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Do you know where the world’s most expensive toilet is right now?

June 2021

When we mention the world’s most expensive toilet, you might go straight to thinking of the Hang Fung Golden Toilet.

Thanks to glitzy pictures of this sparkling loo that often circulate social media, it’s wrongly believed that this 5 million dollar throne is the most expensive around. However, that’s not the case.

In fact, the most expensive toilet costs almost five times that amount at 23 million dollars!

Have you figured it out yet?

Yes, it’s the international space station toilet! The toilet was sent to the space station in late 2020 for astronauts to test out before being sent out on deep space missions.

The toilet took six years to develop and if it’s successful at the space station, its next trip will be to the moon!

But don’t worry, Feel Good eco-toilet paper is perfect for any bathroom! No solid gold or space travel needed. We are quite the opposite when it comes to our values! You can pick up a quality nine pack in a Waitrose store today.

If you want to find out more fun bathroom-related facts, head over to our social channels and join in the chatter. We’re on Facebook at @FeelGoodEco and Instagram at @FeelGood_eco. We’ve also got plenty more fun facts (and more to come!) Head over to our just for fun page to read more

What did we use before toilet paper?

May 2021

Before toilet paper was wildly available, there were several alternatives used. Sticks to sponges, and even corn husks were used in bathrooms!

In a full-circle moment, many Brits and Americans were recycling. Shopping catalogues and newspapers were also used in out houses. Although, unlike Feel Good, it wasn’t recycled into a soft, bright, white roll…

Toilet paper wasn’t made commercially available in the west until 1857. American Joseph Gayetty began selling ‘Medicated Paper.’ The paper was treated with aloe, giving it a ‘soothing’ medicated quality.

The product slogan for the early toilet paper may have been ‘the greatest necessity of the age’ but that wasn’t the general consensus. Gayetty labelled a ‘quack’ by some people in the medical community!

However, it wasn’t all positive – users could still be caught out by a splinter!

When did we start using toilet paper?

May 2021

Did you know that the first use of paper for wiping was documented as early as 589 AD!

Paper was used in bathrooms in China throughout the 14th century, although usually reserved for the super-rich.
There’s even evidence to suggest that China was manufacturing millions of sheets a year!

This early paper was made in a similar way to how it’s made today – by extracting pulp from plant fibres. For those with even more money to spend, material like silk was also used.

Imagine that… a roll of silk kept beside the toilet.

Did you know up to 70% of everyday household waste can be recycled or reused in some way?

May 2021

We know recycling can be confusing – knowing what you can and can’t recycle, what items can go in the household bin and what ones require a special trip to the recycling centre.

Items such as toothbrushes, pens and even bras can easily be chucked in the regular bin when we’re done with them, but they can all be recycled! Whether or not your local centre recycles these items, there are plenty of other programmes that will accept and recycle for you.

Just make sure to check with your local recycling centre here: https://www.recyclenow.com/local-recycling

An ode to the strange things found in bathrooms

April 2021

An ode to the strange things found in bathrooms

Your bathroom is a sacred place. One of the few places you can have real privacy from the world.
But sometimes the love you have for your loo can lead you to selecting some truly odd décor.

We’ve scoured the internet for these weird and wonderful bathroom adornments – from whimsical accessories to kooky cleaning products.

Here’s our top five:

Toilet roll cosies
We’re starting with a classic. Toilet roll cosies.

These quirky accessories probably bring back memories of those crocheted dolls your lovely gran had in her bathroom. Popular from the 1960s, colours were often coordinated in the bathroom and these were no exception! We reckon or lovable mascot would look adorable as a toilet roll cosy…

Plush toilet seat covers
Confession time. We’ve never seen one of these plush toilet seats in the wild, so there’s a chance no one actually owns one.

However, the fact it’s out there in the world, available to purchase, has us feeling uneasy at Feel Good HQ. We’re all about being kind to your bottom, but we’ll take a little cold over a furry seat cover any day.

Hand soaps. Literally.
Cute addition to your bathroom, or creepy Halloween decoration? These teeny, tiny, hand-shaped soaps have us confused!

Novelty shower curtains.
Whatever interest, hobby, or random thought you have, you can probably find it represented in the form of a shower curtain.

Big fan of Madonna? There’s a Madonna shower curtain. Love the artwork of Van Gogh? There’s a starry night shower option. Want to see a sloth riding a unicorn, wearing a tiny cowboy hat? You better believe there’s a shower curtain depicting EXACTLY that.

Disco lights – for your bath
We’re not even sure we can class this as strange – because who wouldn’t love these novelty disco lights when spending time in the tub? Stick on some Nile Rodgers and bath time is well and truly transformed into a disco lover’s dream.

What weird and wonderful items have you come across when looking at bathroom décor? Let us know on Facebook (@FeelGoodEco) or Instagram (@feelgood_eco)?