What Is A Bidet?

The bidet is a very old fixture that was invented centuries ago and is now used throughout Europe using the latest technology. It is not popular in the States yet, but you will find that it offers you a more hygienic option for your toilet. It is not only hygienic, but it is offered in the latest designs and materials to complement any bathroom.

The bidet has existed for a very long while. Marc-Antoine Jacoud is commonly referred to as the person who created it. The bidet seems to have come out of the work of furniture creators in France during the seventeenth century. No definitive date, however, is known. There was one furniture creator who worked for the Royal Family, one Des Rosiers, who may have been the real inventor. It is hard to know for sure as written accounts only begin in 1710. By the nineteen hundreds, due to advancements in plumbing, the bidet became a bathroom rather than a bedroom fixture. In 1960, the bidet became electronic, complete with an attachment which would expand on a regular toilet.

It is a simple contraption that sends a gentle stream of water to wash you after your done with the toilet. In Europe you'll find it common as either a separate fixture or as part of the toilet bowl. You may think this sounds very odd, and for those who haven't tried it, I don't blame you, but it is in fact more hygienic than using toilet paper and the technology is now so advanced that many don't use toilet paper at all.

You can select from a spectrum of features and styles. Be advised that bidets are key style features for bathrooms in some of the most upscale places in the world. In fact, in some countries, you'll find bidets are available in public bathrooms. And to add to your new pleasure of using the toilet, you can have heated seats, pulsating streams, adjustable temperature streams and even built in dryers. And the toilets can come in pretty well any design or material you could want in your bathroom. These of course come at a cost, so it's worthwhile investigating the options that suit both your requirements and your budget.

If you still have your doubts you can purchase a bidet seat. You place the faucet onto the seat of the toilet, this prevents you from having to buy a new toilet. There are now a wide range of these seats so that you can have all the convenience of a bidet, without changing your toilet.

If you're still not convinced, then next time you're on a trip to Europe, instead of avoiding the bidet, give it a go and see what you think. It may alter your use of the john for all time!