The 21st Century Toilet Brush without the Bristles -Toilet Maid- No More Dirty Brushes. White

Well maybe I am exhibiting some slightly weird kind of character flaw in getting so excited about a toilet brush (or, I guess it's more of a non-brush!). Well I don't care if I am getting a little over-excited! This simple but practical solution to one of life's more tedious tasks is potentially a life-changing tool. Frankly, I find that conventional toilet brushes are one of this planet's most hideous inventions. To have clustered bunches of bristles on the end of a stick might be good for 'shifting things' and cleaning the bowl — but you are then left with a fairly disgusting implement that is difficult to clean in itself (and I dread to imagine the horrors that stubbornly lurk between the bristles). Ugh! I realise that it's not the easiest of tools to design but personally I have always hated the traditional toilet brush. I have been searching for something that might tackle the type of situations that befall a toilet, but without the bristles-brush. Well I have found it "Eureka!" (pardon the pun). The Toilet Maid is brilliant. It's not over-engineered and the 'spatula' part is made from a very good glossy type of silicone which seems to shrug off any clingy matter very easily. The spatula also has just the right amount of flexibility too. A final swill from the toilet flush or wipe with toilet paper is all the Toilet Maid would ever need. A well conceived and practical approach to the needs of any toilet user (and I think that includes most of us!). I know that this is a subject that some people might consider difficult to discuss but I am so impressed (and I have only received my Toilet Maid today!) that I felt compelled to give this product my absolute "Thumbs up!" I believe that there's also a chrome-colour-handled variety, which costs a little more, and I imagine that would also look rather good in the bathroom. Thanks to the inventor — you have addressed an important need for me! UPDATE: So impressed with the first Toilet Maid I ordered, so, after a few weeks I have decided to purchase a second one for another bathroom. Couldn't decide whether to order the plain white one again or go for the chromed variety. In the end I opted for the plain white standard Toilet Maid. The Toilet Maid is now considered an essential part of our bathroom's facilities.

Once you have owned one of these you will never consider a traditional toilet brush ever again. The design is simple yet highly effective and because you dont have bristles or corners that trap dirt as in the case of a brush you can keep it clean by merely rinsing it off or wiping it clean with a disposable anti-bacterial wipe. I have been using it for a few months and it does not smell, is easy to use, easy to clean and durable. This will last a long time and is well worth the extra money over a traditional brush. Get one! It will not reach under the toilet rim easily and the bracket for mounting the holder is not sturdy which is why I gave it 4 out of 5 but this is sooooo much better than a brush.

If you like drinking toilet water, then this could be the product for you! Watch out for water splash when you want to get to the bottom of your toilet basin and clean vigorously to get rid of those sub-aqua skid marks. Useless for rim splash from those 'looser movements' too. This product is okay and saves space, but you need at least one proper brush in your house to get a decent level of toilet cleaning and cannot rely upon to be your only tool to clean your toilet(s). Added in answer to the designer's interjection: Hi there Anne. I think the real problem is that this is essentially like a silicone spatula which you would use to clean cake mixture from a bowl. As you know, after cleaning the cake mixture from the bowl, the bowl still needs washing up and we don't usually use spatulas to do our washing up, but do use brushes. Brushes really come into their own for cleaning objects which are not smooth, which tends to be all the time when you are doing your washing up! (e.g. try cleaning a fork, including food in between the prongs with a spatula). The problem with a toilet is that whilst the bowl is smooth, part of it is under water (hence my problem with the unexpected thirst quenching from the big white telephone), and the rim is anything but smooth. The same analogy applies to car washes. Cars and other vehicles come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and a brush is easily able to mould itself to the task in hand (e.g. a spatula like wiper could clean the car bonnet or windscreen, but a car wash brush is essential to try to clean the car wheels, around the bumpers etc. and even then the brushes often do not do a great job on the wheels). A spatula needs accurate application from a certain direction in order to be able to deal with uneven objects, especially those toilets with rims in this case. Whilst the tool is good for scraping pieces which have stuck onto the smooth bowl (c.f.. a cake mixture bowl, or a car bonnet), it is less good operating under water because of the design (it tends to scoop water if you use it vigorously, which a brush does not do so much). It is particularly badly suited to 'rim splash' because the shape of the rim means that you would have to hold the tool inverted upwards with your hand in the bottom of the bowl in order to really be able to scrape those 'dried turdlettes' from under it, and it is very fiddly in any case to clean something the shape of a toilet rim with a spatula. A brush, on the other hand, just molds itself easily to any odd shape which is being cleaned, and is ideal for cleaning a toilet rim. As I said, the space saving aspect of the tool is excellent, it does not collect pooled toilet water in a cup as brushes tend to in their holders, but it is really something which can only be usefully employed if you have either a) a lot of time to clean your toilet (including the fiddly rim) or b) have a mediocre standard of toilet cleaning to achieve. As I said, it has some merits, but does not eradicate the need to have at least one brush in your property with which to achieve a properly clean toilet. I hope that this feedback is helpful. Good luck with the idea.

I've never been able to find a loo brush which cleans properly and can itself be properly cleaned - and I've had loads of the confounded things in various houses where I've lived over time. So, when a large clump of my (not particularly cheap) latest one fell off into the toilet bowl as I was cleaning (scaring me half to death because it looked like a large black spider), I decided to do some serious research again. These 'blade' toilet brushes were the only new and untried thing around, so I bought one to try. The price was reasonable for a tryout and, as I was buying from Amazon I was hardly taking a risk. As soon as the Toiletmaid arrived I cleaned both loos in the house. We have very hard water so I sprayed a little descaler into the bowls as well to see if I could remove the limescale (which is never allowed to build up, but which is ever-present because of our bad limescale problem). I'm an experienced cleaner so, after a couple of minutes, I'd worked out a method and that was it. This is an excellent way to clean loos - hats off to the designer for reinventing a basic tool from the - er - bottom up. After use I just run the blade under the flushing water, give a couple of bangs of the thing on the edge of the bowl, and that's it. If there are any drips (although if you develop your technique there needn't be) you could, as another reviewer has mentioned, use a piece of loo paper. The holder, however, will hold water for a couple of inches so there's no need to worry. The best thing is that a silicon blade is not going to harbour germs in the same way as does the bristles of a brush. The second best thing is that the Toiletmaid takes up far less space than does a brush and its holder, and the Toiletmaid can be discreetly fixed to the wall near the cistern. I have wallpaper on the bathroom wall so the sticker provided with the Toiletmaid's hook is fine and it was a matter of seconds to fix it in place (I left it twenty-four hours after that before actually hanging the Toiletmaid on the hook, just in case the glue needed time to cure completely). I've just ordered a second Toiletmaid for the shower room loo and I will probably have to use the screw provided for that hook because the mosaic tiles are tiny and it may well be asking too much of the adhesive on the pad to stick to tiles and grouting as well - however it's good to have the choice. I think this is an excellent alternative to the conventional loo brush - so hats off to the designer, Anne Edge (she signed my invoice!). Highly recommended.

Had high hopes for this! I do love a good reinvention of a classic item! I liked the idea of no more dirty bristles, but I can't get the tough stuff out with this! Plus, to clean the blade itself I've had to buy some para zone flushable wipes to clean the blade

Amazingly enough this brush works really well and removes residue. You still need a bristles brush to clean with bleach from time to time but for everyday use it's great. I attached mine on the side of the cistern so it leaves the floor accessible for cleaning. Perfect for families with explorative crawling babies! The only downside is the plastic of the holder could be a bit brighter white as it looks a tad bit grey esp against a new bright white suite.

Very disappointed with this! It cleans off immediate mess - just about. But it is absolutely useless for proper clean of toiler! As other reviewers have mentioned, you still need a proper loo brush for this. I bought three of these so that's a lot of money 'down the drain''! And aim gping to have to go out and buy three normal brushes now, We are in an averagely hard water area and these blades made no impression whatsoever on the small rings and marks you get in the loos from this. The fact thst they look neat is no compensation for a product that is more expensive but mich less effective than that which it is supposed to replace.

I actually purchased my first Toilet Maid in July 2013. It is used daily & still works and looks fine. When it first arrived it took a few days to get used to the new concept but it is brilliant! It is far more efficient than a brush & works well over the whole bowl. Recently on holiday staying at numerous b&b's/hotels my Husband commented on our aesthetically pleasing toilet maid compared to old fashioned loo brushes. Unbelievable that my Husband should even notice let alone comment on such a thing! However the difference is huge! The toilet maid looks modern & is far more hygienic than any brush no matter how often the brush is replaced. On our return I promptly ordered a spare from Bramall Products as quite frankly I could never ever go back to having a horrible toilet brush lurking around my loo!