Who remembers Izal toilet paper? Who could forget it if you do?
They stopped producing it about twenty years ago, but the memory of it sites heavy in the minds of those that came into contact with it. In the days before Andrex and Cashel you would find this stuff in the grandads bathroom or toilet. I have many a memory of going outside in the howling wind and rain to my grandads outdoor privy. The shit house door banging in the wind. Peeling white paint on the walls and the sound and smell of a paraffin heater. My pants around my ankles, cutting one off and then to top it off the inevitable battle with the Izal Medicated Toilet paper. This stuff took no shit from anyone …. literally ! It was awful stuff that was like a mixture of tracing paper and sand paper.
So here is a little nod to its memory. The paper in this picture I purchased from Ebay as you can not get Izal any more. Its actually a rival paper called Bronco, which I am informed was just as dire. I photographed it on the back of our living room door using a coat hook to hold it up. The writing was added in Photoshop.
So here is to the memory of Izal …. where are you now … and thanks for the memory.
