When did colored Toilet Paper disappear?

[Squirlz]

Please...the PC term is Northern American.

 

[goofyernmost]

Just a guess here, but, it is possible that the dye used in it was not environmentally friendly.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I remember it. I think most of it stopped in the 80's. It was not good for the ladies.

 

[NHdisneylover]

We had a house with a septic tank when I was a kid in the 80s and another about a decade ago--both septics came with instructions for care that included not using colored paper as it does not break down as easily or fast.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I cannot even remember the last time I have seen it. Oddly enough, I did actually think about this the other day

 

[kmb584]

I remember the colored toilet paper. My grandmother had blue in her upstairs bathroom and peach in her downstairs one and it had to be Scott brand only!

 

[firecracker725]

It is alive and well here in France. I actually have some purple in my bathroom right now.

 

[Happy Snowman]

I think too many people were allergic to the dyes -- didn't want to irritate "sensitive" areas.

Back in high school I preferred the colorful patterns when "landscaping" friends' yards. Made a bolder statement.

It was for sure around in the '80's

I didn't really remember colored toilet paper until this post. We used to have blue or pink and matching Kleenex.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I actually just saw some at WalMart today and the colours were so wild I think I'd be afraid to use it...
http://www.myrenova.ca/t/products

I might have to buy some if I see it..lol.

 

[lizabu]

I actually just saw some at WalMart today and the colours were so wild I think I'd be afraid to use it...
http://www.myrenova.ca/t/products

It's been a long, long time since I've noticed anything but white available though. I also grew up with Grandma always having pink, to match her shower curtain and fuzzy lid cover. Good memories!

I've seen it at Walmart too. I don't think I'd buy it though. I remember when I was a kid some people would have toilet paper in a soft peach colour or a soft blue. I forgot about it until this thread. My parents only bought boring white.

 

[tina.tina]

I definitely remember colored toilet paper that was perfumed. I thought it was fancy.

I used a paper towel that had a colored print on it to cover a dish in the microwave and the print transferred to the food! So, I definitely won't be using the new colored stuff.

 

[xlsm]

Ooh, I remember colored toilet paper. My grandma had it in the upstairs "fancy" bathroom. Everything in there was blue: the toilet, the tub, the sinks...and the tp.

 

[Tink-n-MrIncredible]

Thanks for making us go down memory lane. I love to tell my children about the things we had when we were young. I remember it being Scott brand and in individual packages. The colors we had were pink, blue and yellow. I also remember the red and blue roses I do not remember the brand though.

 

[Tinijocaro]

Forgot about scented TP too! Yuck! As if that would help the smell.

 

[EMom]

Just returned from Italy. They had the colored stuff. I had to go buy plush white. I took it with me when we checked out and headed for the next hotel, for fear they would have colored too. But they had white.

 

[usnuzuloose]

It is alive and well here in France. I actually have some purple in my bathroom right now.

Please send me some pretty purple, not for use just to have lol

 

[StephMK]

Huh. Never thought of that. My grandma always had pink when I was a kid. I've not seen a color other than white in years.

I'd totally forgotten about it too. I'm 45 and remember my grandma having pink as well.

 

[bcla]

I don't recall seeing any. I recall Kimberly-Clark used to prominently market Kleenex with "We have colors", with the standard blue and pink boxes having the same color tissues.

 

[EMom]

Italy's was kind of peachy golden.

 

[bcla]

You can still buy colored toilet paper from boutique manufacturers, so I guess it hasn't completely disappeared. It's kind of a novelty or a color-coordination thing. I suppose it could be interesting to have this stuff for putting on a dinner party, like having specific color napkins. This company has it in black and hot pink:

http://www.gracioushome.com/renova-colorful-toilet-paper-6-pack-5057094.html

Or glow in the dark toilet paper. I'm guessing it's not the kind that's radioactive.

http://www.amazon.com/Thumbs-Glow-Dark-Toilet-Paper/dp/B002VKDO1E

Here's a blog posting on colored toilet paper. The ad shows 5 different colors.

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/12/28/Remember-Colored-Toilet-Paper/