This is the unscented bath tissue I use.

Question from Kristal

Hi Debra,

I, along with many others, are having a terrible time finding bath tissue (toilet paper) that we can use. Charmin Basic worked well for all of us, but it has now been discontinued, and none of us have been able to find another tissue we can use without allergic reactions. Trying to find out what ingredients are causing this reaction is impossible, because they will not disclose ingredients contained in these products.

If you have any information, please share it…and in the meantime, I am planning on starting a petition to require ingredients to be disclosed on labels of all products that come in contact with the skin of consumers.

We also can’t find ingredients used in laundry detergents unless manufacturers choose to put them on their labels. I guess it’s not required. Any suggestions?

I subscribed to your page, but have not received a confirmation in my email yet so I can respond.

I have created a petition for Charmin to bring back Charmin Basic, so if you know anyone who might want to sign it and pass it on to others, that would be great. I did, at one time, manage to get a list of its ingredients, and I believe it contained Virgin Wood Pulp and a small amount of some kind of adhesive or glue to hold it together. Very few ingredients…three or less, is what I think they told me. I found 32 people who posted on Charmin’s facebook page who could not or would not use the replacements for various reasons, including many who had allergic reactions, and they could not find anything else on the market that was working for them. Just like me. Here’s a link to the petition:

www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-charmin-basic

I am going to need to find people willing to sign a petition to submit to my legislators in Washington regarding requiring disclosure of ingredients on labels of all products that come in contact with skin, so I’m hoping to have my ducks in a row before I create the petition. I’d like to know I will have some support behind it. My thinking is that if they won’t tell you what is in these products, there is a good reason they are hiding that information.

Debra’s Answer

Good for you to do something about ingredients. I’m totally in agreement with you and will help however I can.

Did you see my recent post about Californians overwhelmingly in support of right-to-know legislation for cleaning product ingredients ?

We DO have a right to know all the ingredients in all products on the market. And we need to assert that right.

I use Scott Unscented Bathroom Tissue.

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