7 Top-Rated Toilet Brushes of 2022

Traditional toilet brushes can have a hard time reaching under the rim of a toilet bowl because of their stiff, round shape. 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 brush holder keeps the brush out of sight when not in use; it opens when you pull up on the brush and stays open while the brush is in use so you don’t have to reach down and manually reopen it. A ventilated drip tray keeps your brush from sitting in a puddle of water, allowing the brush to air dry to deter odors and bacteria. Take note that the holder has more parts to clean than others.

At a fraction of the price of most of our other picks, this quick-drying silicone toilet brush from Sellemer cleaned our test toilet in just seven swipes around the bowl. Our expert had a hard time with other silicone toilet brushes with this untraditional shape, but this one was flexible enough to cover all sides of the bowl without too much wrist acrobatics. It did require a slight bit more elbow grease than some other brushes.

The Sellemer brush comes in a slim, easy-to-store holder that can be mounted on the wall to free up floor space and has ventilation holes to allow the brush to dry quickly. A drip tray in the holder keeps your floor dry and keeps the brush out of contact with any water that drains away.

No extra cleaning products are needed when using this ToiletWand from Clorox. The scrubbing head has a built-in disinfecting cleaner that begins dispensing as soon as the brush comes into contact with the toilet water, and it contains the perfect amount of cleaner for a single use. In our tests, this disposable toilet cleaner required the least amount of swipes of all the brushes we tested, leaving our test toilet spotless after just three swipes. This toilet bowl brush is hygienic not just because you’re getting rid of the piece that touches the germy toilet bowl after every use, but also because of its hands-free method of attaching and detaching the cleaning sponges. The used head detaches with the press of one button, and then you simply click the handle into a fresh head, meaning you never have to touch the end that goes into your toilet. The manufacturer advises that you let the built-in cleaner sit for five minutes to sanitize the bowl or 10 minutes to disinfect.

The holder is big enough to hold about 10 pad refills at a time while taking up the same amount of space as a traditional toilet brush. Be sure to dispose of cleaning heads in the trash, not down the toilet.

This all-in-one toilet brush and holder lets little to no water drip on the floor when you take the brush from the bowl to the caddy. With the click of one button and a slide down the handle (don’t worry, you won’t get too close to the brush head), the holder is flipped into place and the brush is ready to store.

During testing, our expert found that the toilet brush holder retracted high enough on the handle to keep it out of the way, and the brush cleaned our test debris in just six swipes around the bowl. After cleaning, the brush remains elevated above the holder so the bristles don’t sit in a puddle of water. Thanks to a completely exposed side, the brush dries quickly, and we found that no debris remained stuck in between bristles when we finished cleaning. Take note that moving the holder up and down the handle requires two hands.

By far the easiest to use and best performing silicone toilet brush we tested, the Looeez tackled our sunflower butter mixture easily, requiring only four swipes around the bowl to completely remove all traces of the mess. Wide spaces in between each of its blades meant no debris became stuck in this brush, and it covered a large area of the bowl with each swipe. Perfectly angled top blades reach under the rim easily and water just rolls right off of the brush head with no shaking required when you’re done. The brush head is flexible enough to make contact with all sides of the bowl without much effort, though the angular shape of the handle was a bit uncomfortable to hold.

The brush holder is surprisingly sturdy, requiring a deliberate push to tip it over. It's easy to clean and small enough to fit neatly in a corner of your bathroom.

Let's be frank: Nobody really wants to look at their toilet cleaning brush, but this bamboo and powder-coated steel option makes it a little less painful to stare at the utilitarian item day in and day out. The brush handle is super slim and sleek and nestles right into the sturdy holder with the upcycled coconut husk scrubbing pads.

The pads are infused with lemon and tea tree oil and release a citric acid-based natural cleaning agent that foams when activated against your toilet, leaving behind a light and fresh scent. It's easy to operate: Simply press a button on the top to allow built-in grippers to grab the coconut husk. When you're done, press the button again to release the dirty pad into the trash.

This space-saving combo from Libman stores both your toilet brush and your plunger in a well-ventilated holder that allows for easy drying of both bathroom tools. With just five swipes, the Libman toilet brush cleaned most of the sunflower butter from our test toilet bowl. Reaching under the rim was a little more difficult because of its lack of under-the-rim extending bristles.

Even with a slightly shorter handle than the other toilet brushes our expert tested, this brush was easy to use and required no extra bending forward to reach into the furthest parts of the toilet bowl. There were also very few nooks and crannies in the holder for germs to hide in.