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, a division of

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, in the 1950s;

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acquired O-Cedar from Martin Marietta in the 1960s. Originally, Endust consisted of

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and

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with a propellant blend of

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and isobutane. The

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targeted 1,1,1-trichloroethane as one of those compounds responsible for 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. Roger Blackwell Ph. D., of the

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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

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. The Federal Trade Commission allowed S. C. Johnson & Son to purchase

in 1992, provided that they divested themselves of certain Drackett product lines within one year. Sara Lee bought Endust and Behold 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

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that is asthma and allergy friendly.CBS Business Network
- New Endust Free Asks - Are You Allergic to Dusting?

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Endust No Wax Cleaning & Dusting Spray
NIH database (archived)
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