Key takeaways
- Travel bidets deliver a clean water bidet wash anywhere you go, thanks to their compact, easy-to-use design.
- Travel bidets provide a more sustainable alternative to toilet paper and personal hygiene by reducing everyday waste.
- Travel bidets are ideal for travel, outdoor use, and postpartum care thanks to their small, portable design.
Let’s start with the obvious: we’re big bidet fans here at Brondell. Bidets provide a cleaner, more comfortable wash than wiping with toilet paper, all while reducing waste and preserving environmental resources.
As beneficial as bidets are, there is one issue: most bidets are designed to stay on your toilet. Here's the good news: there are bidets you can take on the road. Meet the travel bidet.
What is a travel bidet?
Travel bidets, or portable bidets, are easy-to-carry bottles with a special spray nozzle attached, so you can get an efficient and effective bidet wash on the go.
Wondering how to use a travel bidet? It's simple. Fill the bottle with fresh, clean water just before using it. When you're ready to wash, lower the travel bidet bottle, aim, and gently squeeze to start your wash. Once you’re finished, you can drain the bottle and air-dry it before packing it away.
Why do I need a travel bidet?
Once you’ve gotten used to bidet washing at home, it’s hard to go back to just toilet paper when you’re out and about. With a travel bidet, you can take a fresh, sustainable clean with you wherever you go.
Better hygiene in the great outdoors.
If you enjoy the planet like we do, you know that staying clean after using the bathroom can be a challenge during a camping trip or hike.
Travel bidets are more effective and packable than toilet paper, and they're more eco-friendly than disposable wipes, many of which are not biodegradable. That makes bidets a more sustainable alternative to traditional personal hygiene options, which is great for Leave No Trace practices that emphasize minimizing human impact when enjoying the outdoors.
If you want to leave the toilet paper at home while out in nature, a travel bidet is a must-have for your next backpacking, camping, or hiking trip.
A packable essential.
For the globetrotters, road-trippers, and all other adventurers, having a portable bidet for travel can be a lifesaver. It’s not guaranteed that your hotel, homestay (i.e. Airbnb), or other booking will have a bidet, which is why we advise you to BYOB (bring your own bidet).
Travel bidets are great in public bathrooms too, saving you from having to rely on lower-quality, industrial toilet paper that may or may not be there.
Providing comfortable postpartum care.
For new moms with recovering bodies, postpartum care is incredibly important for proper healing. That's why many experts recommend the use of a peri bottle, which you fill with warm water and squeeze to provide a gentle wash after using the restroom.
A travel bidet is a great substitute for a peri bottle because you can use it long after postpartum. Unlike traditional peri bottles, travel bidets are designed with angled nozzles for easy aiming, an easy-to-squeeze bottle and a larger capacity to hold more water for less fill-ups. Peri bottles are intended to only be used during postpartum healing, but you can keep travel bidet for other uses long after you’re healed from childbirth.
Meet our GoSpa travel bidets.
We’ve been engineering bidets for over 20 years, and all of that experience has gone into creating our GoSpa Travel Bidet collection. Each is designed for packability and exceptional hygiene, so you can enjoy a full bidet wash wherever you are. Here's a quick breakdown of each travel bidet in our lineup:
- GoSpa Essential: Simple and cost-effective, it’s everything you need in a travel bidet. The bidet nozzle can be stowed inside the bottle when not in use (as pictured below).
- GoSpa Advanced: Features a pop-up nozzle that retracts between uses, ensuring every wash is clean from start to finish.
- GoSpa Collapsible: Featuring a retractable nozzle in addition to a collapsible design, it's the most make it the most packable GoSpa in our collection.
Stay clean wherever you go.
Travel bidets are the perfect tool to have when you’re missing your home bidet. From camping in the great outdoors, to keeping clean during your travels, to use at the office or for certain life stages, travelling with a portable wash on hand goes a long way to keeping you feeling refreshed and clean.