by Audrey Hardy

Created on: June 11, 2008   Last Updated: July 15, 2008

I can't tell you how many times a day I find myself wiping off the soap dispensers throughout the house. I have make-up on my dispenser, there's a variety of snack residue on others, and I have no idea what's on my son's soap dispenser. However, I do know that purchasing a hands-free soap dispenser helps to make a much more sanitary bathroom environment.
Bathroom towel warmers are also great. Usually taking a shower is a way of getting up and starting your day. But if you're anything like me, you might just decide to wrap yourself in your heated towel, lie back down, and imagine a handsome young man giving you a soothing massage.

Let's go straight to the toilet seat and get it over with. Growing up I always wondered why my grandmother had two toilets and like most children I did a little exploration to try and figure it out. I now know that one of the fixtures is called a bidet, which is used to clean the genitalia and buttocks. They now have new high tech versions that include a water heater, dryer and remote control. Who would've thought!
While we're on the subject of bowel movements, you can also purchase Homedics breathe air revitalizer. This gadget provides a unique alternative for filtering away the aroma while also killing 99% of odor causing bacteria. You simply add two teaspoons of your choice of citrus, lime, or vanilla to the bowel of water and turn it on.
Another cool idea is the Clear Mirror Fogless Mirror System. This is a rubber-heating pad that sticks to the back of your mirror and prevents fogging. For the do it yourselfers it comes with easy step-by-step instructions. As simple as the flick of your bathroom light switch, you will never have to streak your mirror with your hand again.
Back to the subject of hands-free bathroom products, I also recommend a Touchless faucet and trashcan. The less everyone in your household touches the fewer germs that will be spread through your home. However, should you have to, Touchless products do come with manual override on and off switches.
Warning! Kids and husbands may be tempted to play wih these items.

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