The 10 Best Toilet Bowl Cleaners
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Shine Bathroom Assistant Find out what a luxury toilet cleaner can do with this pricey but inventive choice. This automatic device uses electrolyzed water to create a mixture that gets the same results as bleach without the chemicals. All you need to do is insert an included cleaning pod and the appliance will spray the bowl after every flush. It can even alert you if your toilet is leaking. shinebathroom.com
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October 15, 2020:
As you're shopping for toilet bowl cleaners, it's important to know your cleaning style. For those who don't mind putting in a little bit of work for glowing results then a classic liquid solution is perfect for you. An example of this is Lysol Power, which kills bacteria and viruses and uses hydrogen chloride instead of bleach to fight tough stains. Clorox with Bleach is another liquid option that allows you to simply coat the bowl with the liquid, let it sit, and then flush it away, so scrubbing isn't necessary.
Method Antibacterial and Better Life Natural are also liquid options that are eco-friendly. For those who are environmentally conscious, these cleaners have no synthetic dyes, come in recycled bottles, and are non-toxic and biodegradable. Additionally, naturally-derived cleaners will have different types of smells than ones with bleach or other chemicals. For example, the Better Life Natural cleaner has a natural spearmint scent. Some find the smell refreshingly subtle while others seem to think it's too strong and prefer the scent of bleach while they're cleaning.
Automatic cleaners that sit in the back of your toilet's tank such as Kaboom Scrub Free are great if you're the type of person who hates cleaning but can't hire a maid. These types of choices are very convenient because they dispense cleaner into the toilet bowl every time someone flushes. Still, they generally don't do as thorough of a job as gel and a scrub brush. They also tend to work more slowly, so it may take a week or two of flushes to remove substances like hard water, calcium, or rust. Also, some have complained that the Clorox Cleaner Tablet and similar automatic choices with chlorine bleach have corroded various parts of their toilet tanks.