What keeps the whiff away in the loo?

[ChilliChoco]

Please recommend a product that works. I have resorted to using hair spray or perfume.
Is there a diffuser that actually works?

We had a timer sprayer ( or was it motion sensitive?) but we could only put it up really high , so I couldn't reach it to change it. In the smaller loo, it just sprayed you when you walked in , if you were unlucky.

Eat a healthy diet so smells are minimised.

The whiff in our toilet was incredibly bad when my daughter decided to go vegan!

Purdy & Figg do deodorising drops for the loo (lime & lemongrass scented) which are quite nice.

Clean it.
Open the window

I thought the op meant stale toilet/wee smell rather than just after a poo smell which is entirely normal. Open the window.

Lighting a match is the best thing ever for getting rid of the poo smell. 2 matches if it's really bad. We kept them out of reach of the DC when they were little and had a glass ashtray for the burnt out matches. Simple and very effective.

I always close the loo to flush, if you don’t do this fine particles spray up and out into the room, spreading E. coli , viruses etc.

Artificial fragrances are incredibly toxic and all they do is make things smell of the bad smell and a horrible fragrance. Just open the window and keep your toilet clean. Poo smells etc are gone within minutes. No need to be breathing in horrible chemicals 24/7 for a fleeting bad smell.

Yes! Absolutely right.
I knew I should have added that as soon as I posted!

Giving it some extra welly when cleaning around the base of the toilet always helps in this house.
And i’m in Team Open Window, too. I leave it open all day.
No one needs those air freshener things.

Flush as soon as the no.2 hits the water (as long as you don't mind getting a wet bum 😂😂)

Purdy and figg is incredible expensive, might as well just buy a bottle of essential oils from Amazon for dropping in the toilet. Maybe eucalyptus before and after? It’ll clear your sinuses too.

Agree with fast flushing!

A bowl of potpourri herbs is probably the safest scent carrier. Essential Oils like geranium, bay or rosemary are great to boost it.

But keep it clean. I was shocked by the smell when I used a steam cleaner around the hinges and nobbles under the seat. Strong urine smell from what had looked clean.

When I read the all warnings on the packet of these I never wanted to use them.

What if it's the OP(ooher)?

Ventilation! Does the toilet have an extract fan? It should (mandatory in newbuilds and sensible landlords generally favour them too - depending on the layout can be quite simple to install). Assuming the loo is clean, a good fan and the door shut should clear the area in 5-10 mins without the need for artificial perfumes (that to me always say "there must be a bad smell in here that someone is trying to hide".)

Living with three boys I discovered that if you are able to take the loo seat off and then remove the bolts you will find two little wells of super concentrated piss. I cannot imagine all female households have this issue.

VIPoo or Poo Pourri. You spray them before going for a poo and it forms a kind of film over the surface of water that traps smells. Took it on holiday when we had one bathroom for six people and it worked great, no stinky poo smells wafting around our chalet!

Anything you spray after to try to disguise a smell that’s already there just smells like shit mixed with something else.

Start with a deep clean and sterilize everything around the loo- every surface, including removing loo seat to get every crevice., the surrounding floor, etc
You need to leave bleach in contact with surfaces for 5-10 mins for it to kill the bugs
As other have said, flush asap and always have a window open, even just a few cm
Boys to sit down to wee

Stop eating rotten cabbage.

Toilet cleaner! (Liquid in bottle designed to clean toilets - the clue's in the name.)

Not ever shitting?

Clean the limescale off the loo regularly. It holds onto smells and will turn brown after a while and look manky as well.

🤣🤣

The stick to the bowl toilet duck things work well
avoid the clip on type as they are prone to dislodge, block the loo and need a plumber call out.
VIPoo or similar pre poo spray (or spray it yourself every time you pass so it’s always there) is good. Although hard to find in the shops at the moment, hopefully there are alternatives.
a good quality reed diffuser, with reeds turned regularly.

Are those boys ever taught to piss properly and clean up after themselves and be considerate? Or are they always used to a woman doing that for them?

Agree. Just doubles the smell, poo and sickly chemical smell too.