Below, we're comparing the closest like-for-like products: Cheeky Panda Classic Double Roll vs Andrex Complete Clean Megarolls: both soft, white, everyday rolls. Here's the honest breakdown.
Cheeky Panda vs Andrex: at a glance
On the basics, they differ most on fibre and footprint. Here's where it counts:
¹ Illustrative estimate: average UK usage (11.4kg per person/year) ÷ paper weight per roll = rolls/year, × price per roll. Compares value in use, not a guaranteed price. Prices correct as of August 2026. *Based on RRP for Cheeky Panda double-length rolls (£53.33 for 48 rolls) and Andrex Complete Clean megarolls at Tesco (£11.75 for 12 rolls).
Quality: what independent testing found
Let's be straight: Andrex is the higher-scoring roll on Which?: Its Complete Clean was a Best Buy at 94%, ahead of Cheeky Panda's 85%. The brand itself is a benchmark for everyday toilet paper.
Two things worth adding for balance. First, comfort is comparable, with both toilet rolls scoring the top 5/5 for comfort in Which?'s testing, so you're not trading away softness to switch. Second, Cheeky Panda is the only one of the two to also be a Which? Eco Buy.
Sustainability: bamboo vs virgin wood
This is Cheeky Panda's clearest win. Andrex is made from virgin wood pulp, meaning trees are felled and replanted. Cheeky Panda is made from bamboo, a fast-growing grass that regrows from its own roots after harvesting, so no trees end up swirling down your loo.
That difference is measured, not just asserted. Independent life-cycle assessments (by Carbon Footprint Ltd and L.C.D. Consulting) of Cheeky Panda's rolls, against a UK industry-average roll, found 24% lower carbon than virgin wood, 95% less land use and 85% less water use, plus much lower impacts to species and human health. Cheeky Panda is also plastic-free, a certified B Corp, rated in the top 1% worldwide for sustainability by Ecovadis, and it’s helped save over 225,000 trees across over 100 million rolls sold to date.
Credit to Andrex where it's due: it sources FSC-mix wood and runs tree-planting initiatives. But FSC-sourced virgin wood still means felling trees, which bamboo simply doesn't.
Value: the double roll that costs less to use
Per pack, Andrex looks far cheaper but that's the price at the till, not what you actually spend using it. A Cheeky Panda double roll holds 203g of paper to Andrex Complete Clean's 153g, so you get through fewer of them, and the savings compound over time.
Using average UK consumption, that works out at roughly £62 a year for Cheeky Panda vs about £73 for Andrex on RRP (around 15% less)¹ widening to about 23% on a Cheeky Panda subscription (~£56). More paper per roll also means fewer changes.
So the honest headline: Andrex might be cheaper on the shelf, but Cheeky Panda is cheaper to use.
The honest verdict
There's no single winner; it depends what matters most to you:
- Choose Andrex if you specifically want UK-made. It's an excellent, higher-scoring roll.
- Choose Cheeky Panda if you want comparable softness (a top 5/5 for comfort) without felling trees, plastic-free packaging, an Eco Buy credential Andrex doesn't hold, and lower overall cost in use¹.
Put simply: Andrex is a good conventional roll. Cheeky Panda gives you similar performance, with no trees ending up down the loo, and better value in use, which, for a lot of people, is the better trade.
