If you don’t want to just set the base on the floor, you can stick the pad to the wall and mount the base on the wall. Any product appearing alongside that seal has been vetted by our team—put through tests and graded on its performance to earn a spot on our list.

Unlike any other selections on our list, this pick has single-use, biodegradable coconut husk scrubbing pads infused with lemon and tea tree oil for a fresh, invigorating clean each time.We learned this by talking to a lot of people who spend their lives thinking about toilets, germs, cleaning, and sanitation. We found them to be very durable and quick in cleaning, and due to their thinness, they could reach under the toilet rim. While cleaning, we observed how easy and comfortable it was to maneuver the toilet brush and how well it reached all the different areas of the toilet bowl. The OXO has the best bristles of any brush we tested, with an attractive base that conceals the brush while still letting the head dry out. For expert advice, Lesley spoke to Mallory Micetich, a home expert at Angi, and Angela Lee from Hellamaid, a top-rated cleaning company in Ontario, Canada.

To assess each one’s cleaning ability, we did visual inspections and watched for the kind of coverage and scrubbing power the bristles provided against the bowl, especially in the hard-to-reach spots like down at the outlet and up under the rim. In 2020, we tested three brushes with silicone bristles: the Sellemer Toilet Brush and Holder Set, the Costom Silicone Toilet Brush and Holder (currently unavailable), and the TreeLen Toilet Brush Set (currently unavailable). I expect that is now a permanent fixture and even the excellent scrubbing action from the Goodpapa brush won’t eliminate it. We don’t think about them often, but toilet brushes are an essential tool in cleaning your toilet," says Mallory Micetich, a home expert at Angi. While we love how sanitary this option is, the refills will require repurchasing, create more waste, and take up space in your bathroom that a regular brush wouldn’t.For the toilet brush, we tested if it would scratch the outside bottom area of the toilet and observed if we could add pressure at various angles. This one has a built-in bidet and a little more complicated water flow system that is kind of a pain to clean. This sizable opening also allows for easy cleaning of the caddy, something we can’t say about the OXO. The motorised action of the motorised toilet brush means less scrubbing is required, reducing the time and energy spent on cleaning.