Toilet Paper-Natural Plant Options

Trying to continue regular hygiene habits when supplies are limited my get difficult. Suggestions found here include: Toilet Paper, Showers, Shaving, Bathing, Hand Sanitizer, Hair Care, Soaps and much more!
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Toilet Paper-Natural Plant Options

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Grow Your Own Toilet Paper
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Toilet paper has only been in existence for roughly a century and mankind has been around a whole lot longer than that. So how did folks wipe their bottom before toilet paper factories existed?

They used plants. Once upon a time, affluent people wiped themselves with lace, wool, or hemp, followed by a washing with rose water. But everyday people used plants as an early form of toilet paper.

Wiping yourself with leaves might not sound like an ideal way to clean yourself up, but in a survival situation you must be prepared to adapt. We need to be able to find safe and suitable alternatives for items that are impossible to find when SHTF. ---CONTINUED---
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