Endust

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Endust dusting aid

Endust is an American brand of dusting aid produced by Nakoma Products. A dusting aid is sprayed on a dustcloth or dustmop, rather than directly on the furniture.

The brand was developed by O-Cedar, a division of Martin Marietta, in the 1950s; Drackett acquired O-Cedar from Martin Marietta in the 1960s. Originally, Endust consisted of odorless mineral spirits and 1,1,1-trichloroethane with a propellant blend of propane and isobutane. The Montreal Protocol targeted 1,1,1-trichloroethane as one of those compounds responsible for ozone depletion and banned its use beginning in 1996. Since then, the manufacture and use of 1,1,1-trichloroethane has been phased out throughout most of the world. Endust now contains mineral oil, petroleum distillates, aliphatic hydrocarbons, orange oil terpenes, and propellant. [1]

Roger Blackwell Ph. D., of the Fisher College of Business says that Harry Drackett invented Endust. In the 1970s, however, the Drackett company offered a one-page company history indicating that they purchased the Endust product from a small company in Chicago.

The Federal Trade Commission allowed S. C. Johnson & Son to purchase Drackett in 1992, provided that they divested themselves of certain Drackett product lines within one year. Sara Lee bought Endust and Behold [2] at that time while O-Cedar itself was divested to merge with Vining Industries. Sara Lee sold Endust and Behold to Nakoma Products in 2011.

In 2008, Endust released Endust Free, a fragrance free, hypoallergenic cleaning product that is asthma and allergy friendly. [3]

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References

  1. "Safety Data Sheet Endust (aerosol)" (PDF). Ecolab. 2 June 2014.
  2. "Sara Lee to Buy Endust, Behold Brands from Johnson Wax". AP News. February 25, 1993. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  3. CBS Business Network - New Endust Free Asks - Are You Allergic to Dusting?