[Danielle G.]

Coloured Toilet Paper​

Remember those days when coloured toilet papers were a popular bathroom fixture? From pink, green, to yellow—they surely made our toilet runs memorable. Over the years, it slowly became a remnant of the past. What colour was common in your household? Feel free to share it with us in the forum.

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[Mikev]

I remember that my mum also used to buy toilet paper with little patterns on it, and there was even scented toilet paper! Those were the days.

 

[mOiOz]

Is it true that workers in Australia rioted (in the 80s) to remove coloured toilet paper in the workplace, because the colouring was deemed carcinogenic?
It must have been true because it was discontinued in most other countries too.
I always loved matching them in the bathroom.

 

[Veggiepatch]

I held back on purchasing brown toilet paper....

 

[Veggiepatch]

Is it true that workers in Australia rioted (in the 80s) to remove coloured toilet paper in the workplace, because the colouring was deemed carcinogenic?
It must have been true because it was discontinued in most other countries too.
I always loved matching them in the bathroom.

Recently, concerns with coloured toilet paper as carcinogenic have revolved around the presence of the highly contentious "forever chemicals". Trouble is, the "forever chemical" misnomer wasn't invented until the mid 2000s so it doesn't apply in this case.

 

[mOiOz]

I held back on purchasing brown toilet paper....

Especially if it's 'recycled'..!

 

[goatwhisperer]

I recall as a child toilet paper was whitish with black print all over..oh thats right, old telephone book torn up and put on a hook and hung in the long drop toilet!