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nyse Oct 7th, 2013 03:40 AM

Gant de Toilette ~~ Disposable face cloth
 
Several years ago a Parisian hotel offered individually wrapped, disposable face cloths.
They were perfectly sized in a mitt shape and contained <b>no soap.</b>

Wonder if anyone knows where a supply could be purchased? The ones I see available are all soaped. Thanks~

Cathinjoetown Oct 7th, 2013 05:26 AM

http://www.amazon.fr/Gant-toilette-j...uctDescription

nyse Oct 7th, 2013 09:17 AM

Cath, thank you ~ these indeed look reassuringly familiar!

I had looked at eBay international but didn't think of Amazon.

kerouac Oct 7th, 2013 10:39 AM

My mother's nursing home in Paris uses disposable face cloths (also used for less facial areas), but I don't know where the general public can buy them. In a cheap store like Tati or some of the 'bazaar' stores, you can find terrycloth <i>gants de toilette</i> for about 0.50€ (usually sold 2 for 1€).

Pvoyageuse Oct 7th, 2013 11:12 AM

"I don't know where the general public can buy them"

In a pharmacy or a parapharmacy. 50 for €3.90

kerouac Oct 7th, 2013 12:20 PM

Thanks for that. Not being a pharmacy customer, I had no way of knowing.

nyse Oct 29th, 2013 09:10 AM

Just to update, a friend gave me a package of 50 Mary Kay disposable face cloths.
They are @12"x10" square and unsoaped.
Haven't tried one yet but they look like they'll work fine.

kybourbon Oct 29th, 2013 09:39 AM

You can also get them in various brands/softness from medical supplies such as these:

http://www.amazon.com/Medline-Dispos...386275-4517266

kerouac Oct 29th, 2013 09:53 AM

I actually still have a big supply of them from when I used to take my mother on trips. I had to use them to clean her up after removing the diaper. One gets used to anything over time.

Judy Oct 29th, 2013 01:09 PM

For a trip, I just go to Target and buy a dozen washcloths for a few dollars and consider them disposable.

kybourbon Oct 29th, 2013 02:39 PM

I sometimes take old ones from home and throw away as I use them. Other times I take baby washcloths. They dry out much faster than regular ones and take up little space.


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