Windex Original Glass Cleaner
Blue spray for glass.
Windows, mirrors, glass tables and glass stove tops are the listed jobs. Wipe with a dry paper towel or a lint-free cloth. Skip panes that are very hot or very cold.
Philip Drackett started the brand in 1936 as a car-glass spray. Buying Drackett in 1992 moved the line to SC Johnson. No Canadian fill plant appears on the product page. Nielsen covers this aisle for the 52 weeks that closed 29 October 2022.
Let the spray sit only long enough to wet the pane. A clean cloth on a second pass lifts leftover haze. Recycled plastic is claimed for the bottle body alone.
Product Highlights
- •100 percent recovered coastal plastic in the bottle body
- •Car windscreen was the first 1936 job
- •Hot glass and cold glass can film before the wipe
- •Aisle note uses a 52-week Nielsen window
- •Trigger, cap and label sit outside the plastic claim
Category
Our Canadian score
Imported
Imported spray. Ownership sits with SC Johnson in the United States. The Canada site never names a bottling city for this blue liquid.
Score breakdown (20% evidenced, low confidence)
“In 1992, SC Johnson acquired The Drackett Company, bringing the Windex brand into the SC Johnson family of brands.”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Brand
- Windex
- Owner
- SC Johnson
- Since
- 1936
- Bottle
- Coastal plastic
- Use
- Glass
- Plant
- Unnamed
Where to Buy
All Information Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Windex Original Glass Cleaner made in Canada?
No plant is named. Windex Original leaves the sprayer and the lid out of the coastal-plastic claim, and collection happens on land within 50 km of an ocean.
Who owns Windex Original?
SC Johnson does. Windex Original's story page dates the Drackett purchase to 1992 and calls the result a family of brands.
What should I wipe Windex with?
Use a dry wipe. Windex Original says treated towels and fabric-softener cloths can leave a film on the pane.
Can I use Windex Original on granite?
Not this bottle. Windex Original sends marble, granite, ceramic tile, stainless steel and chrome to a multi-surface cleaner.
Does Windex Original work on a hot window?
Skip the hot pane. Windex Original can dry before the wipe and leave haze when the glass is very hot or very cold.
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