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{{About||the DC Comics character|Hero Hotline|text=Not to be confused with another comics character [[Mr. Muscles]]}} |
{{About||the DC Comics character|Hero Hotline|text=Not to be confused with another comics character, [[Mr. Muscles]]}} |
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{{More footnotes|article|date=October 2011}} |
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Appliance manufacturers offered continuous clean ovens, which had a special coating. Consumers, however, discovered these ovens were rarely cleaned by the process. Additionally, supplemental use of chemical cleaners destroyed the special coating that enabled continuous clean to function. |
Appliance manufacturers offered continuous clean ovens, which had a special coating. Consumers, however, discovered these ovens were rarely cleaned by the process. Additionally, supplemental use of chemical cleaners destroyed the special coating that enabled continuous clean to function. |
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Manufacturers next offered [[self-cleaning oven]]s, which allows the oven to run at a special high temperature setting, effectively burning food residue to ash. Early self-cleaning ovens |
Manufacturers next offered [[self-cleaning oven]]s, which allows the oven to run at a special high temperature setting, effectively burning food residue to ash. Early self-cleaning ovens were not thoroughly satisfactory. At worst, they left carbon stuck to the oven surfaces. At best, they left carbon residue on the oven floor.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
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Industry legend has it that Drackett researchers, while trying to find a cold oven cleaner, found that [[ammonia]] would plasticize food spills, making them easier to remove. This took hours, however, during which period the ammonia would evaporate, halting the process. Looking for a less volatile chemical with the general characteristics of ammonia, they found that [[ethanolamine|monoethanolamine]] had similar properties.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
Industry legend has it that Drackett researchers, while trying to find a cold oven cleaner, found that [[ammonia]] would plasticize food spills, making them easier to remove. This took hours, however, during which period the ammonia would evaporate, halting the process. Looking for a less volatile chemical with the general characteristics of ammonia, they found that [[ethanolamine|monoethanolamine]] had similar properties.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
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===Controversy=== |
===Controversy=== |
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In September 1994, there was some controversy regarding Mr Muscle, after complaints over the potency of the cleaning agents within the product, which were thought to be unnecessarily high and of a level that could lead to potential health problems.<ref name=pmid7945824>{{cite journal |pages=336–9 |doi=10.1016/0305-4179(94)90063-9 |title=Mr Muscle<sup>®</sup> oven |
In September 1994, there was some controversy regarding Mr Muscle, after complaints over the potency of the cleaning agents within the product, which were thought to be unnecessarily high and of a level that could lead to potential health problems.<ref name=pmid7945824>{{cite journal |pages=336–9 |doi=10.1016/0305-4179(94)90063-9 |title=Mr Muscle<sup>®</sup> oven cleaner—is he too strong for us? |year=1994 |last1=Harper |first1=R |last2=Dickson |first2=W |journal=Burns |volume=20 |issue=4 |pmid=7945824}}</ref><ref name=pmid19692927>{{cite journal |doi=10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b48783 |title=Unusual Burn Injury in a Child Caused by a Cleaning Agent |year=2009 |last1=Aydin |first1=Hasan Utkan |last2=Basat |first2=Salih O. |last3=Uğurlu |first3=Alper M. |last4=Karabulut |first4=Aylin B. |journal=Journal of Burn Care & Research |volume=30 |issue=5 |pages=907 |pmid=19692927}}</ref> |
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The study in the United Kingdom by the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit, Chepstow found: |
The study in the United Kingdom by the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit, Chepstow found: |
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{{quote|Mr Muscle is the proprietary name for a brand of household cleaning preparations produced by Bristol-Myers Co. Ltd of Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Recently manufacturing and marketing rights were purchased by Johnson Wax Ltd of Camberley, Surrey, part of S. C. Johnson and Son Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin, United States. The spray on oven cleaner has been the causal link in a series of six deep dermal and full thickness skin burns admitted to the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastic Unit during the period January 1990 to July 1992. These patients will be discussed as a series of case reports. The constituents of the cleaner, its mode of action, packaging and presentation, together with regulations controlling its use will be discussed. Also a treatment regimen, with a plan of prevention for future burns, will be proposed. Information from the Johnson Wax group regarding recent revisions in the marketing of the product will also be presented.|Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit<ref name=pmid7945824 />}} |
{{quote|Mr Muscle is the proprietary name for a brand of household cleaning preparations produced by Bristol-Myers Co. Ltd of Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Recently manufacturing and marketing rights were purchased by Johnson Wax Ltd of Camberley, Surrey, part of S. C. Johnson and Son Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin, United States. The spray on oven cleaner has been the causal link in a series of six deep dermal and full thickness skin burns admitted to the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastic Unit during the period January 1990 to July 1992. These patients will be discussed as a series of case reports. The constituents of the cleaner, its mode of action, packaging and presentation, together with regulations controlling its use will be discussed. Also a treatment regimen, with a plan of prevention for future burns, will be proposed. Information from the Johnson Wax group regarding recent revisions in the marketing of the product will also be presented.|Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit<ref name=pmid7945824 />}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.scjohnson.co.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5847 Mr Muscle official UK website] |
* [http://www.scjohnson.co.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5847 Mr Muscle official UK website] |
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*[http://www.mrmuscleonline.co.uk/ Mr Muscle in the United Kingdom] |
* [http://www.mrmuscleonline.co.uk/ Mr Muscle in the United Kingdom] |
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*[http://www.mrmuscle.de Mr Muscle Range in Germany] |
* [http://www.mrmuscle.de Mr Muscle Range in Germany] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517021813/http://www.scjohnson.com/family/fam_pre_pre_news.asp?art_id=137 Mr Muscle named |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517021813/http://www.scjohnson.com/family/fam_pre_pre_news.asp?art_id=137 Mr Muscle named "The Most Hygienic Cleaner" in Turkey] |
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*[http://www.mrmuscolo.it/ Mr Muscolo Italian Official Website] |
* [http://www.mrmuscolo.it/ Mr Muscolo Italian Official Website] |
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*[http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=4010007 NIH Household Product Database entry] |
* [http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=4010007 NIH Household Product Database entry] |
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*[http://home.howstuffworks.com/question559.htm How Self Cleaning Ovens Work] Article by HowStuffWorks.com |
* [http://home.howstuffworks.com/question559.htm How Self Cleaning Ovens Work] Article by HowStuffWorks.com |
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*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=140&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=drackett.ASNM.&p=3&OS=an/drackett&RS=AN/drackett U.S. Patent 4,167,488] |
* [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=140&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=drackett.ASNM.&p=3&OS=an/drackett&RS=AN/drackett U.S. Patent 4,167,488] |
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[[Category:Products introduced in 1986]] |
[[Category:Products introduced in 1986]] |
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[[Category:S. C. Johnson & Son brands]] |
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| Product type | Hard-surface cleaner |
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| Owner | S. C. Johnson & Son |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | 1986 |
| Markets | Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and Africa |
| Previous owners | Drackett |
| Registered as a trademark in | United States[1] United Kingdom[2] |
| Website | Official site |
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Mr Muscle is a brand of hard-surface cleaners. It has been manufactured by S. C. Johnson & Son, since their purchase of Drackett from Bristol-Myers Squibb in October 1992. The original product—an aerosol oven cleaner—was developed at Drackett in 1986.[citation needed] The Mr Muscle product lineup has since expanded.
Oven cleaner
History
Oven cleaners at the time of introduction (1986) were generally similar to Reckitt & Colman's Easy-Off, the leading brand. A strong base, such as caustic soda, attacked grease by saponification. Surfactants attacked both grease and food spills. An abrasive may be present to help scour the oven. The product worked better if the oven was hot, although working in a fairly close space with hot oven cleaner fumes was unpleasant.[citation needed]
Appliance manufacturers offered continuous clean ovens, which had a special coating. Consumers, however, discovered these ovens were rarely cleaned by the process. Additionally, supplemental use of chemical cleaners destroyed the special coating that enabled continuous clean to function.
Manufacturers next offered self-cleaning ovens, which allows the oven to run at a special high temperature setting, effectively burning food residue to ash. Early self-cleaning ovens were not thoroughly satisfactory. At worst, they left carbon stuck to the oven surfaces. At best, they left carbon residue on the oven floor.[citation needed]
Industry legend has it that Drackett researchers, while trying to find a cold oven cleaner, found that ammonia would plasticize food spills, making them easier to remove. This took hours, however, during which period the ammonia would evaporate, halting the process. Looking for a less volatile chemical with the general characteristics of ammonia, they found that monoethanolamine had similar properties.[citation needed]
Monoethanolamine is a weak base, so it required the addition of caustic soda as well as surfactants and bentonite as a mild abrasive. Like most household cleaning aerosols, the propellant is a blend of propane and isobutane. Because the product required significant time to work properly, it was marketed as an overnight oven cleaner.[citation needed]
The product quickly grew to be the second best selling oven cleaner. The product's popularity was limited by the strong fumes it created, as well as the length of time required to thoroughly clean. Consumers were not thrilled at the prospect of awakening in the morning to the task of wiping chemicals, carbon, and grease out of their ovens.[citation needed]
Controversy
In September 1994, there was some controversy regarding Mr Muscle, after complaints over the potency of the cleaning agents within the product, which were thought to be unnecessarily high and of a level that could lead to potential health problems.[3][4]
The study in the United Kingdom by the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit, Chepstow found:
Mr Muscle is the proprietary name for a brand of household cleaning preparations produced by Bristol-Myers Co. Ltd of Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Recently manufacturing and marketing rights were purchased by Johnson Wax Ltd of Camberley, Surrey, part of S. C. Johnson and Son Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin, United States. The spray on oven cleaner has been the causal link in a series of six deep dermal and full thickness skin burns admitted to the Welsh Regional Burns and Plastic Unit during the period January 1990 to July 1992. These patients will be discussed as a series of case reports. The constituents of the cleaner, its mode of action, packaging and presentation, together with regulations controlling its use will be discussed. Also a treatment regimen, with a plan of prevention for future burns, will be proposed. Information from the Johnson Wax group regarding recent revisions in the marketing of the product will also be presented.
— Welsh Regional Burns and Plastics Unit[3]
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which lists household product information for health and safety, lists the Health & Effects information taken from the Mr Muscle product label and/or the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) prepared by the product manufacturer. Mr Muscle is rated as a scale 3 (serious) for Health and a 4 (severe) for Flammability[5] (using the established HMIS, Hazardous Materials Identification System).
Other hard surface cleaners
The brand includes other hard surface cleaners. Products include bathroom and toilet cleaning, glass and surface cleaners, floor cleaners and polishes, kitchen cleaners and degreasers, and more.[6] These products are sold in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa under the brand names Mr Muscle or Mr. Musculo.[6] S. C. Johnson also sells similar products in other parts of the world under the Duck and Scrubbing Bubbles brands.[6]
References
- ^ "Trademark Status and Document Retrieval". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Case details for trade mark UK00001134743". HM Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ a b Harper, R; Dickson, W (1994). "Mr Muscle® oven cleaner—is he too strong for us?". Burns. 20 (4): 336–9. doi:10.1016/0305-4179(94)90063-9. PMID 7945824.
- ^ Aydin, Hasan Utkan; Basat, Salih O.; Uğurlu, Alper M.; Karabulut, Aylin B. (2009). "Unusual Burn Injury in a Child Caused by a Cleaning Agent". Journal of Burn Care & Research. 30 (5): 907. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b48783. PMID 19692927.
- ^ "Product Name: Mr Muscle Oven and Grill Cleaner". Household Products Database. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Muscle®: A cleaning hero for your home". S.C. Johnson. Retrieved 26 November 2012.