Are you clean enough?

I'm not usually one for potty humor (shhh...that's a lie - I have 3 boys, we find certain things hilarious around here) but I am finding the new series of commercials by Kleenex Cottonelle quite amusing. I'm a sucker for hidden camera-type things and they use real people in a hidden camera situation in these commercials to funny effect.

I was selected by Crowdtap and Cottonelle to test their Clean Care Routine and must admit that it does make a lot of sense as to why one would need water incorporated into their bathroom routine. Europeans have used bidets for centuries but incorporating water into our bathroom routine is a foreign concept (dumb pun intended) to most Americans. I must say that prior to this experience, I had not discussed bathroom habits with those around me so I had no idea that people used flushable wipes for anything other than toilet training toddlers (tiny tidbits of alliteration for you there) but now I know that a few folks (who demand to remain nameless in this post) have been regularly using them for several years.

The Cottonelle Clean Care Routine suggests using the wipes first and following up with toilet paper but my recommendation is to reverse that order. I haven't purchased flushable wipes since my youngest finished potty training but I am told that these are larger and thicker than most flushable wipes. I could do without the scent but I am quite picky about such things and really don't see the need for scented anything "sanitary". We are Charmin users around here and found the Cottonelle TP to be rougher than Charmin but it is very strong and my family didn't go through the 18 pack they sent me nearly as quickly as they do Charmin - maybe because it's rougher or maybe because of the addition of the wipes, or both.

In conclusion, the Cottonelle Clean Care routine makes a lot of sense and has definitely made a Cottonelle wipes purchaser out of me but I will more than likely be pairing them with Charmin toilet paper.