NooTrees TOILET TISSUE 4RL 300SHT

It's hard to write a review about TP without being gross but I'll give it a shot. The texture is weird but not something I couldn't get used to. The rolls aren't as big as I'd like but it's something I could get used to. Where I draw the line is that it only has one job and I don't feel like it does that job as well and I end up using more to the point it causes irritation and defeats the entire purpose. I have a lot of GI issues so I think I would qualify as an expert in TP at this point. I so wanted to like this as the bathroom is the first room I'm trying to take completely green. This stuff will not be coming with us on the journey unfortunately and I'm back in the market for an ecofriendly paper. Seriously. One job.

Pros:This bathroom tissue is very soft and absorbent. I like that the paper itself "saves trees" because it's made from bamboo.Cons:There's a cardboard tube inside each roll. (Trees!). The rolls are wrapped in plastic. (Bad).In addition, NooTrees costs considerably more than the cheap (1.00/roll) 1000 sheet/1 ply bathroom tissue (wrapped in tissue paper) I normally purchase at my local supermarket.Yes, the bathroom tissue I usually buy IS made of trees. But does that have a more negative impact on the environment than the plastic the NooTrees bathroom tissue is wrapped in, the cardboard tubes inside each roll, and the large cardboard box in which the product was sent to me?If NooTrees switched to tubeless rolls, ditched the plastic wrapping, AND distributed their product to supermarkets in my area, IMO the impact to the environment would be far less and justify the higher cost.But unless and until they do - I'm going back to my previous brand.

First, keep in mind that many of the lower ratings on this are from those used to major-brand TP like Charmin or Scott and who switched over during the pandemic, or from people who object to the plastic wrap and the cardboard tube.That said, I have tried many bamboo TP brands over the years including Caboo, Silk N' Soft, Smitten, Vitacost, Bim Bam Boo, The Cheeky Panda, NatureZ, etc. I do see that a few other brands have popped up recently and I would like to try those too. But so far this one is easily one of the better brands. These rolls were surprisingly big and soft (see pics). Yes, the paper is not as strong fiber-wise as the industrial brands like Northern or Charmin, but if you want to avoid chemicals like BPA from TP made from recycled paper, bamboo is still the way to go.Docked one star because these rolls are expensive - based on my recent order they were $2 per roll. We can do better price-wise, but it will be hard to top these quality-wise. But if these do not fit within your budget, I recommend Caboo which is similar but the rolls are not as big.

Pretty soft, definitely sturdy. Overall, I was bracing myself for the potential worse based on a particular very ranting review and a couple of other ones... But honestly, I found the toilet paper to be just fine. I mean, if you apply excessive pressure to yourself when you wipe, then you will be irritated, as you would be with most toilet papers, but I did not have any irritation at all and found it to be very suitable. Don't get me wrong, it's not like Charmin extra soft, but it has the same softness as a standard mid-grade store toilet paper. It's definitely not in the same realm as Scott tissue! I have however, decided to go with a different brand because this brand is wrapped in plastic and I found another brand that wraps their rolls in paper. Also, the other brand ends up being a little less expensive and you can get more at a time, which ultimately is better for the environment as well. So for these reasons, I don't plan to reorder right now, but if their price and packaging changed in the future, I would definitely order it again. I also like that there are 300 sheets per roll, so one roll lasts a while.And I haven't found any toilet paper that doesn't have cardboard in the middle, but at least if each roll has more sheets on it, that ultimately does end up sparing the cardboard rolls. So, that's a good thing as well.

Ok—I cant believe it, but I’m going to wax poetic about toilet paper! I used to really like Charmin Strong because it didn’t tear apart and you could actually use a lot less of it as it was thick ply paper and large rolls. But something must have changed in their production (pre-COVID TP Panic), because the large pack I ordered from Costco in February is awful. It pills when used and sheds fiber dust into the air. Ugh.At any rate, along comes the Great TP Shortage of 2020 and we needed tissue! And because Amazon had zilch Charmin to sell, I ordered this brand of bamboo toilet paper.What a great surprise! It is superb, and reminds me of what Charmin Strong used to be like: thick, no pilling, use less and no fiber shedding. And manufactured by a woman owned company doing their best to help the environment.I am just now using up the last roll of the two packages I ordered in April and figure I use about a roll a week on average.The down sides (not bad, just observation):1) The rolls are spun around a large slick tube, and towards the last two layers of paper on the roll, causes the last length of paper to slip off the tube. I’m not too worried about that as I tuck the strip into a basket and then replace the roll.2) This stuff is spendy! I don’t know if it is normally this expensive, or if disruptions in the supply chain caused the company to raise prices. However, since I end up using less because of the quality, it may actually run the same as conventional tissue.3) This was unavailable on Amazon right after I ordered my first packages. Assuming due to COVID-19 tissue zombies. But it’s back in stock now, and I like it so much I put it on the subscribe and save option. Hopefully I never have to use conventional TP again.I am now a bamboo convert!