CHOICE consumer experts rank the best and worst supermarket toilet paper based on price and softness

Experts have put toilet paper to the test to see which is the best and which is the worst based on performance and value for money.

CHOICE consumer experts crowned Quilton’s Toilet Tissue Gold Four-ply Softness and its Toilet Tissue King Size 25 Percent Larger Sheets in Gold as the shared number one paper on supermarket shelves.

Aldi’s Confidence extra-soft toilet paper was voted Best Budget Buy, while the title of softest recycled toilet paper went to Coles’ So Soft and Strong, 100 per cent recycled toilet paper.

Buyers will want to miss out on Oobamboo Bamboo Unbleached Toilet Rolls as it was by far the worst performing paper.

They’ve also settled the long-running debate over whether you should hang your toilet paper above or below, which is the correct method.

CHOICE experts have voted the best toilet tissues with Quilton’s Toilet Tissue Gold Four-ply Softness and its Toilet Tissue King Size 25 Percent Larger Sheets in Gold at number one

Buyers should miss out on Oobamboo Bamboo Unbleached Toilet Rolls, 3-Ply, as it was by far the worst-performing paper, according to CHOICE

At the CHOICE lab, experts tested one, two, three, and four play variants to find out which are soft, tear easily at perforation, are strong and resist puncture, and disintegrate quickly.

Quilton was by far the best-performing toilet paper brand in CHOICE’s tests, dominating the rankings by taking seven spots in the top 10.

The four-ply Gold Softness toilet paper and the Quilton King Size toilet paper, 25 percent larger sheets in gold four-ply, both achieved the best overall rating of 85 percent.

Both scored 86 percent in the disintegration test and 90 percent for softness, but buyers will have to pay extra for a premium treatment.

Of all the toilet paper tested by CHOICE, the two top performers were among the most expensive, with prices between 61 cents and 63 cents per 100 sheets.

To get the best bang for your buck, the CHOICE experts chose Aldi’s Confidence Extra Soft 3-ply toilet paper with an overall score of 82 percent and fourth place.

At 22 cents per 100 sheets, it wasn’t the cheapest of the products tested, but it was recommended ahead of cheaper papers as it performed well on the puncture test, which measured how likely your finger is to break sheets.

Third place went to Coles So Soft and Strong 3-ply Embossed White, which also costs 22 cents per 100 sheets, but was not recommended by CHOICE experts because of its poor puncture test score.

Third place went to Cole’s So Soft and Strong three-ply Embossed White, which also costs 22 cents per 100 sheets

To get the best bang for your buck, Aldi Confidence’s CHOICE experts voted three-ply extra soft toilet paper with an overall score of 82 percent and fourth place

Coles So Soft and Strong 100% Recycled Toilet Paper 3 Ply didn’t make the top ten, but was named the softest recycled toilet paper.

CHOICE expert Matt Sheen said, “Toilet paper that’s good for the planet may not be good for your butt,” as recycled paper isn’t known for its quality or softness.

However, Coles recycled toilet paper performed as well as Premium for softness, which received 80 percent for softness, but at half the price of 28 cents per 100 sheets.

Oobamboo Bamboo Unbleached Toilet Rolls 3 ply received the lowest rating of 43 percent.

The Oobamboo bamboo paper scored a sad 0 percent on the disintegration test, meaning it doesn’t disintegrate as easily after being rinsed.

Priced at 56 cents per 100 sheets, it was one of the most expensive papers tested and was rated just 55 percent for softness.

The other two products at the bottom of the list were Kleenex Double-Length Toilet Paper with CleanRipple at 62 percent and Naturale 100 percent recycled three-ply softness at 65 percent.

The other two products at the bottom of the list were Kleenex double-length toilet paper at 62 percent and Naturale 100 percent recycled three-ply softness at 65 percent

While they performed well on softness at 90 percent and 80 percent, respectively, their ratings were dragged down due to the poor disintegration test result.

CHOICE experts also found a conclusive answer to the age-old question: should you hang toilet paper above or below?

They cited the inventor of perforated toilet paper, Sam Wheeler, who drew a diagram of his idea in 1891 showing the overhanging roll.