{"id":481,"date":"2019-02-03T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenhousecompany.it\/blog\/ilsanitario\/?p=481"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:11:54","slug":"why-is-toilet-paper-at-least-2-ply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenhousecompany.it\/blog\/ilsanitario\/2019\/02\/03\/why-is-toilet-paper-at-least-2-ply\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is toilet paper at least 2-ply?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The reason behind multiple layers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we take a look at a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"toilet paper roll, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brokenhousecompany.it\/blog\/ilsanitario\/en\/2018\/01\/18\/toilet-paper-over-or-under\/\" target=\"_blank\">toilet paper roll,<\/a> we can see it is at least 2 or more ply. The more expansive rolls can be also 5-ply. Why aren&#8217;t they made of one single layer? The reason is that multiple layers make paper softer and more resistant because all the sheets can better hold air. In addition, this structure facilitates the dissolution in the toilet after flushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Focus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.it\/cultura\/curiosita\/perche-la-carta-igienica-e-fatta-da-due-veli\" target=\"_blank\">Focus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8965205551782402\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- BC_ADOA1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8965205551782402\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5203678261\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is toilet paper at least 2-ply? There are basically two reasons: one for when we use it and one for when we dump it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_1323398168210513923_1323398168210513923":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1248],"tags":[21,2689,621,2558,2691,623,77,2590,2693],"post_folder":[4084],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toilet-paper-en","tag-bathroom","tag-bogroll","tag-ply-en","tag-restroom","tag-roll","tag-sheets-en","tag-toilet","tag-toiletpaper","tag-toiletroll-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why is toilet paper at least 2-ply? - il Sanitario<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why is toilet paper at least 2-ply? 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