous spray of water to clean the whole thing out for you.  Since you can adjust the water pressure from soft (if you’re just washing your genitals) to forceful (for tough-to-remove dirt) with a single touch of a button, you can clean your posterior out as thoroughly as you like.  There’s no smell, no leftover and definitely no more bacteria.

Would you rather wash your hands or wipe it before you eat?  Think about it.

Luxury Toilet Papers: Soft On The Butt, Heavy On The Environment

Extra-soft, quilted and scented – that’s the push many manufacturers are now lending multi-ply their toilet papers. Is the American tush really that cherished that we need to chop down virgin wood just to pamper it silly?

That’s the question green campaigners have been raising recently, as the market for luxury toilet paper makes an unprecedented growth. No longer content with wiping their soiled bottoms with just standard toilet fare, consumers are purchasing more of the conspicuously-manufactured specialty variety that critics claim does more damage to the environment than driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.

“For bath tissue, Americans in particular like the softness and strength that virgin fibres provides,” said Dave Dixon, a spokesman for Kimberly-Clark, who spend upwards of $20 million in advertising quarterly to convince people of the merits of luxury toilet paper. Dixon noted that recycled toilet paper fiber has been in the market for years and people could buy them if they wanted to – but they aren’t.

He isn’t lying either. The New York Times, in fact, reported a 40% increase in luxury toilet paper sale in 2008. Despite the financial crunch, those numbers only look poised to even grow. Just how Americans, who are among the most vocal when it comes to promoting environmental awareness, can continue to live with the wasteful consumption of toilet paper without batting an eyelash is certainly an odd case.

What is the solution to all this? Greenpeace recently launched a list ranking toilet paper products in terms of their environmental impacts, in hopes of encouraging people to buy more of the less-wasteful kind. Many other eco-conscious people, though, have long found a better alternative: paper-free bidets, that wash your bottom clean instead of requiring you to wipe it down. Don’t you think it’s time you made a real change?

Are Bidets Really Necessary?

That’s the question I was asked by a neighbor who was considering getting one.   I didn’t know either.  I have found bidets more sanitary and hygienic than spreading my soil with toilet paper but necessity was never an issue I really considered.

I asked a doctor and according to him, it medically isn’t.  His argument made sense too.  When it comes to cleaning the posterior and genital areas, toilet paper can do the trick when done right.  If washing was ever a better option than wiping, then showering on the area should do the same thing.

He did note that it didn’t mean bidets weren’t helpful, though.  For instance, bidets can assist cleaning for those with hemmorhoids and post-birth trauma in ways no other bathroom implement can.  The same goes for seniors who will otherwise have a hard time cleaning their privates any other way.

“If bidets had a single source of appeal, it would be the comfort it lends to cleaning,” he added.  After all, it is quite the hassle to do your business on the toilet then have to get up to wash in the shower.  With bidets, you do it all in one place.  If you have a unit with a warm air drier installed, you can even do your drying right on the same spot too.

So do I think bidets are necessary?   For me, it is.  I’ve been spoiled by its comforts and can’t imagine using the bathroom any other way.  Once you try one, I’m almost certain you’re going to feel the same way.

Using Bidets For Safer Sex

Wouldn’t you rather have sex knowing you’re completely clean down there?

Personal hygiene plays a large role when spending those intimate moments with your partner.  Suffice to say, it’s a major turn-off when any part of that area retains any leftover dirt or an unappealing scent.  Even worse, not having thoroughly cleaned those parts can put you at risk of developing infections and irritations.

Bidets And STD

While several people have tried looking for a link, there’s no determinable correlation between bidet use and a decrease in STD risk.  Since bidets, for the most part, only wash off the surface areas, it doesn’t really foster much of a difference for elements contracted during penetration.

Bidets And Bacteria

Bacteria, such as E-Coli from fecal matter and other ones that may be introduced during sex, can be present in the skin surface both in the the posterior, genital and surrounding areas.  Washing those parts thoroughly with a bidet can help ensure they are completely rinsed off the skin.  Left to thrive, these bacteria can unknowingly pushed into the urine tube, causing infection.

Easy And Effective

As a long-time bidet user, I can attest to its effectiveness as a washing implement for all parts of the crotch area, including the tush, genitals and all other surfaces in between.  Easy to use, it’s one of the simplest ways to ensure that you’re clean and rinsed down there both before and after intercourse.

Treat Yourself To Toilet Comforts With A High-End Bidet

Bidets, much like most things in life, come in different varieties.  Some, like hand-held bidets, are fairly utilitarian, facilitating cleansing without much frills.  Others, however, can bring creature comforts right to your toilet seat in more ways than you can imagine.

Top-of-the-line bidets offer much more than hygiene and a thorough cleansing, incorporating numerous functions that make those trips to the toilet a truly pleasant experience.  While enhanced operation doesn’t come cheap, neither does the well-being a full-featured electronic bidet can bring.

The moment you sit down, you can relax in a heated seat that keep your bare legs warm, taking as much time as you need without the need to hurry.  Pick up the wireless remote control to perform any action with the single press of a button, whether it’s adjusting your seat’s temperature for a more restful feel or activating the powerful deodorizer to get rid of unwanted smells.

High-end bidets offer a complete set of self-adjusting sensors that can deliver the necessary cleansing – from the heat of the water to the pressure with which it’s delivered – depending on numerous factors.  You can also choose to override any predetermined setting and program it according to what works best for you.  Pampered is pretty much the operative word, with the warm aerated stream of water during cleansing and the soft gush of warm dry air while drying.  Many even offer cyclic massaging during cleaning to facilitate a more thorough and relaxing rinse.

Costing in the vicinity of $500 and up, high-end toilet seat bidets may prove a considerable investment. However, that easily pays for itself in the improved quality of both your family’s hygiene and cosiness during what’s usually  uncomfortable moments.

Hand-Held Bidets Versus Toilet Seat Bidets

While toilet seat bidets have been the most popular choice among people looking to install these toilet paper replacements, hand-held bidets have been coming up in prominence as market alternatives.  How well do these hand-controlled sprayers perform compared to their seat-fitted counterparts?

Control

The main selling point for hand-held bidets have always been the ease by which they allow you to control the direction of the water.  Instead of having to do the “Dirty Boogie” or any similar motion, you can freely move the device around the area that needs to be cleaned.  You can use it to jet the water out front or from behind, without much restrictions on angles and positioning.

Convenience

While hand-held bidet manufacturers tout its convenient use, it’s actually a bit harder to clean with one in tow than a regular toilet seat rig.  When cleaning your posterior, for instance, you may need to get up from the seat a bit to allow the device to slip through.  I, personally, find it a more awkward posture than having to wiggle around when using a  typical toilet seat bidet.   Additionally, having to reach out for a separate device actually makes it extra work, compared to the single-push convenience of a seat-installed bidet.

Overall

Personally, I think hand-held bidets are great for washing.  If they allow high water pressure, you can even use them as an alternate hose when cleaning your bathroom.  However, they do take up extra space and, with a hanging water hose, isn’t the safest to have lying around.  Also, if you enjoy having plenty of features on your bidet, such as hot water or warm air dryer, a toilet seat model should easily provide it.

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