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Charmin Ultra Strong absorbed the most liquid while staying together. It’s not as soft and costs more, but it’s almost as good as our pick and widely available.

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After granting draft awards based on most of our testing, all those testers and users that we further consulted were utterly unsurprised that this product won our top honor. The Charmin Ultra Strong satisfies pretty much all users. It is excellent for both those looking for comfort and performance. It topped the scales in our objective tests of strength and absorption and was nearly as soft and gentle as the gentlest in our review. While this Charmin is more expensive than most, its effectiveness per sheet tilts the value equation back at least a little bit. We found that the most effective sheets &#40;a measure that this award winner surely meets&#41; could do what it took four sheets of the least effective competitors. If you can adjust your usage patterns accordingly, "expensive" options like this award-winning Charmin aren't actually much more expensive than "value" options &mdash; over weeks and months of use.
Our proprietary, mathematically-derived effectiveness coefficient can be thought of as a multiplier of sorts. How many sheets of the TP in question does it take to do the job relative to others? A lower number is better. In that regard, the Charmin Ultra Strong tops the charts. The value will be a function of the effectiveness, your associated usage patterns, and the actual cost per sheet. Diligent users can find better value with the more effective &#40;albeit more expensive, per sheet&#41; options than with flimsier options. The main drawback of the stronger options like this one is that some plumbing situations aren't prepared to handle more robust sheets, especially in bigger clumps. We suggest making sure your plumbing can handle it before getting too excited about the robust Charmin Ultra Strong. 

After ordering products based on our test results, testers and users alike were unsurprised that Charmin Ultra Strong Mega topped the list. This product satisfies the majority of users. It is excellent for those looking for comfort as well as those looking performance. It topped the scales in our objective tests of strength and absorption and was nearly as soft and gentle as the gentlest in our review. While this Charmin product is more expensive than most, its effectiveness per sheet tilts the value equation back in its favor a little bit. We found that a single sheet from this roll will do what it takes four sheets of the least effective competitors to do. If you can adjust your usage habits accordingly, "expensive" options like this standard-setting Charmin product are not, in fact, much more expensive than the "value" options.
Our proprietary, mathematically-derived effectiveness coefficient can be thought of as a multiplier of sorts. This coefficient answers the question of how many sheets of the TP will it take to do the job relative to others? A lower number is better. In this regard, the Charmin Ultra Strong tops the charts. The value will be a function of the effectiveness, your associated usage patterns, and the actual cost per sheet. Diligent users can find better value with the more effective &#40;albeit more expensive per sheet&#41; options than with flimsy alternatives. The main drawback of the stronger options is that some plumbing systems will struggle with the robust sheets, especially if they come in big wads. We suggest making sure your plumbing can handle it before getting too excited about the robust Charmin Ultra Strong. 

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The Amazon Brand Presto toilet paper is a great option for those looking for a well-balanced, cost-effective product. Presto paper earned an overall above-average score in our metrics but stood out in our strength and dissolve tests &mdash; two paper characteristics that are respectively paramount to personal hygiene and the wellness of one's plumbing. As far as strength tests go, Presto gave an across-the-board good performance with the exception of the wet phase of the tests in which it did relatively poorly, bringing down the rest of the scores slightly.
Testers were mixed in their assessment of the softness of Presto paper thus making literal the old adage about opinions. However, the overall score for softness was about average for the class. As for the effectiveness and absorption of the paper, Presto's performance was above average showing some conflicting results wherein its ability to absorb liquids brought it down some in its ability to effectively clean up wet test materials. Despite its minor discrepancies, Presto delivers an all-around quality product at a very competitive price making it a great value for thrifty shoppers.  

Even when we blinded testers from the brand messaging associated with toilet papers, it was pretty clear that the Charmin Ultra Gentle option was the absolute softest in our review. If you seek maximum comfort, look no further. Effectiveness isn't too far behind. Others are stronger, more absorbent, and clean better, but not many others. 
You'll pay for the comfort with dollars and with spinning lint flying around your bathroom. Every tester commented on the puffs of extra lint that accompanied this ultra-soft option. Spin a few rolls of Charmin Ultra Gentle through your dispenser, and you'll notice greater-than-average lint accumulation in the vicinity. Don't discount the long-term annoyance of such lint accumulation; it is visible, cluttered, and doesn't sweep up very readily. 

The Quilted Northern Ultra Soft and Strong scored very well. In calculating our "effectiveness coefficient", it performed at the top. Quilted Northern does more with less &#40;fewer sheets per wipe, if you are diligent&#41;. Its absorption is above average, strength tops the charts, and subjective softness comparisons rank it with the top 5. 
Quilted Northern isn't offered in the plethora of different styles/options that the other big names offer. However, this flagship option they put out is among the best, and we think it's hard to go wrong with Quilted Northern.

In assessing, both directly and indirectly, a vast spectrum of toilet tissue options, we found a pretty distinct consensus on what constitutes the minimum viable performance/comfort of a product. Even across significant demographic and socio-economic situations, users mainly agreed that the Solimo toilet paper offers the minimum in comfort and effectiveness. 
Only if you are seeking institutional value or purchasing for maximum environmental sensitivity will you really wish to compromise further than the performance offered by this high scorer. Solimo, which is Amazon's brand of household products, does the job at a good price. The TP is right in line with their other products we have used; typical "store" brand performance but available online and shipped to your door. 

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Cottonelle Ultra Comfort Care provides the best balance of softness, cleaning power, absorption, and prevention of lint or remnants. You’ll use less of it because it works better.

Charmin Ultra Soft Mega bathroom tissue is exactly what the branding suggests &mdash; it is among the softest in the class. But, Charmin has other notable attributes as well. For example, this paper's strength, effectiveness, and absorption scores are all well above average in a very competitive class. It's worth noting that the Ultra Soft's absorption results set the bar for the class. More than being high quality, this TP offers consumers good value as well. 
This Charmin Ultra Soft bathroom tissue is fully functioning and effective. However, it had some irritating shortcomings. For instance, when starting a new roll, the perforated edge of the paper tends to tear and often separate the plies. Also, we had to use two hands to tear off the paper needed when in a seated position. These are minor issues to be sure but frustrating nonetheless. All told, Charmin Ultra Soft lives up to its name, making it the go-to for soft wiping experience. 

The Charmin Essentials is simple, widely available, and solidly performing. Its price is competitive with budget options, especially when you consider its effectiveness. In terms of strength, absorption, and cleanability, this top scorer is among the very best. To do what you can do with one sheet of Charmin Essentials, you need four sheets of Scott 1000. Super budget, "institutional" TP might require the use of 5, 6, or more sheets to match the performance of one sheet of Charmin Essentials. Attentive use of Charmin Essentials can be less expensive than similar use of bargain-basement products. 
Charmin Essentials is the company's least expensive product, but it still comes in at least a little more expensive per sheet than bare-bones budget products. As we note repeatedly, the absolute lowest price &#40;even if corrected for price per sheet&#41; does not define actual value. In shopping for value, pay attention to both effectiveness and your usage patterns. If you need a value in toilet tissue, think about selecting the most effectiveness per dollar and adjust your usage/behavior accordingly. Essentially, use less of the good stuff per task, and you can save money by purchasing up the cost and effectiveness scale. 

Charmin Essentials provides better softness and cleaning power than you’d expect for its very reasonable price, but it’s not as soft and doesn’t absorb as well as our other picks.

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