Three or four-ply for security, one and two-ply for economy; double or triple length rolls or regulation size; extra soft or regular? No matter what the toilet paper strategy is in your household, we have some news on the best and worst toilet papers, according to CHOICE.
The consumer advocate reviewed more than 30 products from Coles, Woolworths, Kleenex, Who Gives A Crap, Quilton and determine the best option.
“The range of toilet paper products on offer these days can be a bit overwhelming, but ultimately a good quality toilet paper comes down to a few key things,” says director of reviews and testing Matt Steen.
Those “key things” include disintegration time, softness, how easily the paper tears and resistance to puncturing.
Top-scoring toilet paper
Quilton Toilet Tissue Gold 4 ply softness
Expert rating: 85 per cent
Price: $0.61 per 100 sheets
Quilton Toilet Tissue King Size 25 per cent larger sheets in Gold 4 ply
Expert rating: 85 per cent
Price: $0.63 per 100 sheets
CHOICE says: “Both Quilton products tied for first place with a very small difference in price as the only divider. Both products scored 90 per cent for their softness and disintegrated nicely with a score of 86 per cent. Unfortunately they were among the most expensive products tested.”
Best budget toilet paper
Aldi Confidence 3 ply Extra Soft Toilet Tissue
Expert rating: 82 per cent
Price: $0.22 per 100 sheets
CHOICE says: “We recommend this Aldi toilet paper for its softness and friendly price tag. It scored the same softness rating of 90 per cent as our winners, and at 30 cents per 100 sheets it’s much more cost effective.
The one to avoid
Oobamboo Bamboo Unbleached Toilet Rolls 3 ply
Expert rating: 43 per cent
Price: $0.56 per 100 sheets
CHOICE says: “Oobamboo’s toilet paper received a shocking 0 per cent in our disintegration test, taking over 20 minutes to break up. If you want a smooth functioning sewage system we recommend you steer clear of this toilet paper. The Oobamboo toilet rolls are also a whopping $40 per packet, one of the most expensive products we tested.”
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