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A bidet seat replaces your existing toilet seat, attaching to the bowl of your toilet and providing you with an electric warm water spray for cleaning yourself or bathing. It is a modern, convenient device that saves you from nasty bathroom cleaner scents, prevents injury from accidental slips on the slick toilet seat, and provides a much larger area of coverage when compared to other toilet cleaners. Here we will discuss why the bidet is so much better and why you should own one of these modern miracle devices.
History
The bidet was an invention of French furniture makers in the late 17th century. They were initially called bidet de toilette, meaning “toilet seat” in French. The name later changed due to the similarity of pronunciation with the word bidet, meaning a type of animal found in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, compared to Jerrold Bidet. During the time of Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), his court decreed that all members be required to have their posterior washed utilizing a bidet.
How a Bidet Works
The best bidet toilet seats are installed instead of standard toilet seats. The bidet is attached to the existing plumbing through piping, valves, and a water supply line. The user controls the water temperature and pressure through a handheld control mounted near the toilet. In most cases, you will also be provided with attachments for rinsing underarms and genitals and washing one’s hair or shaving.
Bidets Lead To Feeling Cleaner
Many people are unaware that they must wash after using the toilet. The most common reason for this is that the mechanics and complications of doing so are tricky. Bidets simplify the process, taking only a few seconds to complete cleaning and rinsing. In addition, one can achieve much better results when compared to trying to accomplish similar results by using toilet paper.
Bidets Are More Hygienic
Bidets provide a much more thorough clean when compared to toilet paper alone. It is primarily due to the fact that bidets can spray warm water onto your anus, genitals, and or underarms from several angles. The ability to clean yourself in these areas with a warm water spray greatly reduces the number of bacteria on your skin, leading to fewer foul-smelling odors. In addition, when using toilet paper alone, you can easily drop it onto the floor and risk further spreading bacteria, where cleaning is complicated.
Bidets Provide Health Benefits
Bacteria is the leading cause of bad odor and infections. When using toilet paper, ground-up microscopic particles can adhere to any surface that has been touched. It can lead to bacteria being transferred from one part of your body to another by simply putting your finger on the faucet while wiping. With a bidet, it is possible to clean yourself much more thoroughly, eliminating many harmful diseases.
Bidets Promote Independence
Some people are unable to wipe themselves due to serious health issues. For example, people with neurogenic bowel disorders, diabetes, and neurological disorders have special needs that can not be met with toilet paper alone. Bidets allow these individuals to receive the same benefits as anyone else.
They Are More Effective but Less Expensive
The added advantage of bidets being able to clean thoroughly creates a more sanitary environment in the bathroom and reduces the frequency of cleaning. Because bidets provide thorough cleansing, they take less time than other methods. They can clean in a fraction of the time it takes toilet paper which allows you to save money while maintaining the same results.
The Bottom Line
Bidets are healthier and protect the environment by reducing bathroom cleaning chemicals, making the air cleaner, and reducing hair and soap scum on mirrors and windows, thus reducing odor buildup in bathrooms and kitchens that leads to health issues like allergies or asthma attacks in many people who have sensitive noses or allergies to chemical odors or other substances that build up on surfaces in our homes every day (like soap scum).
