Why You Shouldn't Lay Toilet Paper on the Seat Before Using Public Toilets

While reluctantly paying a visit to public toilets, most of us either squat, or lay toilet paper down before we sit. 

Well, apparently we're not helping ourselves at all! 

Dr. William Schaffer, a professor of preventative medicine, has explained to Huffington Post that a bare seat is cleaner than toilet paper.

Apparently, the materials used to make the seat are designed to prevent the spread of germs.

“Toilet seats are not a vehicle for the transmission of any infectious agents – you won’t catch anything”

On the other hand, toilet paper is designed to grab bacteria. Flushing the toilet lifts bacteria into the air and and it goes on what is around it...the paper included.

It’s also more likely that people are putting their hands all over the toilet roll than the seat… and hands are filled with bacteria.

Time to go back to the good ol' squat? Just be careful, because apparently that can be bad for us too!