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Gel wipe is a moisturizing gel applied to dry toilet paper for cleaning purposes, like personal hygiene, or to reduce skin irritation from diarrhea. It was developed in the 21st century as an environmentally sensitive alternative to wet wipes.[1][2][full citation needed]
History
editEstonian Siim Saat is seen as the inventor of gel wipe in 2011.[citation needed] In 2016, he was among seven entrepreneurs in the world nominated for an award by the Healthcare Startup Society in London at the Healthcare Startup Conference.[3][full citation needed][4] Gel wipe is seen as the solution to wet wipe pollution.[5][full citation needed][6][full citation needed]
Uses
editAlthough marketed primarily for wiping bottoms, it is not uncommon to use it against skin rash, in the case of diarrhea or even as a substitute for water and soap on hiking trips.[7][full citation needed][8][full citation needed][9]
Gel wipes began to be marketed as complementary hygiene product for toilet paper by SATU laboratory,[10][full citation needed] as a luxury option by St Joseph's Toiletries[11][full citation needed] or hipster product by Zum Bum,[12][full citation needed] and Zero Taboos that makes Wipegel.[13][full citation needed] Many adults now use gel wipe with toilet paper as an alternative to wet wipes that cause environmental and sewer problems.[14][full citation needed][15][full citation needed] All wet wipes sold as "flushable" in the UK have so far failed the water industry's disintegration tests, the BBC has found.[16] A study by Ryerson University tested 23 wipes with the "flushable" label and found only two that partially disintegrated.[17][full citation needed]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Get Ahead of the Wet Wipes Ban by Cleaning Your Bum With This Gel". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
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- ^ "Health Entrepreneur of The Year". Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Kart, Jeff. "Toilet Paper Gel Cleans Up No. 2 In More Ways Than One". Forbes.
- ^ "Four answers to the water industry's wet wipe problem". Qa Research.
- ^ "Natural Personal Hygiene Gel Fresh Dab Makes Going to the Bathroom Greener and Cleaner" (Press release).
- ^ "Hygienic Personal Care Gels". TrendHunter.com.
- ^ "Anal Cleaning Gel - A Brutally Honest Product Review of Satu Lab". 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Still wiping with dry toilet paper?". satulaboratory.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Luxury loo roll and a 'vampire' breast lift: inside the Oscars' $200,000 gift bag". The Telegraph. 25 April 2016.
- ^ Anisa (15 August 2016). "Indigo Wild Zum Bum". Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Home". zer(o)taboos.
- ^ "'Flushable' wet wipes are harming marine life and pushing up water bills, experts warn". The Telegraph. 16 June 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Magra, Iliana (8 January 2019). "210-Foot Fatberg Blocks Sewers of English Seaside Town". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Campbell, Emma (13 November 2018). "No 'flushable' wet wipes tested so far pass water industry tests". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "'Flushable' wipes are anything but, says group seeking steep fines for false advertising".