New in the Building Code: it will no longer be mandatory to install a bidet in homes

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New in the Building Code: it will no longer be mandatory to install a bidet in homes

It has just sanctioned the Buenos Aires Legislature. Hotels will not have to meet that requirement either. The placement of bathtubs will also be optional.




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The bidet, for a long time, was a matter of Argentine national culture, almost like a classic, since in almost no country of the world it has it, not even the hotels. Less luxury ones. And now, it will no longer be mandatory in Buenos Aires that both homes and hotels that are built in the City have a bidet.

This was defined in the new Building Code, which sanctioned the Buenos Aires Legislature. Although the norm must still go through a public hearing and a second reading, the ruling party has the votes to approve it before the end of the year.


Although it sounds strange to many, until now private homes should include the bidet by law. This was confirmed in the Urban Planning Commission of the Legislature. And this is what is required, for example, when a developer presents the plans to build a building, since there is talk of a complete bathroom: lavatory, toilet, bathtub and bidet. As of the modification of the Code, the installation of the device will be optional.

This may have more relevance in the case of future hotels. And it goes in line with what happens in other countries, where it is rare to find bidets, even in the 5-star category. In some, they are replaced by elements similar to a shower, or by implements that are placed in the toilet.

The bidet was born in Europe in the eighteenth century, and originally installed in the bedrooms. Interestingly, today in many European countries it is considered "unhygienic", or a luxury item.

The change, in addition, facilitates the possibility that the future houses are smaller, because the bathrooms may have less space. In fact, the minimum surface area of ​​a single studio was lowered from 29.30 to 21 square meters. The idea of ​​allowing smaller buildings is one of the guidelines of the new Building Code.

In the same way, it will not be obligatory to install bathtubs either. But in this case the explanation comes on the one hand very worthy: accessibility. For the disabled or the elderly, bathtubs can be a problem, especially in hotels. In fact, in many establishments in other countries there are only showers.

The new Code also comes to regulate situations that have been commonplace for years but were not contemplated in the regulations. For example, it authorizes dry coatings and other construction materials and technologies. In some cases, they are not in the law because they did not even exist: the current Code was sanctioned in 1943.

This entrepreneur gives the bidet up to date

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This entrepreneur gives the bidet up to date

This summer, the evening edition invites you to meet women who are shaking up society. Today, heading to the United States, to discover Miki Agrawal. This "serial entrepreneur" born in Canada, wants to democratize the bidet for the good of the planet and the rear of the Americans.




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In Western countries, the golden age of the bidet is over. Invented in the eighteenth century, this piece of bathroom designed to clean the intimate parts after a visit to the toilet has fallen into oblivion, driven by toilet paper. On the other side of the Atlantic, Miki Agrawal set out on a cheeky challenge: to democratize the bidet in American homes.

Since 2016, his company Tushy sells a modern, discreet bidet that installs under the toilet bowl and sends a jet of water on the intimate parts with a button located on the side. In a word, it is much less invasive than the bidet of our ancestors, which was a piece of furniture in its own right, and just as practical as toilet paper.


Eco-friendly, hygienic and less expensive

Unlike the majority of her fellow citizens, this Canadian living in New York always knew what a bidet looked like and served. "My mother is Japanese and my Indian father is part of their respective culture," she says on the phone. But the idea of ​​marketing it really came in 2012, thanks to a gift ... to say the least original. "For our first Valentine's Day, my fiance gave me a bidet ... I was so happy! She recalls.


Its modernized version of the bidet costs between $ 69 and $ 84, and the 39-year-old entrepreneur claims to have already sold "several thousand". "More and more Americans, especially young people, are sensitive to environmental issues and realize that we can not continue to destroy the planet as well," she says.

The advocates of the bidet - Miki Agrawal first - highlight the disastrous consequences of the generalization of toilet paper. About 270,000 trees would be destroyed and turned into PQ every day according to World Watch magazine. According to The World Counts, we have used more than 6,816,000,000 kilometers of toilet paper since the beginning of the year, and we are only in July.

In addition to branding the ecological argument, the entrepreneur recalls that the toilet paper is not at all hygienic and promotes the appearance of urinary tract infections or hemorrhoids. Third reason to adopt the bidet: the cost. "It pays in three months," she says, while Americans put between $ 40 and $ 70 each year in the PQ rolls.

"Serial entrepreneur"

Described as a "serial entrepreneur", Miki Agrawal is not her first bold innovation. Employed in an investment bank after graduation, she dropped finance after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and at the age of 25, she launched the Gluten-Free Pizzeria Wild, at a time when this alternative was not not yet fashionable.


Then, his "menstrual panties" called Thinx, which avoids leaks during menstruation, has earned him a certain notoriety in the world of entrepreneurship. Accused of sexual harassment by a former employee, she resigned from her business - while denying the facts - to devote herself to Tushy. She also created Icon, a line of underwear designed to contain the small urine leaks that many women experience, especially after pregnancy.

While these initiatives are "inherently feminist," Miki Agrawal's focus is on tackling day-to-day issues such as going to the bathroom, which in 2018 "still makes people feel uncomfortable when they talk about it."

Free from taboos

In parallel with his business creations, Miki Agrawal has released a first book Do Cool Sh * t, which could be translated as "Do what you love", built as a guide for young entrepreneurs. She is currently working on a second book, Disrupt Her (play on words with "disrupter", "disrupter" and "her", "her"), planned for January 2019, in which she speaks about "injunctions that society imposes upon us and what to do to get rid of it.

Miki Agrawal will release a second book in January 2019. (Photo: Daniel Johnson)
Moving the lines is the common point of all Miki Agrawal projects. After breaking the rules taboo, the entrepreneur hopes to change the mentality of Americans, "indoctrinated" according to her, accustomed to roll out PQ rolls for decades. And if the revolution started in the corner?

The bathroom bidet: what use?

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The bathroom bidet: what use?

The bathroom bidet seems to have lost the interest of French consumers. It is however advisable to own one. Indeed, the intimate toilet is much more effective with this type of device that comes in addition to the use of toilet paper.




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What is a bathroom bidet?
The bidet is a sanitary bowl of oblong shape that is used as part of the toilet of the private parts. Mainly used in European countries, it allows a complementary and daily personal hygiene precaution.

Current bidet models are usually made of materials such as porcelain, ceramic and white enamel. They are equipped with a mixer tap that allows to direct the water jet in the desired direction.

Simply sit facing or back to the faucet, like on a toilet, in order to use the bidet. Note that it is however easier to settle in front of the taps to control the temperature of the water.


The benefits of the bidet, useful object still today
Almost gone, the bidet has some advantages that still justify its presence in our bathrooms.

Cleaner than toilets, it is also more economical in water than a bathtub.
After a visit to the toilet, it is particularly useful to complete the use of toilet paper.
It can also be used to wash other parts of the body (feet, hair) or even its pet.
The modern counterpart of the bidet is without doubt the Japanese WC. More and more popular, this type of toilet works on the same principle as the bidet since it allows a similar use for the intimate toilet.



Installation of the bathroom bidet
A bidet can be installed in different ways:

Attached to the floor or placed on a stand. This type of bidet is accessible from 80 euros.
The bidet can be suspended. It is then fixed to the wall and saves space. It will be possible to find from 200 euros.
The bidet can also be removable. It is then equipped with a foot without fixing or is placed directly on the toilet bowl. The price of this type of bidet is about 50 euros.
There are even electric bidets to fight against intimate inconveniences (hemorrhoids, etc.)

The present, the past and the future of the bidet

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The present, the past and the future of the bidet

Do you bidet and use it? You are an old man Young people no longer see it useful. If they have it, they use it to store magazines or dirty socks, wash underwear or submerge your feet in a hot bath (uncomfortable unless you have tiny feet). It is logical that manufacturers are concerned. Apparently, the only place where bidets are still bought is Argentina. In the rest of the world, sales have fallen more than 60%.




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I met the first bidet of my life more than forty years ago. It seemed to me a trick of the most sophisticated: you operated a lever and a ray came in the middle of the cup. They call it 'inverted shower'. This vertical beam was conceived as a means of effective contraception in the 18th century and even well into the nineteenth century. Women of childbearing age demanded that they always have a bidet with a sunblock on hand. Although for others, of course, all that was just an attack on morale. In a hotel in Paris hundreds of bidets were destroyed because of this controversy. The management of the establishment did not want to risk going against the good customs.

Baths of seat
The truth is that the bidet was born as a useless tool for half of humanity. Half the male, of course, that there has always been a bad placement, unless you have morons and need what was previously called "seat baths." The logic, in short, would be to disappear at once. But it is not so easy.


and announced a rebirth. There are famous designers thinking about it. The tendency is to unify the toilet and bidet, as the Japanese did long ago. There are now toilets with soft seats and heaters, hot and cold water rays and a hairdryer (all adjustable so that it is direct where you need to go), music, strident noise in case you need to cover your own noises and all this digitally controllable from one seat control.

In short, the usual one. We get so crazy about the news as clinging to the whole of life. The bidet was, it is and it will be a sample of how useless can be both.

Is the bidet necessary?

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Is the bidet necessary?

Beyond the discord of the change of the old bathtub for a shower, the toilet of the discord par excellence is the bidet. Everyone who goes to work to reform their bathroom or condition it for the first time asks the same question: is it necessary to put a bidet or not?

If we look back, we will see that the bidet is one of the elements that could not be missing in any bathroom. Whether large or very, very small, there is this toilet, usually placed next to WC. Now, there are many homes that do without it, either to gain space or because its use is practically nil. For this reason, we will have to be aware of the space we have available in our bathroom and know if we are going to use it frequently.




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This tendency to the disappearance of the bidet, in addition to occurring in the homes, we can see it more and more in the hotels of new construction. Today we want to know all the advantages and disadvantages of including the bidet in our bathroom.
Space

In bathrooms where the size is very small, we try to "make room" whatever. Simple furniture and do not occupy too much, we always bet on the shower instead of the bathtub and, in the case of the bidet, we usually ignore it because there is not enough space.

If you have several bathrooms in your house, we advise you to include the bidet in at least one of them. In the rest you will gain space, but you will have a bidet for those "just in case" that you never know what you are going to have.

Applications

Here the most important question we have to ask ourselves is: do I use the bidet? Although we think no, there are many people who use the bidet on a daily basis, especially older people and children. For example, it is the perfect place for the little ones to start washing their hands on their own, since the sink is too high for them to do by themselves. Another use that is given is when a family member suffers some type of temporary injury, such as a broken arm or leg. The bidet will facilitate the task of washing the area of ​​the plaster that can not be wetted excessively.

In addition, the bidet is a decorative element more in the set of furniture and toilets of the bathroom.

In Celestino Viejo you will find different types of bidet for you to choose the one that best suits your needs and, of course, different styles so you get a harmonious style with all the furniture and toilets.

How to install a bidet: steps and materials

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How to install a bidet: steps and materials

Who is not trying to make his bathroom experience even more enjoyable? To do this, many accessories can be installed in this room mainly dedicated to hygiene, but none is as luxurious as the bidet.

The bidet is similar to a sink, but is usually installed next to the toilet. However, for small bathrooms, there are other options of bidet models on the market that will not compete with the size of your toilet.




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Regardless of the size of your bathroom, the time you have to invest in the installation process or your budget, we are here to present you all the important data to choose the right model and proceed with the installation.


How to install a bidet in your bathroom

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When it comes to installing a bidet, there are two main options: a traditional bidet on the floor or a bidet installed on the toilet seat.

If you choose to install a traditional bidet, you must first determine if you have the necessary wall space and plumbing to operate it. It will be necessary that the wall and the soil are right in order to be able to install it. You will also need connections to hot and cold water as well as a drain, and this installation will likely involve working with a master plumber.

It should also be noted that many manufacturers create bidets that complement a toilet model. So, if you are also researching a new toilet, consider buying and installing both at the same time. The most common models on the market will feature one- or two-handle faucets with different spray settings. It should also be noted that some models are exposed while others incorporate a lid.

If you do not have the space or budget to install a traditional bidet, consider buying a bidet to install on the seat. There are three main models on the market, including seats with sprayers included, those that attach to the seat as well as portable models.

The features of these bidets will vary by manufacturer and model, including massage jets, water heaters, and various spray modes. Your choice will be guided by your needs and preferences.



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The process of installing a traditional bidet

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As mentioned, the installation of a traditional bidet will involve plumbing work.

In addition, in some provinces, plumbing is not permitted without the assistance of a professional. Therefore, it is recommended to do extensive research on plumbing installation regulations and to work with a specialized contractor if necessary.

Once you have determined whether you will complete this project yourself or not, there are some basic tools that will be needed, including:

•     Bidet with fixing bolts;
•     Adjustable wrench;
•     Carpenter level;
•     Screwdriver;
•     Lift tubes for hot and cold water;
•     Silicone sealant.

Now you must start by attaching the faucet and the drain fittings to the body of the bidet , and this process will vary from model to model, so be sure to read the instructions carefully.

Next, place the bidet where you plan to install it to ensure it aligns directly with the drain and water supply hoses. It is important to mention that water pipes must be turned off or closed before installing the bidet.

Once you have found the right place for this, draw the outline of the bidet while marking the location of the bolts that will hold it in place. After marking, remove the bidet and drill pilot holes to prepare for installation. The drill you use will depend on the type of floor you are working on.

Remember that when working with ceramic tiles, you will need a drill suitable for this kind of surface, for example, a carbide tipped drill. Once the holes are in place, you can reposition the bidet on the floor following the contour you have created.

Then, insert the bolts and tighten them to secure the bidet in place. Be sure to use a carpenter level before tightening them completely. Then cover the bolts to fit the floor. Now you can apply silicone sealant around the base of the bidet, working with care and precision. Connect the water supply tubes as well as the drain and the valve. Once done, be sure to turn on the water supply to check for leaks around the tubes or the bidet itself.

Install a portable bidet

The process of installing a portable bidet will depend on the product you have chosen as well as your toilet model. However, in most cases, the installation is done between the floor and your toilet tank. To complete this process, you must first turn off the water supply, unscrewing the hose that connects to the bowl and attaching a T-valve. The portable bidet must be screwed directly onto the T-valve. A portable bidet is not only the simplicity of the installation process, but also the space and money that can be saved.


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The curious and historical origin of the bidet

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The curious and historical origin of the bidet

Everything seems to indicate that the modern bidet was created at the end of the 17th century by French furniture manufacturers, as a receptacle for water for the riders to relieve themselves after a painful day on horseback.




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Hence, the word bidet [bidet in French spelling] means pony, in reference to the posture that is adopted when sitting (in old French, bider meant jogging).

Other sources suggest that it was designed as an intimate hygiene tool for pre- and post-coital relationships, and also as a contraceptive method.

According to the writer Néstor Luján, he was mentioned for the first time in 1710 in France, when Madame de Prie received the Marquis of Argenson in an audience sitting in his bidet.

Originally, the bidet was placed on an easel and used in the bedroom.
It was commercially advertised in Paris from 1739, and around 1770, when the bathroom furniture began to acquire a certain complexity and the basin (forerunner of the washbasin) took on new forms, the bidet already appeared as one more element in the bathroom.

6 ideas to cohabit with an old bidet

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6 ideas to cohabit with an old bidet

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He is there and you do not know what to do with it? While waiting to renovate the bathroom and get rid of it, give your bidet a new chance.




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Here are 6 wacky or practical ideas that will allow you to use your bidet wisely.

1. I turn my bidet into a planter
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If your bathroom has a window, do not hesitate to make your bidet a planter . Choose plants that appreciate warm, humid environments. Avoid falling varieties, prefer those that rise (ficus, orchid, ferns ...): by drawing the eye upwards, they will make forget the object sometimes unloved.

2. I convert my bidet into a stool
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In the bathroom, you have to be able to sit down: to take off your shoes or put on your socks, to watch Junior paddling in his bath ... A chair is not at the right height, but the bidet is suitable. A board to close the tank and you get in addition a small storage box .

3. I make the case of my Japanese garden

Treat yourself to a Japanese garden! Fill your bidet with sand, plant a Japanese lantern, a statuette of Buddha, pebbles ... Not to mention the bamboo rake. Zen!

4. It becomes an XXL candle holder

Bathing in the light of candles: the dream. To avoid burning yourself or the risk of damaging the bathtub , make your bidet a giant candle holder. Vary the dimensions, choose a color to suit your decor and ... relax!

5. Why not a bed for Minette and a bowl of water for Medor?

Your cat is not allowed to sleep in your bed? Install it in the bathroom or rather in the bidet, with its cushion, its toys ... Otherwise, fill the tank with water and explain to Medor that henceforth, it is there that he must come to drink. It works ?

6. I ... use it! A bidet in a yellow bathroom

But yes ! If the bidet has become nerdy, the function, it is in full renewal. Because wiping, tell us the manufacturers of WC / Japanese washers, it is not wash ... So why, like your (grand) parents before you, do not consider the bidet for what it is: a very practical tool for to wash quickly and well ? When you know what a washing toilet costs, you look at your bidet! Besides, it also allows footbaths.

Some tips for your bidet ...

    The bidet, like all sanitary appliances in the house, is connected to a drainage pipe, which is itself connected to the sewer. Beware of odors if, periodically, you do not run a little water to renew that of the siphon. Because it is the water that acts as a stopper, avoiding the rise of odors.
    Your bidet is salmon pink, maroon beige? With your brushes! Use a suitable painting , a flashy color and you will see, you will not look at it in the same way ...

Ugly bidet?

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Ugly bidet?

If from Japan to Italy one appreciates it, his homeland of origin denies it. Appeared in France in the eighteenth century, he was rarely in the odor of sanctity.




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It's still a shame. France, a country where the bidet was born, which gave it its most intimate secrets - and little by little an official place in bourgeois comfort - now only feels contempt, even condescending to his view. It's all right if the bidet is now used as a footbath for children. And even. His presence is cluttered and disconcerted. It is filled with a jumble of bathroom: newspapers, hair dryer, brushes. As much to evacuate it, estimate the architects. Only a few renowned designers still draw elegant lines. For the bathrooms of the luxury hotels and especially for the export.

Technoïde. The French Bidet has indeed spread throughout the world. Why is this radiation not more celebrated? In the Middle East, it is still appreciated at its fair value, just as in the countries of southern Europe (see opposite), where there are almost as many bidets as WC. Japan, it knows a growing success. There, the bidet became technoid, combining with the toilet bowl in one block, with adjustable thermostat for water as for the breath of air that comes to dry the sitting of its new users.

France did not know how to spare him such a destiny. Roger-Henri Guerrand, historian of intimacy, was deeply saddened. But rather than let the bidet decline in the indifference of his native homeland, this researcher, now gone, made a point of rehabilitating him. Her inquiry (1) covers more than two centuries, inspecting both brothels and royal houses. We learn that the bidet was long named "confidant ladies" or "close friend" because it was unthinkable to pronounce his name in society. It's embarrassing to access honors. And his presence on a multitude of erotic engravings seems to have aggravated his case.

Would there have been a misunderstanding? Born in the age of libertinage (first written mention in 1739), the bidet remains hidden in aristocratic wardrobes, well out of sight. Too bad, because it is often a beautifully crafted object - mahogany, rosewood or porcelain ornate, more or less violin-shaped - with a folder in the eighteenth century, he lost in the nineteenth e. The shameful is its use. Although nothing predestines it more for women than for men, the bidet is quickly suspected of being used as a disastrous contraceptive practice. Straddling her bidet, the light woman would start postcoital ablution and, equipped with syringes filled with vinegar or other astringent lotion, would remove all traces of sin. In fact, men's glutes also benefit: the bidet is a long time part of the equipment of any cavalry officer. But since he seems well established in brothels, his reputation is second to none.

Apogee. We seize moreover to insult. To tell someone that he has "bidet water in his veins" is like treating him as a coward. A "bidet knight" is nothing but a mackerel because he "finds his bread in the bidet". In short, it is the opprobrium, until the twentieth century. With a peak in the nineteenth century, doctors reluctant to extol the merits of personal hygiene for fear of giving bad ideas to girls. Yet nobody has known for a long time that "pubis, perineum and between-fessons" little maintained emit unpleasant odors. But the toilet of "indiscreet jewels", described as "secret" since it cleans the "dirtiest dirty parts", hardly ever appears in hygiene treatises all stamped with prudishness. The bidet is simply denied.

It is a container that reassures at a time when water terrifies people. Everyone thinks twice before immersing their whole body in a bathtub, preferring a local and fragmented toilet. Hence the practice known as "dry cleanliness" that will last until the generalization of running water. A boon for the bidet, which manages to sneak through the ages. Of all the instruments of partial ablutions, note that he is the only one to have reached the twenty-first century.

But it is still too connoted "cocotte" at the threshold of the twentieth. It was only after the Second World War that he gained access to a form of recognition, even of public utility. One ceases then to grasp on one's deeply immoral or simply practical side. Entering the bourgeois lavatories, he remakes a virginity and becomes simply honest. And even social when it is given its place in the bathrooms of low-rent housing in full construction. 1970 marks its peak: 95% of bathrooms in France have a bidet.

Summum of luxury. All in all, the improvement will have been only of very short duration. During the 70s, the bidet decline began in France as the shower is gaining ground and the size of bathrooms is shrinking. Without him, the relationship to the body is no longer the same. To measure such a loss, it is enough to hear the desolation of Portuguese or Italian friends visiting France. We hear them swear through the bathroom door, trying to reach the sink from the buttocks. British citizens, whom the use of the bidet has always exceeded, have recently made a fuss, running the flea markets of our villages to dig up, and writing practical guides about it, like the famous Can We Afford the Bidet? attests (2).

Not so long ago, in Poland as in Czechoslovakia, Party dignitaries did not miss an opportunity to ostentatiously display their bidets. And in the United States, it remains considered the pinnacle of luxury and refinement. So, how is it that everywhere else in France, people do it if not worship, at least a real consideration? Admittedly, the ideas received have a long life here. Perhaps he still evokes in the collective unconscious "the flesh of an old courtesan marinated in a bidet". The historian Roger-Henri Guerrand would have dreamed that the bidet integrates the national heritage, such as the baguette and the beret. Abroad, no one knows that the bidet is a chic French invention. But his homeland is not grateful to him. By misplaced pride?

Why the disappearance of the bidet is an ecological drama

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Why the disappearance of the bidet is an ecological drama

He was present in all bathrooms until the sixties. With the arrival of the toilet paper, the bidet fell to oblivion. Today, we do not even remember its usefulness anymore. However, this appliance is more hygienic and much more ecological than paper.




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Some think that the bidet is used to wash their feet, clean their clothes or groom their pet. Others use it as a bathtub for the baby bath or more unusual as a cooler to keep beer bottles cool. The uses of the bidet can be multiple.

•  The intimate toilet or the pink leaves - Louis Léopold Boilly
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• Invented in the eighteenth century for the aristocratic toilet, the bidet is used to clean the private parts after a toilet. Once the small or large commission is over, this fixture offers a wash with hot water to feel fresh as a rose.

But now, with the massive arrival of toilet paper in the sixties, the bidet has lost its usefulness. Besides, what do you do when you have to renovate an old apartment or an old house? Yes, we turn the bidet! Instead, you usually install a shower, essential sanitary fixture in bathrooms.

In Italy, the bidet is always popular!
If the Belgians sulk the bidet, this is not the case for everyone. "The Mediterranean, the Asians and the Russians still ask us," says Audrey Van den Berg, head of a company that sells sanitary. By the way, if you are going on vacation to Italy, expect to find bidet in the bathroom of the hotel. There, even companies are equipped with bidets. "I always knew a bidet in the bathroom," says Rosalia Carubia. For this Sicilian Boussu, a bathroom without bidet, it is simply inconceivable: "It's a question of hygiene".

• Toilet paper, a plague for the environment
•  Toilet paper contributes to deforestation
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• All is not lost ... The comeback of the bidet, we talk more and more in the United States where the sanitary apparatus has never been part of the local culture. But at a time when we are trying to reduce our environmental impact, the bidet is an essential ally. In addition to being hygienic, it drastically reduces our use of toilet paper.

These squares of paper used several times a day contribute to deforestation. Every year, ten million trees are slaughtered to supply the world's demand for toilet paper - 27,000 trees a day.

In addition to the environmental cost, there is also the financial aspect. Depending on the type of paper purchased, each inhabitant spends on average between 20 and 90 euros a year to leave the toilet with a satisfied air!

5 REASONS FOR WHICH TRAPPEURS ARE ACCROSS THEIR BIDET SEAT

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5 REASONS FOR WHICH TRAPPEURS ARE ACCROSS THEIR BIDET SEAT

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We are talking about a topic not very glamorous today: toilets and hygiene. Because, like it or not, it occupies a rather large place in our lives and it is a rather important place in terms of ecological footprint. According to the very serious World Toilet Organization, we go on average 2500 times a year to the toilets. It's not nothing!

It is relatively simple to do better at the small corner, and for us, it goes through the bidet seat (or a shower) on our toilet! Quessing that? This is a simple addition that is installed under the toilet seat (the bidet) or on the tank (the shower), transforming the latter into SUPER toilet. All of this, without having to spend a fortune to buy a Japanese toilet that sings, or to barter your system completely for a compost toilet. Even though a composting toilet with a bidet seat, it would be SUMMUM, haha! But let's stay on the simplicity and accessibility as part of this post.

Photo credit: Caroline Parent
Why did we adopt this famous bidet seat? We will list the following for you here:

1. A spic and span rear end, really.
Let's look at the facts. Coming home after a good day's work and a subway trip, what do we do? We wash our hands. We do not just wipe them on a dry towel. And before eating, what do we do? We wash our hands. They are not wiped on a piece of dry paper. One could expect the same thing for the throne, right? Let's not be afraid of words: do we feel cleaner by wiping ourselves with a small piece of dry paper, or using a jet of water? Here, we opt for the foufounesque Bota-Bota style experience. Sincerely, we get bored of the feeling of cleanliness that is second to none when you spend time away from home and there is no bidet. That's to say.

2. A greener alternative to the famous paper-ass
As for what is the greenest, the question arises: a toilet seat or toilet paper? Indeed, the bidet and hand shower require water to work, and they are almost entirely made of plastic, a non-renewable resource and difficult to recycle. The paper comes from trees, a renewable resource, but the cut often overflows the wood of old Canadian forests, including (according to Greenpeace). What is better? We do not have the answer, only facts.

"BUT A BIDET, THAT GASPILLE OF WATER. "
One might say that it's better to use toilet paper. The roll looks harmless like that, but it does not have a very good newsletter. From an environmental point of view, for the production of a single roll of toilet paper, it takes 37 gallons of water. According to National Geographic, 27,000 trees are cut every day so that we have relatively clean buttocks. We flush trees to the toilet to clean our buttocks. Hmm. From an economic point of view, there are literally literal flushes in the sewers. From a health point of view, whitening agents are not without consequences for the body. Bisphenol A, an endocrine disruptor, could even be in recycled paper.

3. Saving money
One of the advantages of the bidet is that one can replace the traditional paper-ass with washable toilet paper. For numbers 1 and 2. If you make the leap, apart from the initial investment (which can be almost zero if you opt for homemade wipes, with old t-shirts), you'll end up with a recurrent expense less! YEAH! If you're not there yet, know that the use of a bidet seat is still very "paying" on the environment side, because you then greatly reduce the amount of paper needed because you use only the water to wipe you. According to Statistics Canada, each Canadian uses an average of 22 kg per year of toilet paper, while the world average is less than 4 kg per year. We abuse a little, right? It's 120 rolls of toilet paper a year per person, and 480 rolls for a family of 4. That's a lot of rolls, that's it.

4. Menstruation 2.0
To be able to clean the vulva easily after each emptying

5. A dream postpartum
But, the post-delivery war zone? To pee with a small bottle spray to relieve the pain when one tears and that it is really not pleasant, you know? We are a few to know the feeling here, and we swear that the bidet will REVOLUTIONATE your sessions on the toilet during the postpartum period. Imagine a refreshing jet of water, continuously, at the desired strength. ALLELUIA. Be careful to set the jet gently, not to reattach your war zone sensitive.


In concrete terms, how do we live?

"My toilet paper consumption has DRASTICALLY diminished. Really. It now only serves me to mop water, so I use very little each time. I have not yet managed to adopt the washable toilet paper, but that's part of my plans. A small change at a time! I will not do without my seat bidet, the feeling of cleanliness is second to none, and sincerely, I do not understand why it is not the norm on all toilets. Since I understood the deal, I find it rather silly to find it normal to wipe with dry paper. "


"The decision to opt for the bidet was slightly emotional (wooow Japan! A toilet that sings! The heated seat!), But mostly ecological. Despite daily use, ours shows no signs of wear. We take care of it and clean it properly. Obviously, the bidet requires an expense, but if we did the math, I'm sure we would find that we got back quickly in our money. We have reduced our use of toilet paper considerably, and the transition to reusable paper will be much easier. "


"I bought a bidet seat that could connect to hot water (more expensive), because the idea of ​​cleaning me with cold water cooled me a bit (lol), but finally, it's totally useless. Because the time that the hot water arrives at your behind, you have time to wash yourself 5 times, haha! Honestly, you get used really quickly to clean yourself with cold water. It quickly becomes normal and not at all traumatic. Small downside at the practical level, if it was again, personally, I would take a shower. Because cleaning a bidet in a house with cats and two girls with long hair when the toilet is right next to the sink, it's hard. Paper side: I flirt with washable wipes, but only for pee. I have not yet managed to give up the paper completely, but my monthly PQ needs and expenses are now ridiculous. "

Where do we find a bidet?
It can be found at many hardware stores, bathroom equipment stores, or online. Here, Mariane has opted for the brand HelloTushy, Caroline has a Fresh Spa brand Brondell, while Marie has bought a very basic bidet seat, but she plans to get it for his second toilet. Laurence has instead opted for a brand model Biobidet, with a heated seat. There really is a panoply, for all tastes and budgets! You want to test the thing before taking the plunge? There are also simple portable bidets.