Comet (cleanser)

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Comet
Product typeHousehold cleaner
OwnerKIK Custom Products Inc.
Country United States
Introduced1956;68 years ago (1956)
Previous owners Procter & Gamble, Prestige Brands
Website cometcleaner.com
A canister of Comet cleanser Cometcleanser.jpg
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] In 2018, Prestige Brands sold the Comet brand to KIK Custom Products Inc. [2] [3] P&G retained the rights to market the brand in Europe and to the professional market (non-home-consumer) in the United States.

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Ingredients

According to the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) published by Procter & Gamble for "PGP Comet Deodorizing Cleanser with Chlorinol" [4] and Prestige Brands for "Comet Powdered Cleanser", Comet cleanser contains 60–100% calcium carbonate (Ca CO3).

Ingredients that are common to all Prestige Brands Comet Powdered Cleansers are listed as: [5]

The P&G Professional Comet SDS details percentages of the major component chemicals:

(Note: Not all ingredients are listed on an SDS.)

Warnings

Mixing cleaning products containing bleach or other oxygenates (such as Comet) with products that contain ammonia or acid is dangerous. The P&G Comet SDS specifically warns to: "Avoid contact with acids and ammonia."

Despite being labeled as "scratch free", the label for Comet cleanser also advises the use of plenty of water on "delicate surfaces". Comet powdered cleanser is not recommended for use on silver, painted surfaces, walls, soft plastic, aluminum, and rubber.

Cultural references

Comet, it makes your teeth turn green
Comet, it tastes like gasoline
Comet, it makes you vomit,
So get some Comet, and vomit today!

An alternative version uses different first lines:

Comet, it tastes like gasoline
Comet, it makes your insides clean

or

Comet, it makes your toilet clean
Comet, it makes your teeth turn green

She got the nerve to tell me she's not on it
But her expression is too serene
Yeah, she looks like she washes with Comet
Always looking to create a scene

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References

  1. ↑ "Prestige Brands International Inc. acquires Comet". Progressive Grocer. October 2, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ Prestige Brands Holdings (2 July 2018). "Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Announces Strategic Sale of Household Cleaning Business" (Press release). GlobeNewswire News Room.
  3. ↑ "Exhibit". www.sec.gov.
  4. ↑ Procter and Gamble Professional MSDS Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Comet Brands Website". cometcleaner.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  6. ↑ "Safety Data Sheet" . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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