Toilet Brushes!

I don't like them at although I do have clean brushes available for guests (which I rather hope they don't use!). Each of our toilets has bleached based toilet cleaner by it and it is perfectly possible to remove any offending smears or marks with folded toilet tissue plus cleaner. It can be flushed away afterwards and hands can be (thoroughly) washed.

No cloths used in my toilet bowls. A good brush and a rinse does the cleaning fine. Bleach occasionally but lime scale is a problem. How do you remove the lime scale. Very hard water area. Recently had 2 new cisterns and toilets fitted and the lime scale is starting already.

I think toilet brushes are a,bit like the daily mail.
Ok, as long as you don't enjoy them.

MissAdventure

I think toilet brushes are a,bit like the daily mail.
Ok, as long as you don't enjoy them.

They say newspaper is good for cleaning windows - maybe the DM would be good for cleaning toilets?!

We have a water softener so don't get limescale. In our last house we had loos with some sort of ceramic finish which stopped things sticking, but our new one doesn't work so well. I don't like brushes either and just put one out for visitors. But I really don't like bleach, it's so easy to get splashes on things - and it's not good for the environment.
I use detergent and an old washing up sponge, throwing it away when necessary. But kitchen paper is usually enough, binned not flushed.

I use a silicone tongue thingy. When I have cleaned under rim etc. I flush the toilet holding the the device in the flow. It does not hold excess water like a brush but I do just dry it on a couple of pieces of toilet paper and pop it back in the holder. I can't use bleach as I have septic tank. I hate bristle brushes but the silicone thingy, which initially I was sceptical about, does a great job.

Necessary evil I think.
I only buy black ones or silicone though. My daily toilet cleaning routine is the old marigolds and disposable cloth routine but certainly wouldnt expect my visitors to don them if they needed to rid a few marks on the loo. They can use the brush provided. We know they are not nice to deal with but hey ho. As a Wife,mother and carer I have deaslt with far worse ..trust me !

The words, 'cleaning /tongue thingy/ toilet bowl would feature in my 'what nightmares are made of '

I rather despair for the planet when I see all the recommendations for throwing stuff away!

I’ve got a disposable one - stick a pad on the end and flush it when done. Magic.

Toilet brush standing in bleach solution.. they are used only for ‘skid marks’ and get an extra clean with the flushing loo. The thought of using a cloth…. where do you wash the cloth ….in the sink? Disgusting. Brush …in its ‘out of way ‘ holder for me. Cheap brushes from Wilko do the job !

I agree with the tactic of using a loo brush (after the flush has been used of course), then holding it under the running water of the next flush.
I am having trouble imagining the 'wipe it with toilet paper' scenario if the offending mark is deep in the bowl under the water line. Surely the toilet paper will just disintegrate in water, leaving you with all that mess round your hand and nothing intact to clean with?
I would far rather use a loo brush and dispose of it every few months than disposing of cloths and gloves at far shorter intervals. As we're supposed to be taking better care of the planet, how if all that sort of throwing away helping?
I hadn't heard of the silicone tongue version but will get one of those as they seem a better way of getting the job done, so to speak.
And MisAdventure thank you for all the comments - I am quite flushed away by them!

Baggytrazzas

GrannyLaine, yes, maybe we should use disposable/flushable gloves when wiping our bottoms which would then help keep everything else more germ free! And I thought I was the only one who felt that closing the seat before flushing was important.

I close the lid before flushing too. Otherwise the flush sends a fine germ laden mist all around the bathroom, or loo.
I do use a brush, after flushing and applying some loo cleaner. Never have to deal with skid marks due to the shape of the bowl.

Well, this is the thread that just keeps giving. Toilet brushes for guests! I have never heard of this before but I now have visions of guest rooms with neatly made beds, displaying towels folded into fancy swan shapes, bijou bars of soap and a new toilet brush decorated with a large satin ribbon bow. ?

Nannapat1

I don't like them at although I do have clean brushes available for guests (which I rather hope they don't use!). Each of our toilets has bleached based toilet cleaner by it and it is perfectly possible to remove any offending smears or marks with folded toilet tissue plus cleaner. It can be flushed away afterwards and hands can be (thoroughly) washed.

I'm with you Nannapatl!! however one of my first jobs in the 1960's was looking after folk who were totally dependent on carers for their personal care...and there were no rubber gloves in those days!!! DH, however, buys toilet brushes and uses them but guess who has to clean them after use. I chuck them out and he just buys another... I'd much rather do the 'clean up' myself. I did give in a couple of years ago and bought a Joseph Joseph version as I like their other products. Disaster!! Even more difficult to clean and the handle below the grip part went rusty!!

crazyH

I couldn’t do without a toilet brush. And there’s always bleach in the holder. I also change it regularly

Same here !

All that bleach going into the water system...doesn't bear thinking about. Horrible stuff.

I was at a car boot sale some years ago when I saw a USED toilet brush for sale!!!!!!!!

Me too knspol - the small pads are paper, and disintegrate quickly. The thought of using a toilet brush - yuk!

If you leave a mess, just wipe it with toilet paper before you come out = I think toilet brushes are disgusting things and totally unecessary.

MissAdventure

Poo pooed?

Hahah
That was a Lol moment ?

I’m with Whiff. Children should be taught at an early age to clean any marks left with toilet tissue. Nothing to be squeamish about as it’s your own poo and you aren’t touching it.

HannahLoisLuke - Never have to deal with skid marks due to the shape of the bowl.

We had a new toilet a couple of years ago and I have to say the design of the bowl is terrible for 'catching' marks.

Like many other posters I use a folded piece of toilet paper immediately after to wipe away any marks.

I once had the misfortune to come across a toilet brush that someone had clearly tried to use to push some poo down the loo. It hadn't worked and it was all stuck in the brush - and there was a lot of it! This was in a village hall not someone's house. Turned my stomach.

My very staid and buttoned up maiden great-aunt gave my uncle (my father's younger brother) a loo brush as a wedding present (!)
When she enquired whether liked it or not, he replied that it was excellent but he still preferred paper