What is the history of modern commercial toilet paper?
In 1857 an American Joseph Gayetty creates the first commercial toilet paper. His "Gayetty's Medicated Paper" comes in pre-moistened flat sheets medicated with aloe. It didn't become popular immediately, however, since the public was accustomed to using materials they got for free rather than paying for them.
In the 1880s the first rolled, perforated toilet paper was commercialized, but it used production techniques that would often leave splinters in it!
Only after 1935 "splinter-free" toilet paper comes to the market.
In the 1940s toilet paper becomes softer, companies begin selling the first two-ply toilet paper.
In the second half of the 20th century manufacturers create different soft variations of toilet paper.
Today toilet paper with multiple layers is the standard in many countries.
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