Bio Bidet Virginity Study: Who’s Had Their Bidet “First Time?”

Using a bidet for the first time can be a little nerve-wracking. You’re not sure how it will feel or even how to make it work.

The good news is that millions of Americans have already taken the plunge and survived to tell the tale. Many have also discovered they love the new luxury bathroom experience bidets offer.

To make you feel better about giving a bidet a try, we want to share with you the results of the “Bio Bidet Virginity Study*” that we conducted in 2020. The results?

While 48% of Americans had not tried a bidet and 19% didn’t know what one was, 33% of respondents had tried a bidet. Of those, 85% said they would keep using it. The number one reason was that they felt cleaner, followed by feeling more modern, sexy, and urbane.

Of those who had never used a bidet, the number one reason was that they had never been given the opportunity to try one.

Bidets aren’t a common public fixture as they are in some other countries, making it hard to try one if you don’t know anyone who owns one.

If you ever do come across a bidet at a friend’s house or hotel or wherever else, don’t let a fear of the splash keep you from your best clean yet. Learn why millions of Americans who have taken the plunge have fallen in love with the bidet experience.

Now, on to the results of our survey …

The Why

Why did we commission the survey? We’re on a mission to make sure more Americans know about the benefits of a bidet firsthand.

“We’re excited to bring to the American household our advanced bidet technology, which we believe will revolutionize the bathroom experience,” said James Amburgey, marketing director at Bio Bidet.

In our work to encourage Americans to use bidets, we needed to know what people who tried them thought.

The Results

The Virginity Study revealed bidet use was divided by several demographic factors. Looking at the data, Bio Bidet discovered that the people most likely to have used a bidet before were married, coastal/metro, and often college-educated. Those least likely were single, living in smaller towns/rural areas, which means there are a lot of potential first-timers looking for their perfect bidet match!

When asked what their first time with a bidet was like, the top answer was, “I liked it.” Here’s how the top answers ranked:

• 3% - I liked it
• 19% - I felt clean
• 19% - I felt sexy
• 3% - It tickled
• 5% - Weird
• 8% - I felt infantilized

The Bidet Reactions

Reactions to using a bidet were overall positive! Of those study participants who have used a bidet for the first time, 71.3% responded positively, saying either, “I liked it,” “I felt sexy,” or “I felt clean.”

You can join this cleaner, more modern crowd by ordering a bidet of your own.

By doing so, you can also become “the friend with the bidet,” allowing yourself and others to try out this exciting bathroom technology. Only one in ten Americans surveyed said it was just too weird for them to try.

Bidet Converts

From the survey, we know that nearly one in four (22%) of Americans own their own bidet of some kind. Bidet attachments are the most common model, with 53% of Americans outfitting their toilet with an attachment.

More and more are turning to the upgraded features offered in a bidet toilet seat, however. Among existing bidet owners, an overwhelming majority (85%) reported having a bidet with a dryer.

Why Choose a Bidet

Bidets don’t just make you feel cleaner, they’re genuinely more hygienic than toilet paper. Not only does water do a better job of getting rid of the waste left on your behind, but using a bidet reduces the risk of getting fecal matter on your hands while wiping. While you should still always wash your hands after using the bathroom, a bidet allows you to minimize the number of fecal particles you touch.

Not only can your bidet help you stay clean but it can also help you stay healthy! Using a bidet can sometimes encourage bowel movements, especially in cases of constipation. Regular cleaning with a bidet can also reduce the risk of UTIs.

Bidets are also environmentally friendly. With each bathroom visit, you’ll reduce paper waste, since bidet users either use no toilet paper or just a little for patting dry at the end. And contrary to popular belief, bidets use less water! But wait, how could that be? It’s because toilet paper manufacturers use more water to create one use-worth of toilet paper than is contained in a bidet nozzle stream. And, of course, using water saves trees.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to use a bidet before, here’s your sign to place an order. If you’re not sure which bidet is right for you, our bidet quiz can help you find out.

Pick Your Model and Try a Bidet for the First Time

If you’ve never used a bidet before, now’s your chance to join the third of Americans who have. "We think every American should own a bidet, yet most haven’t tried them because they haven’t had the opportunity,” says Amburgey. “We believe if you try a bidet, you’ll keep using it.”

That’s why we encourage first-time bidet users to share their experiences on social media and tag @biobidet. Help others get over that last bit of nerves! Whether your first time using a bidet was last year or last week, let us know your thoughts! Send your “PG” Instagram, Facebook, and X posts to Bio Bidet.

Interested in receiving exclusive discounts and being the first to hear about sales and new product launches? Sign up for our newsletter!

About Propeller Insights and the Survey Methodology

*Propeller Insights is a full-service market research firm based in Los Angeles. Using quantitative and qualitative methodologies to measure and analyze marketplace and consumer opinions, they work extensively across industries such as travel, brand intelligence, entertainment/media, retail, and consumer packaged goods. Propeller conducted its national online survey on behalf of Bospar, surveying 1,007 U.S. adults between Aug. 10, 2020 and Aug. 13, 2020. Survey responses were nationally representative of the U.S. population for age, gender, region, and ethnicity. The maximum margin of sampling error was +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.