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| '''Bar Keepers Friend''' is a ] powder sold since 1882. It was invented by |
'''Bar Keepers Friend''' is a ] powder sold since 1882. It was invented by chemist George William Hoffman in ], ], <ref>{{cite journal|title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office|date=1889 |volume=49|issue=13|page=1849|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfB-AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1848#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=2015-03-30}}</ref>. A trademark for the product (No. 17,313) was filed on October 2, 1889. | ||
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==Active ingredient== | ||
| ⚫ | Bar Keepers Friend uses oxalic acid as its primary active ingredient.<ref name=Business> </ref> A similar abrasive cleaning product, Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser, also contains oxalic acid.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxalic Acid from OTC Products|url=https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/oxalic.otc.html|accessdate=2015-03-31}}</ref> Prolonged use and extended skin contact may cause skin peeling and ]. | ||
| A trademark for the product (No. 17,313) was filed on October 2, 1889 by George William Hoffman, who asserted the name had been used since January, 1887.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office|date=1889 |volume=49|issue=13|page=1849|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfB-AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1848#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=2015-03-30}}</ref> The formula contains ], which is found in ]. | |||
| In the 1950s, the product became the base of a line of cleaning products made by Indianapolis-based SerVaas Laboratories,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibj.com/bar-keepers-friend-parent-lands-new-headquarters/PARAMS/article/27125|title=Bar Keepers Friend parent lands new headquarters|date=May 12, 2011|publisher=''Indianapolis Business Journal''|accessdate=July 6, 2012|author=Schouten, Cory}}</ref> which started producing and carrying products under the Bar Keepers Friend name. | |||
| ==Active ingredients== | |||
| According to the 2015 ], the ingredients are ], linear ], and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Safety Data Sheet |publisher=Servaas Laboratories |date=December 2015 |url=https://www.barkeepersfriend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SDS_BKF_Cleanser_Polish_6-12-15.pdf?544c4c |accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Use and effectiveness== | |||
| In 1994, '']'' found Bar Keepers Friend to perform on a par with ] for removing baked-on soil, tea stains, and other pot stains, and that it was better at removing rust.<ref name=Business/> While recommending Bar Keepers Friend for a variety of household cleaning uses, author Heather Solos warned that it should not be used to clean silverware, pewter, or real marble.<ref></ref> | |||
| The Bar Keepers Friend logo represents the swinging doors of a saloon. According to the president of SerVaas Laboratories, Paul SerVaas, although some people complained during ], "the name was never changed. It's been Bar Keepers Friend since 1882." | |||
| Uses of Bar Keepers Friend that are not noted on its label include removing the brown or yellow stains caused by sunscreen containing ] and hard water stains on windows.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * {{Official website|http://www.barkeepersfriend.com}} | |||
| * {{cite web | url=http://www.brandlandusa.com/2008/12/06/bar-keepers-friend-one-of-many-great-hoosier-brands/ | title=Bar Keepers Friend, One of Many Great Hoosier Brands | publisher=BrandlandUSA | date=December 6, 2008 | accessdate=July 6, 2012 | author=Pollard, Garland}} | |||
| * {{cite web | url=http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/article_87fc3244-2fdb-5d01-9fd4-96b9d0da8f0b.html | title=Bar Keepers Friend is also bathtub pal | publisher=''St. Louis Post Dispatch'' | date=January 17, 2009 | accessdate=July 6, 2012 | author=Hibbs, Bill}} | |||
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Bar Keepers Friend is a cleaning agent powder sold since 1882. It was invented by chemist George William Hoffman in Indianapolis, Indiana, . A trademark for the product (No. 17,313) was filed on October 2, 1889.
Active ingredient
Bar Keepers Friend uses oxalic acid as its primary active ingredient. A similar abrasive cleaning product, Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser, also contains oxalic acid. Prolonged use and extended skin contact may cause skin peeling and contact dermatitis.
References
- "Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office". 49 (13). 1889: 1849. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Indiana Business Magazine, Friday, April 1, 1994
- "Oxalic Acid from OTC Products". Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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