Smart Bathroom Fixtures for Everyday Use

Modern bathroom fixture manufacturers prioritize aesthetics, comfort, and water conservation. In our mini-review, we've gathered just such solutions — beautiful, convenient, and eco-friendly.

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Odleless Toilets

It's well known that microbes and dirt accumulate under the rim of a toilet, not only from advertising but also from personal experience. If a manufacturer decides to cut costs and doesn't glaze this area, it's especially hard to clean the spots under the rim.

Modern toilets often have no rim at all: such models are hygienic and easy to keep clean.

Toilet-Bidets

An alternative to two separate bathroom fixtures — toilet-bidets with hygiene nozzles have been on the market for several years and continue to improve.

For example, In-Wash Inspira and Roca toilet-bidets come with a remote control to set the desired water temperature and flow mode. The Laufen Navia model can be controlled via smartphone! By the way, both models of smart toilets are rimless.

Water and electricity connections in In-Wash Inspira, Roca, and Laufen Navia toilet-bidets are hidden, meaning no visible hoses or wires. Another bonus is stylish backlighting: you can use the toilet-bidet in the dark and save electricity.

To fit smart bathroom fixtures into any bathroom style, designers at Roca and Laufen have created minimalist designs with soft geometric shapes. The nozzles in In-Wash Inspira, Roca, and Laufen Navia toilet-bidets self-clean before and after each use. These toilets are easy to clean: models are coated with special anti-stain surfaces.

Adjusting modes for the Laufen Navia smart toilet can be done manually using a convenient handle on the side or directly from your smartphone.

Hands-Free Technology

Touchless mixers and flush buttons for toilets — a solution optimal not only for public places, as commonly believed, but also for private apartments.

The main advantage of touchless bathroom fixtures is significant water savings: it's rare that people turn off the water while brushing teeth, and if you consider that teeth are brushed twice a day, a considerable volume of water is wasted in a year. Additionally, it's more hygienic: no fingerprints on the mixer or flush panel.

Energy-Efficient and Safe Mixers

Modern eco-trends have also reached the bathroom. While a regular mixer consumes about ten liters of water per minute, new-generation mixers use half that amount. These mixers deliver oxygen-rich water — hence the lower consumption.

Water is also wasted during temperature adjustment from the tap. A thermostat mixer solves this issue. The key feature of such mixers is a thermostatic regulator that allows you to set the desired water temperature.

Composite Bathroom Fixtures

For example, made from quarzite, corian, or cast marble. These materials are based on crushed stone and quartz sand with a polymer binder like acrylic resin. Baths made from these materials are stronger than those made of acrylic or cast iron, and basins and toilets are stronger than ceramic. Moreover, they're more durable and eco-friendly.

Another important advantage is aesthetics. Round, oval, square, or rectangular items with thin walls and perfect geometry are exactly what composite materials offer: they can be molded into any shape.

+ 4 Smart Gadgets for the Future Bathroom

Earlier, bathroom mirrors were only valued for their design, apart from backlighting. With modern models, you can set the perfect lighting for makeup, zoom in reflections, analyze skin condition, and even select appropriate skincare routines.

Air fresheners soon won't be associated with flammable aerosols and strange smells. Portable aroma diffusers with ionizing air purification and aromatherapy using essential oils — that's the future solution.

Weighing scales are an item that fits anywhere in the bathroom. However, for modern models, simply determining weight is not enough. Smart scales calculate BMI, body type, fat and muscle percentage, water content, and other vital indicators. They also send the data to your smartphone.

Shower systems with built-in speakers are a luxury. But if the fancy features don't interest you and you just want to sing in the shower sometimes, a smart speaker with water and splash protection will suffice.

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