Things I wonder about - facial tissue

Some brands of TP call themselves toilet tissue, they must be wondering the same thing you are.

Toilet paper, has a, well, a rather ewwwwwwww connotation, but gets the point across. Facial tissues came out onto the market about the same time as rolled toilet paper did. So marketing, in their wisdom, wanting 'Kleenex' to catch on with consumers, decided to give it a name as far removed from it's association with toilet paper, or paper products as possible. While blowing one's nose with paper is considered the act of a truly poor person who can't afford "Kleenex", the introduction of Kleenex was also an effort to 'gentrify' society as a whole. It's all in the marketing. LOL Now, the next time you are in a store buying 'Kleenex' or toilet paper, wonder about this (your question) out loud. See what reaction you get. THAT is the real marketing research! ROFL

May be the guy who had named it has seen a face that definitely looked like something else that has to be wiped out constantly.

Because Nose Paper does not sound good. Which is why it is toilet paper and not butt hole paper. Since we do not associate anything else with the nose besides boogers, it has to be called facial...but who wants scratchy paper on their face? Hence, facial tissue???? LOL Ok, well, I tried!

No idea!!! But am sure I will now be wondering too! Thanks for sharing that little niggle!!

Perhaps it has something to do with the history of the product itself. Also many things such as Kleenex and Bandaids are brand names that people use as product names. Once upon a time there was no facial tissue and people used handkerchiefs. If you look at some the cloth is almost a tissue.