While you’re waiting for the toilet cleaner to work its magic, you can move onto other areas of the toilet, including the lid, seat, toilet bowl above the rim, flush handle/button and tank. To clean these, use a disinfectant spray or wipe. When looking for a toilet bowl cleaner, start by deciding what type of cleaner you want to use: liquid, gel, or automatic. Liquid

Keeping your toilet clean shouldn’t involve hours of scrubbing, and with Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaning Tablets, you won’t need a scrubbing brush or any other cleaning accessories. All you need to do is drop an active tablet in, leave it for a while (anywhere from 20 minutes to six hours), then flush your loo and enjoy a sparkling clean toilet.I use Ecover Toilet Cleaner and a toilet brush for inside [the bowl].” (Recommended by Mumsnet user Antihop) We chose these recommendations by investigating which toilet cleaners are highly rated and loved on the Mumsnet forums by real families who have put them to the test in their everyday lives. Can also clean tiles, shower cubicles, plastic bathtubs, washbasins, taps, shower heads and kitchen worktops A scrubbing pad can help you get into all of the hard-to-reach areas and ensure that your time spent scrubbing is well worth it. If you want to give your toilet a really deep clean, this is the sort of product you'll need. These products can be sprayed into the bowl, left to sit for a while and then scrubbed clean. These are the most commonly available toilet cleaners and often come with an upwards-angled nozzle to help you spray under the toilet rim. In-tank toilet cleaners

This will depend on the problems your loo is causing and how involved you want to get with them. For general day-to-day cleaning, a strong multipurpose cleaner should take care of things nicely. If you have problems with limescale or want your toilet to be sparkling white, then you’ll need to add more specific products, such as a limescale remover or a whitening product, to your cleaning arsenal. Use an] antibacterial wipe on the seat and all over the outside of the toilet, put bleach down for a few hours then sprinkle with the Bloo foam stuff before bed to leave overnight.” (Tried and tested by Mumsnet user Babyg1995)

There are many different types of toilet cleaners available, from traditional liquid and gel products to foaming agents or tablets. Often the best choice here is personal preference, although tablets and foaming agents usually require little to no scrubbing (liquids and gels may benefit from some additional elbow grease).

Domestos toilet gel cleaners get tough with limescale and germs to help give you a brilliantly clean, fresh-smelling toilet – and also kill 99.9% of all germs, dead, even between flushes. Spray HG toilet cleaner gel super powerful in a fluid motion deep under the rim of the toilet pan and in the pan. Not only do we like the affordable price tag, but we also like how this multi-purpose cleaning spray can clean the sink, the bath, the shower, bathroom tiles and many other surfaces in your home. And while you might think that cheaper toilet cleaners require extra scrubbing, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with this one. Pros Cleaning a badly stained toilet is all about waiting for the right time to strike. We don’t mean waiting for someone to get up off of the toilet, although that can massively help you gain access to the troubled area. What we mean is leaving the toilet cleaner to work.

9. Best no scrub toilet bowl cleaner: Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaning Tablets

Don’t add the cleaner to the bowl from a standing height because this could cause dangerous splashing. Add the cleaning liquid close to the bowl. Types of toilet bowl cleaners Although the Astonish Mould and Mildew Blaster might seem like a general household cleaner, many Mumsnetters favour this product for cleaning the toilet. The active formula (which contains bleach) kills 99.9% of germs, is vegan-friendly and cruelty-free, and is designed to prevent mould and mildew - making it ideal for general toilet cleaning. Whether you clean the toilet yourself or you add the task to your kids’ chore list, it’s one of those household jobs that mustbe done regularly. It’s important to clean the toilet to sanitise it, remove stains and odours, and keep it looking new, but it isn’t a job anyone enjoys doing. The right toilet bowl cleaner can make the job easier and more efficient if not always more pleasant.

Try Astonish. Cheesy name, but they really work well, and cost a couple of quid for a box of 10.” (Rated by Mumsnet user PlayerOneNotReady) However, some reviewers found that these Harpic tablets stained their toilet bowl blue, so make sure you don’t leave a tablet in for longer than is recommended on the label. Pros READ NEXT: Our guide to the best toilet brushes Are there more environmentally friendly cleaners available? I use a toilet brush for inside the toilet bowl, and a cloth of some kind to clean outside the bowl and lid. I use any kind of general household cleaner, like Astonish. Never buy stuff that says just bathroom cleaner as the general ones are all the same for everything.” (Rated by Mumsnet user 1forAll74) This type of toilet bowl cleaner sits inside a plastic container that hangs inside the bowl and dispenses cleaner each time the toilet is flushed. You don’t need to use a brush with this cleaner. When the container is empty, you simply replace it.The Stardrops Pine Disinfectant Spray is a multi-purpose cleaner that’s great for cleaning the toilet bowl as it leaves a fresh woodland pine scent.