Product type | Window cleaner |
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Owner | S. C. Johnson & Son |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1933 |
Markets | United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Sweden |
Previous owners | Drackett Bristol-Meyers |
Website | www.windex.com |
Windex is an American brand of glass and hard-surface cleaners[1]—originally in glass containers, later in plastic ones.
The name "Windex" (from "window" + "-ex") is a registered trademark. Drackett sold the Windex brand to Bristol-Meyers in 1965.[2] S. C. Johnson acquired Windex in 1993 and has been manufacturing it since.[3]
The original Windex was yellow. Today, it is commonly blue. There are varieties marketed in several colors (ocean fresh blue, sunshine lemon, and citrus orange) and fragrances (spring bouquet, ocean mist, lavender, and tea tree), with a number of additives such as vinegar, lemon, lime, or orange juice.[4]