Bar Keepers Friend

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Bar Keepers Friend
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The Bar Keepers Friend logo, designed to resemble saloon doors
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A can of Bar Keepers Friend in 2010, with English and Spanish text
Product typePowdered cleaning agent, liquid and spray cleansers
OwnerSerVaas Laboratories, Inc. (1957–present)[1]
Produced bySerVaas Laboratories, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Introduced1882
MarketsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom[2]
Websitewww.barkeepersfriend.com

Bar Keepers Friend is an American brand of cleaning agents. The original canned scouring powder product has been manufactured and sold since 1882.[3] It was invented by a chemist in Indianapolis, Indiana, where it continues to be manufactured by SerVaas Laboratories.[4][5] The canned product's primary active ingredient is oxalic acid. Bar Keepers Friend has various cleaning uses.

Overview

Bar Keepers Friend was originally manufactured in 1882 as a cleaning agent in powdered form. This formulation is still manufactured today. It was invented by chemist George William Hoffman in Indianapolis, Indiana. The product was originally sold to bars in Indianapolis and Hoffman asserted in a trademark application that the name had been used since January, 1887.[6][7] The formula contains oxalic acid as a primary ingredient.[8][9]

The Bar Keepers Friend logo represents the swinging doors of a saloon.[10] According to the president of SerVaas Laboratories, Paul SerVaas, although some people complained during Prohibition, "the name was never changed. It's been Bar Keepers Friend since 1882".

In the 1950s the product became the base of a line of cleaning products made by Indianapolis-based SerVaas Laboratories,[1] which started producing and carrying products under the Bar Keepers Friend brand name. Additional products manufactured and marketed under the Bar Keepers Friend brand name include liquid, cream and spray cleaners.[11][12] SerVaas Laboratories had 40 employees in May 2011[1] and 54 in April 2016.[4]

Production

Bar Keepers Friend products are mass-produced in a manufacturing environment that has significant automation in the process.[3] The powdered and canned (original) product is formulated in separate two-ton batches during the production process.[3] In September 2016, the canned powdered product was manufactured at a rate of approximately 60,000 cans per day, which are packaged in Template:Cvt, Template:Cvt and Template:Cvt cans.[3]

Walter Miller Co era Bar Keepers Friend Packaging

Active ingredients

According to the February 26, 2020 Safety data sheet (SDS), Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser contains:

  • 85–94% glass oxide (CAS 65997–17–3),
  • 5–10% oxalic acid (CAS 144–62–7), and
  • 1–5% benzene sulfonic acid, mono C10–16 derivatives, sodium salt (CAS 68081–81–2).[13]

Prolonged use and extended skin contact may cause irritation, peeling and contact dermatitis. The product can also be an eye irritant. Personal protective equipment such as protective gloves and eye protection is recommended when handling the cleanser. Dust from the product may also cause mild respiratory irritation.[13]

George Hoffman-era 1 lb Bar Keepers Friend boxes with wood shipping crate.

Performance and uses

In 1994, Consumer Reports found Bar Keepers Friend to perform on a par with Mr. Clean for removing baked-on soil, tea stains and other pot stains, and that it was better at removing rust.[14] 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.[15]

The product serves to make stainless steel resistant to oxidation via the process of passivation and can remove rust on stainless steel.[16] The product can also remove small scratches from stainless steel,[17] silver and plates.[18]

Uses of Bar Keepers Friend that are not noted on its label include removing hard water stains from glass and windows[19] and removing the brown or yellow stains caused by sunscreen containing avobenzone.[20] The product can also clean teak wood and bleaches it.[21][22]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schouten, Cory (May 12, 2011). "Bar Keepers Friend parent lands new headquarters". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bar Keepers Friend back to clean up UK". The Grocer. November 1, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2017. (subscription required)
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  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Bar Keepers Friend Story". Barkeepersfriend.com. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sunday Adverts: George William Hoffman Co. (Bar-Keepers' Friend)". Historic Indianapolis. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. Vol. 49. 1889. p. 1849. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hunt, Mary (February 10, 2016). "Mary Hunt: Three generic cleaners same as brand names but cheaper". Herald-Review. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wiseman, G. (2002). Nutrition and Health. Taylor & Francis. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-415-27875-1. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us". Bar Keepers Friend. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Good Housekeeping Institute (March 20, 2013). "Bar Keepers Friend Cooktop Cleaner Review". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our Cleaning Products". Bar Keepers Friend. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Safety Data Sheet – Bar Keepers Friend Cleanser" (PDF). SerVaas Laboratories, Inc. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bar Keepers Friend. | Science & Technology > Chemistry from AllBusiness.com". October 14, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-14.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7 Places To Use Bar Keepers Friend - Home-Ec 101". February 18, 2009.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schaefer, M. (2014). The Homebrewer's Handbook: An Illustrated Beginner's Guide. Skyhorse Publishing. p. pt145. ISBN 978-1-62914-989-9.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dominguez, J.M. (2015). The Holy Grail Maintenance: Maintenance Reference Guide. Page Publishing. pp. pt191-192. ISBN 978-1-68139-095-6.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Custer, D. (2010). Food Styling: The Art of Preparing Food for the Camera. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-08019-1. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Romero, Cristel (August 13, 2015). "7 products to make cleaning your home quick and easy". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Juniper Hill Cleaners, Lexington's Premier Residential Cleaning Services Solution | Say Goodbye to Sunscreen Stains: The Magic of Bar Keeper's Friend - Juniper Hill Cleaners, Lexington's Premier Residential Cleaning Services Solution". 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Badham, M.; Robinson, R.; Badham, M. (1999). Sailors' Secrets. McGraw-Hill Education. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-07-134869-0.
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