Why I Love My Bidet

08/06/18

I can only point to a few products in my life and say, “There was my life before this and life after.” The Luxe Bidet Neo 120 attachment earns a spot on that list.

With absolute certainty and no irony, I’m crowning it as the best health product I’ve ever purchased.

Before the Neo 120, I wiped endlessly until my “area” was irritated. I suffered to get clean. After I finished, the discomfort in the area lingered. I didn’t feel 100% clean and couldn’t function for a good 10-15 minutes. I felt shame and I hid it as deep as it could go.

After I found a stable job that paid good money, I splurged on fancy, quadruple ply toilet paper in hopes it would help, but alas, I still found myself in situations where it hurt to wipe and I never felt clean.

Everything changed when I went to Japan. I always admired their innovative culture. As I traveled from the steady pace of Hiroshima to the electric metropolitan of Tokyo, I found a bidet in almost every restroom. Luxuries are too be expected at five star hotels, but hostels, capsule hotels, public landmarks, mom and pop restaurants, and ancient temples had them too. Some restrooms didn’t even have air conditioning, but they had bidets. So it dawned on me, “If the people I look up to are using it, there must be something to it.”

My god they were so right.

I returned to LA on a mission to acquire a bidet. I asked my friend, a progressive American bidet early adopter, for a recommendation. He sent me an Amazon link for his affordable Luxe Bidet Neo 120. Here’s the rundown:

  • It’s a $35 bidet attachment that can be installed underneath almost any toilet seat
  • All the tools that are needed for installation are included
  • Within 30 minutes of opening the box, it was up and spraying
  • I can uninstall it and take it with me to my next home
  • It has a self-cleaning nozzle
  • It has a dial to adjust the stream power
  • It has surpassed my TV as my favorite appliance

If you google, “benefits of bidet,” the term “just showered feeling” pops up. That’s exactly how you describe it, every time. The advantages of the Neo 120 are almost infinite: it minimizes discomfort when I have digestive disagreements, I’m helping mama earth by using less toilet paper; my personal and general hygiene increases because my hands stay away from that area, I get clean faster, it keeps that area of my body hydrated, and most importantly, it gives me peace of mind. I don’t stress about area irritation or discomfort anymore. In fact, it boosts my spirits because I remember how bad it used to be, and I appreciate how good it is now. There was life before my Luxe Bidet Neo 120 and life after.

And let me tell ya, life is good.