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2. Harpic - Wikipedia

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   The original toilet cleaner was invented by Harry Pickup (hence the origin of the name Harpic [2]), who was based in Roscoe Street, Scarborough, in North Yorkshire.He also invented Oxypic, which was a sealant used in cast iron heating systems, and patented the Lock & Lift circular manhole covers, which were used initially by the British Military.

3. Scrubbing Bubbles - Wikipedia

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   The product was originally named Dow Bathroom Cleaner after the Dow Chemical Company, its manufacturer at the time. After some consumer product lines were sold to S.C. Johnson in 1997, the product had to be rebranded and took the name of the product's longtime "Scrubbing Bubbles" mascots (smiling anthropomorphic soap bubbles with brush bristles ...

4. List of cleaning products - Wikipedia

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   Hard-surface cleaner – a category of cleaning agents comprising mainly aqueous solutions of specialty chemicals; Hillyard, Inc. Laundry ball; Lestoil – a heavy-duty multi-purpose cleanser product; Liquid-Plumr; Monkey Brand – a soap introduced in the 1880s as a household scouring and polishing soap, in cake/bar form; Mr Sheen

5. Ajax (cleaning product) - Wikipedia

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   The Ajax brand was extended to a line of household cleaning products and detergents, which enjoyed its greatest success in the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. Ajax All Purpose Cleaner with Ammonia, introduced in 1962, was the first major competitor to Procter and Gamble's Mr. Clean (debuted 1958). Ajax's success as the so called "White ...

6. Detergent - Wikipedia

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   Detergents. A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. [1] There are a large variety of detergents. A common family is the alkylbenzene sulfonates, which are soap-like compounds that are more soluble than soap in hard water, because the polar sulfonate is less likely than the polar carboxylate of soap to bind to calcium and other ...

7. Comet (cleanser) - Wikipedia

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   A canister of Comet cleanser. Comet is an American brand of scouring powders and other household cleaning products manufactured by KIK Custom Products Inc. The brand was introduced in 1956 by Procter & Gamble (P&G) and sold to Prestige Brands in 2001. [1]

8. Sodium dodecyl sulfate - Wikipedia

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   For example, it is found in higher concentrations with industrial products including engine degreasers, floor cleaners, and car exterior cleaners. [ citation needed ] It is a component in hand soap, toothpastes, shampoos, shaving creams, and bubble bath formulations, for its ability to create a foam (lather), for its surfactant properties, and ...

9. Scouring powder - Wikipedia

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   Scouring powder is a household cleaning product consisting of an abrasive powder mixed with a dry soap or detergent, soda, and possibly dry bleach. [1]Scouring powder is used to clean encrusted deposits on hard surfaces such as ceramic tiles, pots and pans, baking trays, grill, porcelain sinks, bathtubs, toilet bowls and other bathroom fixtures.