With the improvement of people's hygiene awareness, people pay more and more attention to the cleaning of "chrysanthemum", and the smart toilet with cleaning, drying and heating functions in the market has gradually become popular. Post-defecation rinses, washes away residual feces, and also brings drying to ensure a dry environment around the anus, which is a big step forward for humans in cleaning after defecation.
But obviously, not every household has the conditions to be equipped with automatic flushing toilets, and for renters, the opportunity to replace the smart toilet lid may not be available. As for public places, it is even more difficult to find good toilets. In this way, if you want to care for chrysanthemums and stay away from diseases, wet toilet paper has become a convenient and fast choice.
The problem posed by "chrysanthemums"
Feces are dirty, which is a very simple common sense. When we hit the small parents, we should wipe it clean after each toilet, otherwise we will get sick. The ass is not clean, the feces have residues, and the bacteria inside are naturally easy to breed and multiply, which in turn causes diseases, and even recurrence, such as gastrointestinal diseases, and perianal diseases such as perianal abscesses.
Under normal circumstances, 1/3 to 2/3 of the solid components of the feces excreted by the human body are intestinal flora, which are symbiotic in our intestines and assist us in digestion and absorption of "probiotics", such as lactic acid bacteria, digestive cocci, digestive streptococcus and so on. When the human body itself suffers from gastrointestinal diseases, the feces may carry harmful bacteria, that is, pathogenic bacteria and pathogenic bacteria.
Common pathogens in feces include Shigella, which causes dysentery, Salmonella, which causes food poisoning or sepsis, and pathogenic E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, etc., which can cause gastrointestinal diseases of varying degrees. As early as 2001, a study by the University of Arizona found that the average pair of underwear contained 0.1 grams of feces, up to 10 grams, and if a patient was infected with Salmonella, the 0.1 grams of feces left in the underwear may contain 100 million to 1 billion Salmonella. Pathogenic intestinal bacteria are often transmitted through the fecal mouth1, and the bacteria remaining in the feces are likely to become the source of disease infection.
Therefore, wipe clean after defecation, not only for our own perianal safety, but also for the health of those around us.
However, in the evolutionary history of human beings, in order to facilitate defecation, the perianal evolution has been presented as a multi-fold structure, and the synonym for the image of "chrysanthemum" is also derived from this. Such a wrinkled chrysanthemum-like structure also determines the simple dry paper wipe, in fact, it is difficult to completely wipe clean, and once the force is too strong, it is easy to cause the delicate skin of the anus to break, causing infection, more than worth the loss. That's why we're always looking for ways to clean more comfortably and cleaner.
What is wet toilet paper with a vast terrain of toilet paper that is difficult to level?
Wet toilet paper, also known as "wet toilet towel" and "toilet wipe". It is not difficult to see that the inherent advantage of wet toilet paper is that it comes with moisture, which can double the wiping experience.
Traditional toilet paper is used to make a fuss about the material and process of pulp, and the improvement of comfort is mainly focused on friction and flexibility. If you increase the friction force in pursuit of wiping efficiency, it is bound to be more likely to bring damage to the skin mucosa; and improving the softness may lead to insufficient toughness; blindly increasing the number of paper grams in pursuit of toughness, it is not easy to wash away; the paper surface is too smooth, and the wiping effect will be poor. At present, most of the commercial toilet paper uses the method of stacking multiple layers of thin tissues to ensure that it is soft enough, a certain degree of resistance to pulling, and the paper surface is delicate and not slippery. But no matter how much it is lifted, it is dry after all. Small debris is difficult to take away, and accidents are inevitable when the state is not good. A sewer-friendly design doesn't mean it's just as friendly to you all the time.
Each layer of regular toilet paper is very thin, and the strength is guaranteed by superimposing it – if it really works
In contrast, wet toilet paper can do cleaning in another dimension. High-quality wet toilet paper can effectively erase more than 99% of bacteria, and this is only based on the adsorption capacity of the wet toilet paper itself, so that feces and bacteria adhere to it, and take away with the wet toilet paper, which is a physical sterilization effect. Water is an excellent carrier, and some wet toilet paper can also use mild chemical ingredients such as almond oil and glycerin that are not irritating or irritating to further enhance comfort. There are also some brands of wet toilet paper that add chemical sterilization ingredients to further improve the sterilization effect. At the same time, it can also remove odors. These are all advantages that traditional toilet paper cannot match.
Can I replace wet toilet paper with wet wipes?
In addition to wet toilet paper, "wet paper towels" as a first-entry concept has been sold in our market for a long time. It has better cleaning power than dry paper, and a small piece of paper can be wiped cleaner than several napkins; it is easier to obtain than wet toilet paper, and wet wipes are available in almost all convenience stores, and the sales of wet toilet paper are not yet fully rolled out. Some people may ask, "Wouldn't it be better for me to use wet wipes?" Why buy wet toilet paper?"
Tracing them as the source of the product, wet toilet paper is a special branch of wet wipes, wet wipes on one side and toilet wet wipes on the other. Wet toilet paper as a more subdivided wipes, it can replace the function of general wipes in many scenarios, but if the reverse is reversed, there may be many problems.
Two things are critical. First, if you observe the additives of wet wipes, you will find that in order to ensure long-term wetness, wet wipes often contain emollient ingredients, which makes the moisture in wet wipes not easy to volatilize; and wet toilet paper needs to be wiped, and the moisture attached to the skin can be quickly volatilized, thereby ensuring perianal dryness, otherwise it is easier to breed bacteria. Therefore, for wet toilet paper, adding "pure water" is a basic operation, even if other raw materials are added, it must be volatile and low-irritating; wet wipes are not. Even if you use wet wipes for a temporary emergency, you should wipe off the residual liquid with dry toilet paper as soon as possible to avoid the growth of bacteria caused by long-term moisture, or choose pure water wipes when purchasing.
Left: wet wipes, right: wet toilet paper, there is a clear difference in surface treatment
So can I buy pure water wipes directly? This brings us to the second factor – the difference between the raw materials and the process. Wet toilet paper uses pure wood pulp as the main raw material, while ordinary wet paper towels use non-woven fabric 2 as raw material. That is, in essence, wet toilet paper is still "paper" and wet paper towels are "plastic". Therefore, wet paper towels cannot be thrown directly into the toilet, otherwise it is easy to cause the toilet to be blocked. Most wet toilet paper is marked as flushable on the toilet3. Moreover, most of the wet wipes do not use embossing, which does not provide enough adhesion when wiping, and with the liquid composition of non-pure water, "slippage" is inevitable and the pain is doubled.
When is wet toilet paper used?
For new-age moms, wet toilet paper is nothing new. In fact, the adult wet toilet paper that has become popular in recent years is an enlarged version of the baby wet paper towel.
The folds in the baby's anus are denser, the skin is more delicate, the resistance is weaker, and it is more likely to be damaged with dry toilet paper and more difficult to clean. As a result, perianal infections tend to be more common in newborns, infants and young children. Under the recommendation of various parenting experiences and mother groups, many mothers will choose baby wet toilet paper to avoid the pain and discomfort caused by dry toilet paper wiping on the delicate skin of infants and young children.
It can be said that the current children are all wet toilet paper to accompany the growth, but the wet toilet paper partner, should not leave the scene prematurely, on the contrary, it should accompany us for a long time, especially in the following moments that need to be doubled.
Hemorrhoids, unspeakable pain, it comes to soothe
When it comes to diseases, I believe that the first reaction of the vast majority of people is hemorrhoids. It is often said that "ten people have nine hemorrhoids", although I have not been able to inquire about the specific number of people suffering from hemorrhoids in the mainland at present, but according to the survey statistics of the China Anorectal Association, the incidence of anorectal diseases in the mainland population is 59.1%, of which the incidence of hemorrhoids is the highest, accounting for 87.25% of the total number of anorectal diseases.
Hemorrhoids, or hemorrhoids, are one of the most common clinical disorders, a local lump in the canal caused by the expansion and congestion of the veins of the hemorrhoidal plexus located in the canal or at the lower end of the rectum.
Nowadays, many people must bring mobile phones to the toilet, which directly prolongs the time of defecation, which is easy to cause congestion in the anorectal tract; the office crowd sits for a long time in daily work, lacks movement, the blood flow in the abdomen and lower limbs is slow, the circulation is blocked, and it is easy to cause varicose veins in the rectum; and the food becomes fine, and the crude dietary fiber content of people's intake is reduced, resulting in difficulty in defecation, all of which may induce hemorrhoids and make the "people with hemorrhoids" continue to increase.
Depending on the location of the hemorrhoid, it can be external hemorrhoids, internal hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids, which are simply external, internal and internal. Depending on the site of occurrence, the corresponding clinical symptoms are also different:
Common symptoms of internal hemorrhoids are intermittent post-stool bleeding, difficulty defecating, concomitant thrombosis, incarceration, and pain during infection.
External hemorrhoids may cause embolism, causing pain, and purple protrusions may be found in the anus.
Mixed hemorrhoids are clinical manifestations of both internal and external hemorrhoids.
Most people with hemorrhoids have pain, and if you are lucky enough not to have hemorrhoids, it is not difficult to imagine how torturous it would be to wipe it with dry toilet paper when there was a lump or even a broken fart. Can't bear to do it, sloppy, will inevitably not be wiped clean, and then there will be feces left. Harmful bacteria in the feces and discarded digestive juices accumulate around the anus, making the perianal damp and uncomfortable, bacteria gathering here to breed, inducing inflammation, aggravating hemorrhoids and causing delay, in addition to gastrointestinal diseases, perianal itching (hemorrhoids themselves usually do not cause itching) and other complications.
The use of wet toilet paper, which has its own moisture and cool touch, can directly make the experience of wiping the affected area no longer torturous, and can also take away feces and bacteria with its adsorption capacity, which is very helpful for symptom relief and acute recovery.
Women's private area care needs to be gentler on it
People with hemorrhoids need the care of wet toilet paper, and the wider range of female friends also need it.
Based on the special physiological structure of women, the urethra opens in the vaginal vestibule, so in addition to paying attention to the cleaning of the anus after stool, the cleaning of the vagina after urination should be paid more attention. Urinary retention caused by incomplete cleaning is also an important factor inducing gynecological diseases. In this regard, gynecologists will recommend that female friends wipe the vulva with clean toilet paper after defecation to reduce vaginal infection.
In addition, women in the aunt period also need wet toilet paper, menstrual blood clumps on the skin after the menstrual period, irritating the skin and causing discomfort; long-term stimulation is also easy to lead to vulvar inflammation.
Therefore, some female friends will choose wipes or soapy water for cleaning, and indeed can wash away residues such as blood clots, but they may unconsciously destroy the self-purification effect of the vagina and cause more serious consequences.
Under normal circumstances, although there are many bacteria in the vagina of the human body, due to the ecological balance between the vagina and these microflora, it is not pathogenic. Three factors play an important role in maintaining its ecological balance: Lactobacillus, estrogen, and vaginal pH. Among them, estrogen can make the vaginal epithelial hyperplasia thicken, and can increase the glycogen content in the epithelial cells, glycogen is further decomposed into monosaccharides; Lactobacillus in the vagina can convert monosaccharides into lactose, maintain the normal acidic environment in the vagina (pH is mostly 3.8 ~ 4.4), inhibit the growth of other pathogens, called this vagina "self-purification effect".
The above-mentioned ecological balance processes, once destroyed, can lead to the occurrence of inflammatory diseases.
Taking the vaginal trichomonas causing trichomoniasis vaginitis and urethritis as an example, its pathogenic mechanism is: when it parasitizes the vagina, it consumes glycogen, hinders the fermentation of lactobacillus, reduces the concentration of lactic acid, and changes the pH of the vagina from the original acidic to neutral or alkaline, thereby destroying the self-purification effect, so that the trichomoniasis can multiply in large numbers and promote secondary bacterial infections, aggravating the inflammatory response. When physiological changes occur in the genitourinary system, such as during pregnancy or after menstruation, the vaginal pH is close to neutral, which is conducive to the growth and reproduction of trichomoniasis and bacteria.
The above self-purification effect can effectively inhibit the growth and reproduction of exogenous pathogenic bacteria and parasites, which is why some women with strong self-resistance are rarely plagued by inflammation even if they never pay special attention to the cleanliness of the vagina. On the contrary, women who use ordinary wipes or soapy water to clean their vaginas will be prone to illness, because these cleaning methods are likely to destroy the weakly acidic environment of the vagina, and then destroy the "self-purification effect", which is more than worth the loss.
The use of dry toilet paper to clean is not the best policy, after all, its dry and rough itself, the same delicate pubic skin may also cause irritation and discomfort, especially in people who already have vaginal inflammation.
At present, there are also a variety of wet toilet paper dedicated to women's vaginal cleaning, most of these products have passed the vaginal mucosal stimulation test, the stimulation level of the vagina is "very mild", and the pH is weakly acidic, and it is not afraid of adverse effects on the self-purification of the vagina at the same time.
After eating spicy hot pot, it is more comfortable to use wet toilet paper
If you have not had hemorrhoids, nor do you have the trouble of cleaning your pussy after urinating, you will pay attention to cleaning your anus in the usual bath, your underwear will be disinfected regularly, and you will not resist the discomfort of dry toilet paper, then is wet toilet paper completely meaningless to you?
The answer is no.
There is a kind of stimulation of chrysanthemums, which should be the common experience of most people, that is, after eating spicy stimulating food, "chrysanthemums are broken, full of wounds".
The reason why it hurts is because chili peppers contain capsaicin, which cannot be completely digested in the digestive tract and remains in the stool. The next day, when the feces is discharged from the anus, it will irritate the mucous membranes and skin, resulting in this fiery pain, as well as the feeling of falling, feeling that the defecation is not enough, and so on.
Coincidentally, the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, David Jay Julius (left) and Adem Pattaptian (right), won the prize for their discovery of temperature and haptic receptors. An important breakthrough point in the process of his research is the discovery of capsaicin receptors.
Regarding the Nobel Prize, we do not expand too much here, just to illustrate in passing, the chrysanthemum pain caused by capsaicin is actually a kind of neuropathic pain, and a major feature of neuropathic pain is non-persistent, and the source of stimulation is that capsaicin is clean, and it is not painful. However, if it is really uncomfortable, go to the doctor on this grounds, the anorectal doctor will usually recommend applying some hemorrhoid cream, because the hemorrhoid cream has the effect of reducing swelling and pain, and can indeed effectively alleviate it.
But the relief is relieved, then after the toilet is still to be wiped, dry toilet paper pasted with hot and spicy pain ass, it is really difficult to start, perfunctory and easy to breed bacteria, so it is time for wet toilet paper to show its magic. Wet cold wet cold, greatly reduced irritation, comfortable rubbing, also very clean. Charcoal in the snow, but that's it.
How to choose wet toilet paper?
So in this section, I will briefly talk about what you need to pay attention to when choosing wet toilet paper, as for the brand, the quality of mainstream manufacturers has tended to be consistent, in addition to the first two points I mentioned, the remaining elements need to rely on personal attempts to judge whether it is suitable.
First of all, a large part of the goods on the market with wet toilet paper marks are still non-woven fabrics. The first step in the selection is to abandon these products. As mentioned earlier, non-woven fabrics themselves may be able to do a good job of touch, but it is not friendly to sewers. This is partly because the mainland does not yet have a national standard for wet toilet paper. Therefore, manufacturers either use self-built standards or use wet wipes and other related category standards. The wet wipes do not require flushability. Similarly, infant wipes (i.e., wet toilet paper) follow the national standard of ordinary wipes, and it is necessary to carefully confirm whether the material used is wood pulp before purchasing. In addition, it should be noted that even wet toilet paper marked with "flushable" may cause blockages in actual operation, and similar problems have been discussed a lot abroad. If used in large quantities, it is best not to put it into the toilet at one time.
Second, additives. The principle of wet toilet paper is pure water. Wet toilet paper with other ingredients needs to be carefully considered before purchasing, especially those with chemical sterilization ingredients. Usually, excellent wet toilet paper only needs physical adsorption to achieve a sterilization effect, and adding more drugs will affect the normal physiological barrier, and female users are more likely to affect the normal vaginal flora, causing unnecessary trouble. Therefore, if it is not recommended by a doctor, pure water is used when choosing wet toilet paper. As for the number of purified water filtration layers, it has little impact. After all, for chrysanthemums, "quick drying" is the primary consideration, if the paper is good enough, it does not need any additives and is naturally comfortable. Female users need to pay special attention to whether the product is labeled as vaginal-friendly.
Finally, there is the surface process. After meeting the first two items, the wet toilet paper you purchased is basically no longer in use. For a better experience, you can pick the surface treatment of wet toilet paper. At present, the manufacturer's practice is embossing and surface flocking treatment, in order to provide sufficient cleaning force when wiping. Some manufacturers with poor paper processes may be able to work on additives. In my opinion, it is necessary to try a few more brands so that you can know what you can't see where you need to feel it. If you still can't make up your mind, baby wet wipes are also a good choice, the selection method is consistent, baby wet wipes additives are usually less, but the size of the paper is more limited, can be used to compare and feel the high-quality touch.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that it is important to pay attention to sealing the wet toilet paper packaging again after use. For the sake of quick drying, the moisture of wet toilet paper evaporates very quickly, and if it is not sealed in time, you will immediately experience the loss of money in most of the bags of dry toilet paper.
Now the market for wet toilet paper has been much broader, and the number of discounts every year is also very large, which is much more cost-effective than in previous years. Just after the Spring Festival, you may wish to prepare a few packs of wet toilet paper in case of emergency, maybe after using it, you really can't go back.
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