Pine-Sol
| Product type | Pine Cleanser |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Clorox Company |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1929 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
| Previous owners | Harry A. Cole |
| Ambassador(s) | Diane Amos, Yvette Nicole Brown |
| Website | pinesol.com |
Pine-Sol is a registered trade name of Clorox for a line of household cleaning products, used to clean grease and heavy soil stains.
History
Pine-Sol detergent was invented by Harry A. Cole in 1929. The Pine-Sol brand was acquired by Clorox from Shulton, Inc. in 1990. The cleaner is slightly acidic and used to remove bacteria from household surfaces.
Formulation
Although the original Pine-Sol formulation is pine oil-based, not all cleaners sold under the Pine-Sol brand contain pine oil.[1] As of 2008, the material safety data sheet for the "Original Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner 1" formulation lists 8–12% pine oil, 3-7% alkyl alcohol ethoxylates, 1-5% sodium petroleum sulfonate and 1-5% isopropyl alcohol.[2] More recently, The Clorox Company's product line includes "Clorox Commercial Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner, with the same ingredients and concentrations as "Original Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner 1."[3] Since January 2013, Clorox also makes a product called Original Pine-Sol Multi-Surface Cleaner which includes glycolic acid while lacking any pine oil.[4]
References
- ↑ Pine-sol lemon scent MSDS
- ↑ "Original Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner 1" (PDF). Material Safety Data Sheet. The Clorox Company. June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Clorox Commercial Solutions Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner 1" (PDF). Material Safety Data Sheet. The Clorox Company. April 2006. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "Original Pine-Sol Multi-Surface Cleaner" (PDF). Material Safety Data Sheet. The Clorox Company. January 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-16.