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A brainy inventor hopes to "revolutionise" the way we clean our toilets after he created a brush without bristles - after his child used one as a hairbrush.

Garry Stewart is looking to change daily routines of millions and with his new product and has already attracted international attention.

The 52-year-old's invention, called the LooBlade, has eight silicone blades instead of the bristles found on the traditional toilet brush.

He claims the cleaning head reaches under the rim easily, and contains an anti-microbial additive that helps kill 99.9% of germs, both during and after cleaning.

Garry said that thanks to his "SwipeClean" technology users do not have to be so vigourous with their scrubbing of the bowl.

Garry, from Dunfermline, Fife, boosted his idea with £20,000 through crowdfunding in just ten days and has already signed a retail deal in Germany.

He said: "The Eureka moment for me came when I was sitting at home contemplating how awful conventional brushes were when my toddler had just used one as a hairbrush.

"The traditional toilet brush is a fundamentally flawed design - they don't clean efficiently.

"They clog-up easily, they drip everywhere, they result in excessive use of cleaning chemicals and water, and ultimately people hate the sight of them."

"Almost everyone has a toilet brush in their home, and anyone who has used one knows there is a real need for a modern innovative approach to this neglected area," he continued.

"My family didn't bat an eye when I told them I was inventing a new toilet brush because they know me well."

Garry, a former house builder, has previously won awards for a multi-patented energy efficiency product Chop-Cloc.

His first LooBlades will be delivered to those who backed the campaign on Kickstarter in December and will become fully available online in January.

He added: "Bringing the unpleasant topic of toilet cleaning to the Kickstarter audience was a calculated risk, of course, but the speed with which we have achieved our target proves that many people share my dissatisfaction with conventional toilet cleaning options."

"I was quietly hopeful that the global audience would see the significance of the product but, at the same time, I was blown away by the speed of the response," he continued.

"My long-term goal for LooBlade was obviously to see the product taken on by mainstream retailers, and I've already been amazed at the number of enquiries that have come in since the campaign begun."