Pining after Colours

I spent a good chunk of my time looking up the internet for coloured TP.

Yes, I want the coloured toilet paper paper badly. I know there are concerns out there regarding the dye that goes into coloured toilet papers. There are fears that the colour will come off - that it's not "waterproof", so to say. There are fears that the dyes could irritate the skin as well.

But really, a responsible manufacturer would use dyes that have been clinically approved. If you do have sensitive skin though, I understand your concern. In North America, we rarely, if ever, see coloured toilet paper precisely because of these concerns. Even so, coloured tp is very popular in Europe still and prevalent in Asia, where white toilet paper is rare.

I found two websites that sold coloured toilet paper. One, Renova Online, offers bright designer colours that match with bold and modern interior designed bathrooms. There's tp in black, fuschia, red, orange, lime green....the list goes on. But man, these tp are pricey! Apparently a gift pack of 3 rolls (which happens to come in an awesome looking container that looks as if it might hold a bottle of Brandy) costs as much as $40 US, before shipping.



The other site (frenchtoiletpaper.com) offers colours that much more tame. They sound as if they can appear in your grandmother's bathroom - soothing colours like Green Apple, French Vanilla, Jelly Bean, Orange Cream, or Grapefruit. Heck, with names like that, who wouldn't want to rub Tangerine Sorbet all over your bum?



They're a bit more reasonable in terms of pricing - 6 rolls for $16 USD. Shipping is $10 US for every 6 roll pack. These are coming all the way from France, so they do take a while to ship!


Now, you may have wondered why this obsession with coloured tp. Yesterday I was in London Drugs (LD from here on in) and I came across Kleenex in pink and blue. I haven't seen colored paper since I was in China, and I always thought it was a shame. They can cheer up any day, especially these days, when the fog is unceasing and the sunlight barely there.

The splash of colour can bring a smile to your face. When I was a kid visiting China, I was delighted by the pink and the blue and yellow. People carried the rainbow tp home in clear bags, they made a serious day a little more lighthearted. I mean, how can you stay mad at someone or be upset about something when you're lugging a rainbow with you?

Of course I bought the pink and blue. At $3 a box, it was a rip-off. But still, I bought them, and now when I look over at my dining table there's a puff of pink to greet my evenings.