Toilet brushes - what am I missing

[YourFairCyanReader]

What is supposed to happen with toilet brushes ? If you use them to clean off skidmarks, surely they just get clogged up immediately with poo? Then sit in their little holder with poo on?

I stick my hand down with toilet paper. Then I wash my hand.

A squirt of toilet cleaner, bleach, whatever you use and keep it under the flush until it's clean. I don't think you can clean a toilet properly without a brush.

How do you clean the gross bits that get under the rim?

Don't flush it, put it in the bin

OK, thank you! But then isn't your toilet never really scrubbed clean? Mine is clean anyway, but it gets a weekly clean with toilet cleaner and the scrubbing brush under the rim, around the bowl etc

I just can’t stand toilet brushes - they make me feel nauseous. And I work in the medical field and regularly deal with urine, faeces, vomit, blood etc etc but I just can’t do toilet brushes.

I’m happy to clean and keep the tongs, but discard the cloths and wire wool.

I don't have one either, I think they're disgusting and don't want one sitting there, beside the toilet. If I do need to clean off anything then I buy a washing up brush and use it then throw it out after

Bleach does not always remove skid marks - it can depend on the diet of the 'skiddy'. And it doesn't just 'bleach the stains so you can't see them', if you (dreadful thought) put your hand down and run it around you can feel that everything has been removed, not just bleached white.

I have a toilet brush because it's occasionally necessary to give my loo a good scrub under the waterline (hard water) and around the pan (complicated diet). I rinse it under the flush and then back into it's bleach/water pot. I can't use 'stuff' down the loo as I have a dog who likes to drink out of the toilet now and then and can't rely on the seat always being put down.

Putting the brush outside in the sunlight to dry also helps (but do watch out for dogs who like to lick such things...)

I like the silicone ones with big bristles and the holder that lets it dry out because they remain cleanish. However only used for skid removal. Real cleaning requires more (e.g. cloths/brushes/chemicals)

I squirt that green harpic in the black bottle under there and stick loo roll all the way round to keep it in place. Leave overnight and the limescale mostly comes off. I leave the bristle toilet brush in the loo overnight too with a squirt of the above. Scrub everything in the morning and hey presto. I use an old dish brush too to get under the rim. If you position the toiket brush handle under the toilet seat with the brush over the bowl all the liquid drips away. I use a pumice on a stick for anything stubborn.

Sorry to ask a silly question, but what do you do with the gloves afterwards? Do you use disposable ones? I've always found them bit gross afterwards if you keep them

Yes me too, we have expensive silicone ones that are shaped like a paddle and the toilets have never been so dirty. The brush stays clean though lol!

I have a stunt Joseph Joseph silicone one on show. The toilet brush I actually use is hidden in the cupboard of shame in the bathroom.

I have a specific pair of gloves just for loo cleaning, afterwards, still wearing them, I put a good blob of neat bleach on them and rub all over and rinse, I keep them under the kitchen sink with the loo cloth. I wouldn't use disposable ones because they're too short, if you're putting your arm down the loo you need ones that cover the forearm.

I clean the outside every day with the large Dettol wipes which I sometimes put zoflora on and put bleach or toilet duck under the rim every day. I couldn’t bear to have a toilet brush.

To my mind you can give it a decent enough clean in the toilet bowl, it's never going anywhere else.
Bit of a wizz around with some of the toilet cleaner and use the water pressure of the flush if needed.

I use a large Dettol wipe and get my hand right up and under then put bleach under the rim

Just for your pumice question, that’s where I find the ball of wire wool held with tongs works - it’s squishy and pliable but still scrubs like pumice. It gets round ledges and ridges and into nooks and crannies.

I have one for emergencies but otherwise, clean with a non scratch scrubbie and some spray a couple of times a week. Scrubbie and gloves specifically used for that.

Rest of the time, loo paper and bleach.

One of our loos seems worse for marks - must be the shape of the bowl.

OK thank you 😊 I'm a millennial who was never shown this stuff, so I'm making it up as I go

This is all super helpful, thanks!

We have brushes but I buy the cheapest ‘basic’ ones from Asda or IKEA for less than £2 so they can be replaced frequently. I always rinse them when flushing but I still like to replace them often.

Yep, vile isn't it.

Some mingers put them in the dishwasher

There are people who do that. As well as take the toilet seat off and put it in the dishwasher.