I know they're a necessary evil....

Lou Lou I also have the Loogun and LOVE it!!

LouLou, the Looguns arrived in the UK on 12th June. However, at £34.99 I shall be sticking to my usual glove and loo paper method. I use a bleach rim block which keeps the water fresh.

Yes. I usually try to hide mine too. Hmm, necessary evil certainly :-)

Not a necessary evil, I've never possessed one. I have no germ phobias and don't possess rubber gloves either.

Some precious first world problems on here. A loo brush every week from Asda!! There must be a special place in environmental studies for that.
I still remember a 'comfort stop'on a trip in India. We were smilingly waved towards a plantation of trees -owned by Cadbury's so we would feel at home I suppose. Those were the days when I could squat . Certainly no loo brushes on that trip.

I find that putting a load of that extra-strength descaler stuff down there means I don't have to scrub.

I don't understand how my toilet brush has suspicious brown stains on it even though it's never been used. Rust?.

I remember having an upset tummy when I was visiting my niece.
Quelle horreur when I realised she had no toilet brush and I, of course, had no rubber gloves.

I've used the Toilet Duck brush for a long time. I eventually realised that i didn't even need to buy the refills - just use a wodge of loo paper in it.

I have the same toilet brush I have used for years. It gets swished about in the toilet bowl occasionally with liquid toilet cleaner. Never thought about washing it any other way, what's the point, it only sits in its pot the rest of the time.

I'm a Duck fan!

In How Clean is Your House? didn't Kim use bicarbonate of soda and a cloth?

I use the Rubba Swisha from Flylady.net. Expensive at $8.95, plus postage from US, plus, once, customs charge ? but very efficient, kept in (frequently changed) soapy water, keeps itself clean and lasts for years. Anyone else tried one?

I buy the very cheap toilet brushes (55p ASDA) and have a clean one every week. I have never used a brush to clean off 'skidmarks' - I keep a plastic jug in the loo, and find that pouring warm water from a height will remove pretty much any mark. The brush can then be used with some bleach to brighten everything up.

I use the disposable Duck toilet cleaner system. Clip them on & flush them away. Hygienic & efficient. Brilliant invention.

I save my used dishwashing sponges with the scrubber on one side and wearing rubber gloves scrub the bowl with Cif. Then I throw the sponger away.

I use a denture cleaning tablet in the toilet every night, and sometimes I pop in the brush for a soak. Works well for me.there are 30 tablets in the pack, and cost a pound, so that is very reasonable to keep the toilet and brush clean.

I soak the toothbrushes in a mug with a Steradent in it. One for hubbie, one for me. They soak whilst I'm cleaning the bathroom at the weekend. I have put them in the dishwasher, but it rather ruins them and after that are only good enough to clean the loo (!)

Anyway, if they were in the dishwasher, it would probably be running when I wanted to clean my teeth and I couldn't be bothered to go downstairs and fetch it anyway.

BBbevan...I agree with you.....No toilet
brushes here. I use paper if there are any
marks followed by a good spray all round with G Swif I think its called...a flush then another spray all round the toilet bowl. Lovely clean smell.

I put my toothbrush in the dishwasher, but yeuuukkk! never never would put the toilet brush in , why would you put your toilet brush where things you eat off go, I mean you wouldn't wash your dishes in the toilet !I pour hot soapy water down and thick bleach , I have a toilet brush and leave it in bleach, I don't like them so I keep it out of view,but sometimes you need it,

I buy 'Bolmen' toilet brushes and holders from Ikea......40 pence each!
I get thirteen at a time and change for a new one every fourth week, 10 pence a week for a clean and fresh loo brush is fine by me!

I bought a new style of brush yesterday, that has a rim cleaner brush attached about the main brush. It sits clear of waste water.
My niece's then partner's mother cleaned her loo brush in the dishwasher, leading my very proper sister to eat fish and chips from the chippy out of paper with her fingers rather than on plates with cutlery, whilst at her house, and having to refuse all other meals.
Meanwhile, my niece developed salmonella poisoning, but the brush still went in the dishwasher!

Ladies, the answer is at hand. A new product to hit the market soon the Loogun, Cordless ceramic gun that shoots a jet of water down the loo, no need to touch the sides, cleans below and above the water line. A jet wash for loos, modern design so looks good and above all is very hygienic. Go to www.loogun.com for more info, why hasn't anyone thought of this before, can't wait to get mine.

I buy the cheapest toilet brushes I can find, and replace them often. The cheapest so far was 99p each.

This topic has come up on GN before, including the putting the toilet brush in the dishwasher (my memory is obviously still quite good) - here's the link:

www.gransnet.com/forums/house_and_home/a1203974-Toilet-brush

brush heads, I should say, to be precise