So if you want to avoid germs and a good deal of extra scrubbing, you’ll want to clean your toilet regularly. I called on the cleaning pros to share exactly how often you should be cleaning your toilet and how to give it the best clean. How to clean a toilet the right way(Image credit: Getty Images)Williatt takes a three-step approach when giving a toilet a thorough clean. Apart from keeping your toilet hygienic, a regular quick clean will help reduce yellow stains off a toilet seat. Willatt favors using Lysol Power Toilet Bowl Cleaner or Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, he says, “both of these disinfect, cut through minerals, and kill germs.”