Feb1120102:18 p.m.
Luxorexic loo roll
Forget scented, embossed, patterned and padded, as you may have already heard, loo roll has gone to another stage of luxury...it's got cashmere in it.
Yup, cashmere, the king of the fibres; luxurious and prized, has been used to add an extra layer of extravagance to the humble loo roll. Now, I must admit, I do like several softer squares of toilet paper, and, I do, as most ladies, employ the 'wrap action', winding a good several of layers around your hand before use. Yes Chaps, for those of you that have not learned already, girls just use a lot of toilet roll. So, the thought of something really luxury did make me interested. Plus it's only £2.29 for a pack of 4, nice to keep in the airing cupboard for guests or visits from the mother-in-law.

However, on reading more on the product, I don't think it's going to be going into my supermarket basket for a toilet test run. On close inspection of the facts, it's not actually the super soft fibres we associate with cashmere that have been added, it's actually that the paper is covered in oil extracted from the hairs of the cashmere goat. So, it's really goat hair oil toilet paper...not quite so luxurious sounding.
But it did get me thinking about how we choose to pamper ourselves in life, are we all becoming luxorexics? A luxorexic is yet another bit of healthy living garb and describes those of us that are addicted to luxury consumption and self-pampering.
And we are not talking manicures, pedicures and Prada handbags (or man bags) seven days a week. Nope, there might be luxorexic tendencies inside you, if you go for the 'finest' range at the super, maybe indulge in those juices and smoothies at £3 a pop, or opt for the most expensive stuffed pasta - you know, just to treat yourself...
I know I do it - on mild scale though, I'm not one for going overboard on all the designer gear, lotions, potions and glittery gold. But I know I buy the best food I can. So what do you indulge in, what's your luxury in life? I am guessing it's not going to be goat oil bog roll.
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Johnf 'Working in an office that seems so regularly to have blocked toilets I know who to blame, cause you've guessed it, the girls blame the boys! Now if we went back to the Izel paper of old, shiny one side rough the other we would probably get rid of the problem! Luxuries, not sure I buy many, but I do love some of the snacks you get in M&S, their sushi snacks and definitely the best baked chocolate chip cookies of any of the supermarkets.' added 11th Feb 2010
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