Duck Fresh Brush with Holder, Toilet Bowl Cleaner Starter Kit, 1 Handle + 4 Refills

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Environmental experts’ verdict: Weekly if you can access the space. Otherwise, as often as you can manage. 9 How often should you deep-clean the bathroom? Most toilet cleaners contain the same basic ingredients, although some use more bleach, while others are palm oil free, vegan-friendly or organic. Astonish, ATTITUDE, Bentley Organic, Bio-D, ecoleaf ( Suma), Fill Refill, Greenscents, Miniml, and SESI. We have rated all the companies for their toxic chemicals policies. The companies which received a best rating had a policy because they had banned the use of parabens, phthalates and triclosan (see our feature on toxic chemicals for why we have chosen these chemicals) were: Keeping your bathroom clean and hygienic is an essential process when ensuring that you and your family stay healthy. We understand how importance cleanliness is, particularly in the bathroom, so our products are designed to make the task of cleaning both more efficient and more thorough. With this in mind, we have gathered a range of toilet brushes that will transform the state of your toilet with minimum fuss. Take our innovatively designed Joseph Joseph toilet brushes, perfect for reaching places that other brushes can't.

Is it cruelty-free?Although animal testing for finished household products has been banned in the UK, lots of companies still use ingredients thatare tested on animals. Go for a company with a clear cruelty-free policy. We’ve also seen a boom in consumer interest in refill-focused companies, like Splosh, SESI, Fill Refill and Miniml, who only sell products to refill an existing bottle with. White vinegar will clear limescale from the lavatory bowl. Just add it to the bowl and leave it overnight before flushing away.

Fill Refill manufactures all its products in its own factory in Northamptonshire and has grown out of a family business called Ideal Manufacturing which began in 1980. It is working with the University of Northumbria on a way to enable professional laundries to wash at low temperatures without chlorine bleach or aggressive chemistry and to reduce microfibre shedding. It donates 1% of its turnover to environmental causes as part of its membership of ‘1% for the Planet’. Environmental expert s’ verdict: This is not an environmental issue. 6 What is the best way to wash a cleaning cloth? Ecoleaf by Suma – 5l and 20l bulk sizes for refill at home and refill stations. All bottles and bulk containers are 100% recycled plastic Many other companies included in this guide also offered bulk sizes (2 litres to 20 litres) to consumers so they can 'refill at home': ATTITUDE, Bio-D, ecoleaf, Eco-max, Ecover, Greenscents, and Sonett. Although the plastic impact of bulk purchasing is lower than buying individual bottles, only Greenscents containers can be returned for reuse. Pros: Get matching bathroom accessories, affordable, aesthetically pleasing, available in variety of colours, slim

You can also look for bulk containers made from recycled plastics such as Bio-D’s 5 litre bottles or other innovative solutions such as Greenscents’ biopolymer bottles made from sugar cane waste. Environmental experts’ verdict: Rinse after use. Wash every other day. 7 How often should you dust? Bleach does the job, but what is the job and is it necessary? As we live in the Age of Bacteria immunologist, Gerald N Callahan, sums up: 'Neither humans nor micro-organisms benefit from fully destroying the other. This is not a war, as it has often been described, even though we have an impressive array of weapons - bactericidal cribs and mattresses, toilet cleaners... If it were (a war), we would have lost long ago, overpowered by sheer numbers and evolutionary speed. This is... like a waltz that will last for all of human history. We must hold to our partners carefully and dance well.'"Environmental expert s’ verdict: Two, each washed once a fortnight. 2 How often should you change your sheets? Is it using animal testing? Although animal testing for finished household products is banned in the UK, lots of companies still use ingredients that are tested on animals. If you want avoid animal testing, we’d advise only buying from companies that ensure ingredients they source aren’t tested on animals.