Many people like to use a toilet brush to get their toilet looking really clean, but there are a few factors to consider when purchasing a new toilet brush. This toilet brush doesn’t look like your ordinary toilet brush. Rather than bristles, this eco-friendly toilet brush has scrub heads made from coconut husks that are gentle yet abrasive enough to scrub away toilet grime.

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This toilet brush from OXO has the look and feel of a traditional toilet brush with the handy addition of angled bristles to reach where others can’t. In our test, all it took was five swipes around the toilet bowl for this toilet brush to completely rid the bowl of messes. We found the handle easy to hold and liked that didn't have to turn our hands at uncomfortable angles to clean every side of the toilet bowl.

The silicone brush has slightly longer bristles than a standard toilet brush, so reaching into the rim of the toilet bowl is really simple. The toilet brush holder is available in a wall-mounted version and a floor version, so you can keep it off the floor if needed. The brush is made from plastic, so the bristles are very hard-wearing yet won’t damage the toilet in use. The excellent shape also means that every area of the toilet is really easy to clean.

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This silicone toilet brush has a lovely modern design, so it will suit most bathrooms nicely. The brush is nice and flexible to help you get to all the debris in your toilet. For silicone toilet brushes, a good clean once a month is enough to keep them going for a very long time, and you likely won’t need to replace them until the bristles have worn out.By working with a variety of trusted Range Plus Partners, we’re able to offer our customers a wider selection of products. Toilet brushes are the oft-forgotten, but oh-so-important members of our home-cleaning dream team. A good toilet brush and disinfecting toilet bowl cleaner will help keep harmful bacteria and germs at bay in your bathroom. Brush head shape: Germs can get trapped and be forgotten under the rim of the toilet. Look for brushes with a rim cleaner or ones that have a shape that can easily be maneuvered to reach under the rim. Round, bristle and silicone brush heads were the easiest to maneuver in our tests. Cleaning with flat silicone brushes took a little more effort than we would like.

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We then tested the durability of the brush and bristles, applying pressure on the brush at several different angles in our test toilet to see how sturdy it was and whether the bristles scratched the inside of the toilet bowl.

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During our testing, we found that the lightweight toilet brush had a long handle that was comfortable to grip and maneuver to reach all around the inside of the toilet. We loved how simple it was to connect and detach the brush heads. We did have to touch the clean one to firmly attach it to the brush handle, but we didn’t have to go near it after it had been used—we simply pressed the button to release the scrub head into the trash. The Addis Closed Toilet Brush Set is inexpensive, and offers great value for money. However, it looks a bit cheap and isn’t especially durable. It’s not as tough as some of the other products reviewed here, and the handle can break if you’re not careful. We observed how well the brush was able to reach within the toilet and under the rim. For brushes with multiple heads, we each head to see which ones worked best. For electric models, we recorded the total runtime for cleaning. We noted how much and where clay mask residue was left in the toilet bowl with each brush.