Save it to Pinterest. One viable toilet paper substitute is baby wipes. If you have sensitive skin, you can use baby wipes because they do not cause irritation or leave lint behind. If you can't find baby wipes or adult wet wipes, use cleaning wipes instead. They work just as well and don't leave a film on the surface like toilet paper does. You should only use wipes as your main form of wiping after washing your hands with soap and water. Wipes do not contain any kind of moisturizer or cleanser so they are not meant to be used as a replacement for proper hygiene practices. Wiping with paper instead of using the toilet reduces the amount of toilet paper that would otherwise be used if each person in the household wiped themselves properly. This means that more paper needs to be bought which increases our environmental impact. You would need about eight hundred baby wipes to equal the amount of toilet paper that comes out of the pack every time you go to the bathroom. That's a lot of waste! The best thing you can do for the environment is to limit the number of trips to the bathroom each day. Soaking your feet before bed or taking the bus instead of driving will both help reduce your personal impact while still giving you an opportunity to get away from the chaos of the world for a little while.