Most Americans aren’t familiar with the bidet and will stand in a bathroom looking perplexed for a few seconds before figuring out the right appliance to use.
Many Americans are missing out on the benefits of a great invention.
A Bidet is simply a low-slung sink that a user can straddle and wash off harder to reach places. If you’re a man chances are you think the bidet is just a “womanly” device, not true! Plenty of men find a bidet a sanitary pleasing experience.
So the next question is – How to choose a bidet?
The first thing to think about is the size of your bathroom. Can you fit a full bidet into it?
Bidet’s take up a lot of room and can cramp a small bathroom. If you just don’t have the space then you can install a bidet kit that will attach to your toilet. It’s much cheaper, you still get all the hygienic benefits, and best of all you save space.
Next to consider is what features you want. Here are a few of the options:
Adjustable temperature: The user is able to custom set the bidet temperature. It’s a great comfort feature versus being blasted with a jet of cold tap water.
Adjustable pressure: Higher end units will have the ability to adjust the pressure from gentle trickle to a forceful spray.
Versatility: A well-built bidet can serve several functions. It should have a sink stopper that lets you fill the basin with water. This means you can use the bidet as a baby bath.
How to choose a bidet all comes down to the features you want on the unit. Temperature and pressure controls are a great way to personalize your bidet.
Are you wondering what to look for when buying bathroom lighting? There are a few simple things to keep in mind. The first thing is of course style. Next is brightness, finally you’ll need to choose the type of light.
Style: There are all sorts of styles of bathroom lighting fixtures out there. You’ll be able to find a great unit to meet your needs in whatever style fits your bathroom and budget. When looking for styles one of your best bets is to go with a multiple bulb unit. If that isn’t to your taste then you can always go with a long fluorescent tube style lights.
Brightness: You need really bright light in the bathroom. If you went with a multiple bulb unit then you’ll want to install the highest wattage bulb that it will accommodate. If the room is still too dark you have another option. You can install compact fluorescent bulbs into the fixture. Since compacts use much less energy than standard bulbs you can upsize the compact to get even more light out of the fixture.
Type of Light: Every type of light has a different color to it. Fluorescent bulbs have a greenish hue to them. They’re great for general lighting but can throw off the color of the room. To counter this you can find bulbs that emit a more natural light. You can find more natural light options at a hardware store or even a nursery that has grow lamps for their plants.
Style, brightness and the type of light are the three biggest considerations when you are deciding what to look for when buying bathroom lighting. Just look for the style that fits your bathroom, a unit that gives off plenty of light and if you’re so inclined a more natural tone.
Bath time can be a great time to share with your baby but good grief it can be hard on your knees, elbows and back. Kneeling on a cold hard ceramic tile floor with your elbows pressed into the edge of a porcelain tub really isn’t the most comfortable thing you can do.
You have probably tried kneeling on a bathmat with a rolled up towel placed on the tub edge. You have probably noticed that bathmats don’t have any sort of comfort padding whatsoever and that rolled up towels have a tendency to slide into a tub full of water. These two reasons are why you will be so happy with the Aquatopia Safety Easy Bath Kneeler.
The Aquatopia Deluxe Safety Easy Bath Kneeler is a really smart idea. It’s a padded bathmat and tub drape. It has ample padding for your knees and elbows. It even has built in pockets to hold different soaps and shampoos. And it can be tossed into the washer and dryer with out any special considerations.
You will find that the Aquatopia bath kneeler is easy to store as it simply folds and unfolds in seconds meaning it’s not a huge ordeal to try to get the whole thing assembled at bath time.
Things We Like
The Aquatopia Safety Easy Bath Kneeler’s compact size when folded up allows for a multitude of storage options.
The neoprene construction sticks to the side of the tub so you aren’t sliding back and forth when you shift your weight from one side to the other.
The entire unit can be tossed into the washing machine and hung up to dry.
It’s made from neoprene so you don’t have to worry about mold and mildew growing on it.
Several storage pockets for bath products are a great feature. We didn’t have to constantly stand up or lean across the tub to reach a bar of soap or a bottle of shampoo.
Bamboo is big these days. It’s an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cotton blends.
Bamboo is a sustainable renewable resource that grows in hardly any time at all. It can grow in a variety of environments, which means it won’t compete for valuable farmland or forests. It’s really amazing how soft they can make bamboo.
Bamboo products these days come in more shapes and sizes from every day before. You can find them in every thing from blinds to door mats to sheets.
The towel is a blend of 70 percent bamboo and 30 percent cotton. The great thing about this blend is it mixes in the best of both worlds. You get the eco-friendliness of bamboo as well as its soft silk luxurious feel along with the moisture absorbing property of cotton.
There are a couple things to consider with the Pinzon bamboo cotton towel. Since it isn’t the traditional 100% cotton towel, it will need a little bit different cleaning. Wash it in cold water and dry on low temperature. It doesn’t have the same thickness of a cotton towel but still feels heavier.
Another great thing about these towels is they dry much faster than a traditional 100% cotton one. While they’ll soak up plenty of moisture they release it just as quickly. You no longer have to worry about a damp towel that starts to stink after 1 or two uses. In a roundabout way this helps with being eco-friendly, less washing equals less energy and water used.
Things We Like:
The soft plush feel of the Pinzon bamboo cotton towel
Pinzon bamboo cotton towels are available in many different colors to suit any bathroom décor.
The price and quality of the towels make them a real bargain compared to traditional cotton towels. You get a lot of luxury for a really low price.