- Murphy Oil Soap
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Murphy's Oil Soap is a cleaning product marketed by Colgate-Palmolive. It was originally invented by Murphy-Phoenix Company, later became Colgate-Palmolive's subsidy in 1991 [1]. It is available in a concentrated liquid form which is then mixed with water, as well as pre-diluted form which comes in a trigger spray bottle. Commercials for the product state that the product is ideal for cleaning wood surfaces.
Despite the name, oil soap does not contain oil; it contains potassium soap manufactured from vegetable oil. The other constituents of Murphy's Oil Soap are sodium EDTA, propylene glycol, fragrance, surfactants, and water.[2]
Oil soap is commonly used to clean and polish horse tack, such as bridles and saddles. The oil soap is also an excellent lubricant to use with water when throwing clay on a potter's wheel[citation needed].
References
- ^ "http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/History/1991.cvsp". http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/History/1991.cvsp.
- ^ THE MURPHY-PHOENIX -- MURPHY OIL SOAP LIQUID MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET as published by OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. FSC: 9160. NIIN: 00B130042. Manufacturer's CAGE: 5R288. MSDS Serial Number: BKLST
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