Which type of toilet brush is best?
A silicone toilet brush with a flexible head gives the best cleaning results, plus it’s more hygienic than a bristle brush. Traditional toilet brushes are prone to getting clogged with germs, dirt and loo paper, making them pretty unhygienic and horrible to use. Silicone brushes solve the majority of Mumsnetters’ qualms about toilet brushes.
How do you clean a toilet brush?
You can clean a traditional toilet brush by submerging it in a bucket of hot water and adding bleach or bicarbonate of soda, or by using your toilet bowl to soak it in toilet cleaner, then flush to rinse. Finish with a spritz of antibacterial spray.
Silicone toilet brushes can, in theory, be cleaned in the dishwasher, but there are obvious reasons why this might not appeal. Silicone can withstand much higher temperatures, so they can be boiled - as long as you remove any plastic parts. Most Mumsnetters find a rinse in hot water and an antibacterial wipe does the trick, and you can use the same techniques as you would with a traditional toilet brush too.
Are toilet brushes a good idea?
Opinion is divided on Mumsnet, but it’s pretty hard to get your toilet bowl clean without one. The biggest objection is to the thought of keeping a germ-filled brush in the house, so there is the option of disposable brushes, like Duck Fresh Brush, but there are environmental concerns around this kind of set up.
On the whole, we think toilet brushes are a good idea, especially if you go for a more hygienic silicone style. It’s more environmentally friendly than a disposable brush, and using a modern design keeps the ick-factor to a minimum.
What’s the best toilet brush to buy?
We think the Joseph Joseph Flex Plus is the best toilet brush to buy. It works well, is easy to keep clean and it even looks good too boot. Mumsnetters wax lyrical about this toilet brush, which is high praise indeed.
How we chose our recommendations
We first headed to the Mumsnet forums to find out which toilet brushes discerning Mumsnetters recommended and had bought themselves, noting their feedback about these brands. We then drew up a shortlist of those that were repeatedly mentioned.
From there, we did some research across the wider web, consulting independent review sites and taking into account what customer reviews said about the products featured. Having collated all that information, we picked the toilet brushes we thought were worthy of taking the titles in a number of categories.
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