# Endust

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**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](/source/O-Cedar), a division of [Martin Marietta](/source/Martin_Marietta), in the 1950s; [Drackett](/source/Drackett) acquired O-Cedar from Martin Marietta in the 1960s. Originally, Endust consisted of [odorless mineral spirits](/source/Mineral_spirits) and [1,1,1-trichloroethane](/source/1,1,1-Trichloroethane) with a propellant blend of [propane](/source/Propane) and [isobutane](/source/Isobutane). The [Montreal Protocol](/source/Montreal_Protocol) targeted 1,1,1-trichloroethane as one of those compounds responsible for [ozone depletion](/source/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](/source/Roger_Blackwell) Ph. D., of the [Fisher College of Business](/source/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](/source/Chicago).

The [Federal Trade Commission](/source/Federal_Trade_Commission) allowed [S. C. Johnson & Son](/source/S._C._Johnson_%26_Son) to purchase [Drackett](/source/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](/source/Cleaning_product) that is asthma and allergy friendly.[3]

## References

1. ["Safety Data Sheet Endust (aerosol)"](http://sds.staples.com/msds/607949.pdf). Ecolab. 2 June 2014.

1. ["Sara Lee to Buy Endust, Behold Brands from Johnson Wax"](https://apnews.com/article/f6e75055ea272e6b139a780afb3bc341). *AP News*. February 25, 1993. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

1. [CBS Business Network](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_August_26/ai_n28029780/) - New Endust Free Asks - Are You Allergic to Dusting?

## External links

- [Hanson Associates Redesigns Endust](https://web.archive.org/web/20070624232525/http://www.hansondesign.com/pages/endust1.htm) (archived)
- [Endust No Wax Cleaning & Dusting Spray](https://www.whatsinproducts.com/types/type_detail/1/2863), [Consumer Product Information Database](/source/Consumer_Product_Information_Database)
- [FTC order](https://web.archive.org/web/20060527042214/http://www.ftc.gov/os/annualreports/ar1993.pdf) (archived)

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