The TUSHY Movement

We turn daily business into joyful toileting.

Let’s Roll Through Some History

The Anything Goes Period

No toilet paper yet. People used whatever was around — leaves, grass, corncobs, sponge on a stick, anything goes when you have to go.

1603-1868: EDO Japan

Hundreds of years ago, people in Japan were already using water to clean themselves after going to the bathroom. Turns out, ancient people had it right.

1710: The French Bidet

The invention is generally credited to master furniture maker Christophe Des Rosiers, who crafted the first documented basin for the French royal family. Early versions were made of earthenware or porcelain on wooden legs, kept in royal bedrooms. With the invention of indoor plumbing, the bidet migrated out of the bedroom and into the modern bathroom.

1857: Toilet Paper Arrives

Toilet paper was invented. And Americans never really looked back.

1964: American Sitzbath

Did you know the modern bidet was actually invented in America? The American inventor, Arnold Cohen, patented the "American Sitzbath" help his father manage chronic medical pain without painful wiping.

1967-1969: The American Bidet Goes to Japan

After struggling to market the device in North America due to cultural taboos, Cohen licensed and exported his design to Japanese companies to begin domestic production and adaptation. It turned into a massive commercial success in Japan.

Two people. One epiphany.

Miki knew the problem. Justin knew the fix already existed somewhere else in the world. Together, they built TUSHY to close the gap.

Miki Agrawal

Half Japanese. Half Indian. All done wiping. Miki spent years with chronic gastro issues. That meant knowing every bathroom within a five-mile radius, better than anyone should have to. Somewhere around trip one thousand, she had the epiphany: there had to be a better way to go.

Justin Allen

Justin didn't plan on caring about bidets. Living and studying in Japan and Korea, he saw them everywhere. Coming home, he couldn't unsee what was missing. So he did the only reasonable thing: he emailed a stranger and asked to build a company.