Windex

Windex is a very popular household item used for cleaning, and is the #1 glass cleaner in the United States.

**Purposes:**
 * **Glass**
 * **Marble**
 * **Granite**
 * **Mirrors**
 * **Plastics**
 * **Light fixtures**
 * **Tile**
 * **Aluminum**
 * **Windows**
 * **Other Household Items**

**Windex** is a [|trademark] for a [|glass] and [|hard-surface cleaner] manufactured since 1933. [|S. C. Johnson] acquired Windex in 1993 and has been manufacturing it since that time. The product was recently reformulated with more environmentally desirable solvents. [|[1]] Windex-like products typically contain [|detergents], [|ammonia] , fragrance to moderate the odor of ammonia, and some form of [|dye]. The original modern Windex was colored a light, transparent shade of [|blue], but varieties are marketed today in a variety of colors (ocean fresh blue, sunshine lemon & citrus orange) and fragrances (spring bouquet, ocean mist, lavender and tea tree), and with a variety of additives such as [|vinegar] , [|lemon] , [|lime] , or [|orange] juice.

Product history
When Windex was invented in 1933 by Harry R. Drackett, it was essentially 100% solvent. When it was first made it was highly flammable and had to be sold in metal cans. When modern [|surfactants] were introduced after [|World War II], the product was reformulated. The Sam Wise patent #3,463,735 lists several example formulae, one of which is 4.0% [|isopropyl alcohol] (a highly volatile solvent) 1% [|ethylene glycol monobutyl ether] (a less volatile solvent), 0.1% [|sodium lauryl sulfate] (a surfactant), 0.01% [|tetrasodium pyrophosphate] (a water softener), 0.05% of 28% [|ammonia], 1% of a dye solution, and 0.01% perfume. This formula was not only significantly less expensive to manufacture, but allowed the product to be packaged in glass bottles and dispensed with a [|plastic sprayer]

__** Causation **__
Do not mix Ammonia with bleach! . The combination produces [|corrosive]  substances in your airways that cause your lungs to fill with fluid. You [|drown]. The gas produced from the reaction is known to cause white spots to provisional vision and a sense of light headed-ness.

The blueish-green color inspired bartenders similarly tinted [|mixed drinks]. For example, a "Windex shot" typically contains [|vodka], [|triple sec], and [|Blue Curaçao] for color.