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Everyone seems to have a toilet paper brand that they remain loyal to. After all, if you're going to apply the toilet paper to some of the most sensitive areas of your body, you want it to treat you right. 

Below, we rounded up toilet tissue that is right for your comfort, budget, and shopping preferences. We also included the available roll quantities in a breakout box so you can customize how much you'd like to have on hand.

For additional advice on choosing the right toilet paper plus tips for shopping for toilet paper online, scroll to the end of this guide.

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Best toilet paper overall: Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper (24 rolls), $32.75 on Amazon Charmin's Ultra Strong Toilet Paper is plush, strong, easy to tear, ultra-absorbent, and has built a faithful following with its consistent quality.

Best sustainable toilet paper: Cloud Paper Bamboo Toilet Paper (24 rolls),$34.99 on Cloud Paper Cloud Paper Bamboo Toilet Paper provides a good balance of strength, absorbency, and softness.

Best budget toilet paper: Scott 1,000 Sheets Per Roll Toilet Paper (36 rolls), $26.98 on Walmart Scott's 1,000 Sheets Per Roll Toilet Paper is ideal for people who want to save money, care about the environment, and don't like lint.

Best toilet paper for sensitive skin: Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care Toilet Paper (24 rolls), $20.99 on Staples If most toilet papers leave a burning sensation in your rear after a thorough cleaning, consider treating yourself with Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care Toilet Paper, which is triple-thick and hypoallergenic. 

Best toilet paper subscription: Reel Premium Bamboo Toilet Paper (24 rolls), $43.99 on Amazon If you never want to run out of toilet paper ever again, the Reel Premium Bamboo Toilet Paper ships right to your door and is made without trees.

Best 3-ply toilet paper: Quilted Northern Ultra Plush Toilet Paper (18 rolls), $15.74 on Amazon Quilted Northern Ultra Plush Toilet Paper is the ideal absorbent tissue if softness is your top concern.

Charmin's Ultra Strong Toilet Paper is plush, strong, easy to tear, ultra-absorbent, and has built a faithful following with its consistent quality.

Pros: Soft, strong when wet and dry, rips cleanly from the roll, woven like a washcloth, Roto-Rooter-approved

You might recognize Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper from the series of commercials featuring bears with comfortable butts. As the name suggests, Ultra Strong is positioned as Charmin's strongest two-ply toilet paper . Charmin advertises it as having washcloth-like cleaning abilities with four times the strength of "the leading bargain brand" when wet.

This durable and absorbent toilet paper is useful when your digestive system is having an off day and trips to the bathroom are frequent. And, if you're concerned about a hardy toilet paper wreaking havoc on your plumbing, you'll take comfort in knowing that Ultra Strong is Roto-Rooter-approved as septic- and clog-safe.

Though it's strong whether wet or dry — and neatly rips from the roll —, the downside is that it takes a while to dissolve. That said, it might not be the best toilet paper for super finicky plumbing. 

Cloud Paper Bamboo Toilet Paper is a good balance of strength, absorbency, and softness.

Pros: Strong, absorbent, free of scents, chlorine, BPA, and dyes

Cons: Not widely available in stores, not as soft as other options

In our testing of the best sustainable bathroom tissue, Cloud Paper Bamboo Toilet Paper was among the most absorbent options. Plus, it rarely ripped when we tore off a sheet, making it one of the strongest toilet papers. However, it only had average softness compared to the other sustainable solutions.

According to the company, Cloud Paper is free of BPA, dyes, scents, and chlorine. The Natural Resources Defense Council gives Cloud Paper a B+ for sustainability. 

Cloud offers a subscription service delivering 24 rolls to your door every two, three, or four months. The toilet paper comes in plastic-free packaging made of recycled paper products.

Scott's 1,000 Sheets Per Roll Toilet Paper is ideal for people who want to save money, care about the environment, and don't like lint.

Pros: Affordable, eco-friendly, dissolves easily, minimal lint

Despite Scott's 1,000 Sheets Per Roll Toilet Paper's one-ply stature and quick-to-dissolve design, it stays strong and leaves behind little lint. It's what we use in our house and Scott is a great, sustainable option that's certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, too. Scott 1,000 dissolves quickly and easily while maintaining strength while wet. It's also recommended for people with RVs and sensitive septic tanks who aren't looking for luxury — it breaks down quickly but is still rough on the skin.

If most toilet papers leave a burning sensation in your rear after a thorough cleaning, consider treating yourself with Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care Toilet Paper, which is triple-thick and hypoallergenic. 

Pros: Soft, made with plant-based fibers, hypoallergenic, paraben-free, made without harsh chemicals and dyes, sustainably sourced, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, three times thicker and two times more absorbent than the average brand, biodegradable, clog-free, septic- and sewer-safe

Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care Toilet Paper has a cushion-like, rippled texture, which is supposed to clean better while remaining comfortable, strong, and soft. It's ideal for sensitive skin because it's hypoallergenic, paraben-free, and made without harsh chemicals and dyes.

Cottonelle's toilet paper is also sustainably sourced and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. And, because this two-ply tissue is three times thicker and two times more absorbent per sheet than the average brand, you'll appreciate its ultra-plush feel.

Cottonelle is also biodegradable, clog-free, and septic- and sewer-safe so, even though it's a thicker toilet paper, it's just as safe to use as it is soft.

If you never want to run out of toilet paper ever again, the Reel Premium Bamboo Toilet Paper ships right to your door and is made without trees.

Pros: Tree-free, zero plastic packaging (including tape), no inks or dyes, fragrance- and chlorine-free, BPA-free, biodegradable, good quality weight and thickness, impressive sheet count per roll

Sure, subscription services are typical for makeup, coffee, and even razors, but toilet paper ? That's a new one. The Reel Premium Bamboo Toilet Paper makes sustainably sourced, tree-free toilet paper that will be regularly shipped to you — so you never run out.

This three-ply toilet paper is sustainably sourced and made without chlorine, fragrance, inks, and dyes. Zero plastic goes into the manufacturing process and the 100% bamboo rolls are wrapped with recycled paper. 

You can subscribe and have Reel delivered to you every month, every two months, or every three months, depending on how stocked you want your bathroom cabinet to be. If you want to reduce waste wherever you can, these rolls are a wonderful option.

Quilted Northern Ultra Plush Toilet Paper is the ideal absorbent tissue if softness is your top concern.

Pros: Incredibly soft and absorbent, thick, Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified, sewer- and septic-safe

Cons: Produces lint, not the best for weak plumbing

Quilted Northern Ultra Plush Toilet Paper lives up to its name, as its three-layered paper makes it more absorbent and softer than one- and two-layered sheets. 

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified toilet paper remains strong, though it doesn't dissolve easily. But, despite the thick texture, it's sewer- and septic-safe.

Quilted Northern guarantees that their rolls will fit your holder. If the rolls don't fit, the company will send you a free extender.

There is no standardization of toilet paper square or roll sizes, so words like "mega roll" or "double roll" don't mean much. If you want to compare prices, look at the cost per square foot and the number of "ply," or layers of thickness. This simple equation should do the trick: 

(Price in dollars x 14400) ÷ (width of each sheet in inches x length of each sheet in inches x number of sheets on a roll x number of rolls) = cost in cents per square foot

When looking at costs, keep in mind that you will use fewer sheets of three-ply than one-ply because of the superior cleaning and absorbing abilities.

As we were doing our research, we found that there were a lot of buyer complaints about the rolls they ordered not being the same size as what they were used to. For this reason, when buying online, pay special attention to the sizes of the sheets, how many sheets are on a roll, and how many rolls you are getting.

If you do find a toilet paper you like on Amazon, we recommend trying the "Subscribe & Save" service. This allows you to save up to 15% off the regular price. Plus, you don't have to remember to reorder toilet paper. It automatically comes to your home at regular intervals, much like our Reel pick.

We examined hundreds of expert and buyer reviews and ratings of many toilet paper brands and styles. The ones we chose to include in our guide have the ability to clean you down there, are septic- and sewer system-safe, and have discernable softness.

Jennifer Skene, natural climate solutions policy manager for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), said that while some toilet papers are better than others, they all have an impact on the environment. 

The NRDC publishes an annual "Issue with Tissue" scorecard (pdf) that gives popular paper products a sustainability grade based on how the materials are sourced, the bleaching process, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, and other factors.

Skene said one of the major problems is manufacturers rely on virgin forests for toilet paper production. Oftentimes, harvesting the forests infringes on indigenous rights and properties. And, even bamboo is sometimes harvested unsustainably.

In addition to checking the NRDC scorecard, Skene recommends looking for toilet paper certified by the FSC and made from post-consumer recycled material.

Although there are plenty of eco-friendly toilet paper brands, for the sake of forests and our environment, the less toilet paper we use, the better. Skene said that bidets are indisputably better for the environment than toilet paper alone.

Skene added that it takes more water to make toilet paper than you would use cleaning yourself with a bidet. That doesn't even factor in the added waste of toilet paper and the effects of deforestation.

I have used bidets in my home and on the road for almost a decade and strongly recommend them. You'll still want to use some toilet paper to dry and spot check, but having a bidet has drastically reduced my family's toilet paper use. 

Check out our guide to the best bidets.

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