Moments of significance can separate our lives into a “before” and “after.” For me, one such example is life before I introduced a bidet into my home, and then every moment that’s come since. Now I cannot imagine life without a bidet toilet seat, and I mourn the absence of the innovation on every business trip I take or any other reason that keeps me from my personal bathroom. (When it gets to the point where you’re installing a bidet in the guest bathroom at your in-laws’ house, you know something existential has shifted.) These devices have changed my life, and for the better.
Though bidets date back to 18th-century France, and bidet seat attachments have been popular for decades in Japan, the fixture may still be new to many Americans. However, bidets are finally growing in popularity stateside as an increasing number of folks realize that our standard-issue bathroom habits are sort of, well, gross. A bidet’s pressurized water is highly preferable to simply smearing oneself over and over again with wadded clumps of paper.
It was my honor—seriously—to test the latest bidet-industry innovations, including a simple toilet seat add-on and an all-new modern masterpiece of all-in-one toilet technology. Call it a modern marvel, call it “buttmaxxing”—whatever you call it, count me in (especially if the bidet in question includes advanced features like a heated seat and precision oscillation).
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Best Bidet for Most People
For functionality, simplicity, and effectiveness, the Brondell Swash 1400 is best-in-class, offering everything a novice bidet enthusiast could possibly desire, and at an attractive price point, no less.
I found the Swash to perform its functions perfectly: a warmed seat, an adjustable nozzle, a persistent but not invasive flow rate, and an effective deodorizing option. The simple design is approachable, and the included remote control is intuitive to use from the very first go. You can program two users, which is nice for those who have particular preferences. The Swash’s drying capability is also prompt and effective.
Put plainly, the Swash is so comfortable and inviting that after I finished testing bidets for this feature, it’s the one I reinstalled for personal use.
Best High-End Bidet Seat
The S7A is the flagship model from Toto, the Japanese bidet maker that invented the bidet seat attachment. You could easily mistake the S7A for a regular toilet seat—at least until the lid lifts and the night-light clicks on, when the device senses your presence in the bathroom.
The controls work in the same intuitive way as other Toto washlets, with buttons to adjust the position, intensity, and angle of the sprayer. There is also a button to make the spray oscillate. The slim, 4-inch remote allows preprogramming for four people. If there’s any weak point on the S7A—and this bidet is nearly perfect—it’s that the drying fan seems a little weaker than on the previous model (the S550e), perhaps due to design compromises made when shaving down the height.
