I’ve had stomach cramps, muscle aches, and gassiness almost everyday after the purchase, and couldn’t figure out why. Mamavation’s lab used marker testing to identify the potential presence of PFAS “forever chemicals” in toilet paper products. Kirkland Signature is Costco’s proprietary brand that encompasses a wide range of products, including toilet paper. Though it wasn't a top performer, this Costco brand 2-ply bath tissue had plenty of average scores: it had OK performance in absorbency, softness, thickness, and dry strength tests.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Dioxins are extremely toxic, with risks including reproductive and developmental problems, damaging the immune system, acting as endocrine disruptors, and can be a carcinogen. I also use the Members Mark paper towels for the same reason, otherwise I would use the original Viva.

Organic fluorine is a marker for PFAS because all PFAS chemicals are carbon-based compounds that contain fluorine. The squares are noticibly smaller, the roll is not as wide, it disintigrates faster and it’s not as soft.

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Pulp and paper mills that use virgin timber are major generators of hazardous air pollutants, including dioxins and other cancer-causing chemicals. In all categories above, Kirkland came in the clear “winner” so to speak, when looking at value vs cost. These initiatives focus on areas such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving energy and water, and supporting environmental conservation projects. While the specific details of these suppliers are not publicly disclosed, there are a few manufacturers that are known to have strong partnerships with Costco.

Well I decided to compare a new batch of cloths I bought with a batch from a few years ago and there was literally no difference. For example, the reviews for the Kirkland brand Microfibre Cloths were horribly negative, with some people saying that the thickness of these cloths had been reduced. We had less clogs with the children growing up compared to some friends who were always cleaning up nasty clogs from their children. We’ve been using only Kirkland TP since we joined Costco 5-6 years ago and it’s always been pretty good. After washing and drying microfibre it becomes fluffier than it originally was, which can give the illusion it's thicker.

I tried Presto on a previous recommendation from you and I don’t think it comes anywhere near Charmin. These rolls last much longer than your average branded or own brand varieties which make them very good value for money. Quilted Northern EcoComfortTM: Uses virgin pulp but plants 3 trees for every one used, so this would be an example that was alluded to in the video above . Trees that have grown for decades in the boreal forest (the largest intact forest on Earth, stretching from Newfoundland to Alaska) are chopped down to make tissue products that are used for mere seconds.