Bar Keepers Friend

What products are listed for this advertiser?

Made in the USA Bathroom Cleaners / Cleansers, Made in America Cooktop Cleaners / Cleansers, Made in America Cookware Cleaners / Cleansers, Made in America Garage Cleaners / Cleansers, Made in America Kitchen Cleansers, and American Made Tarnish Removers.

In 1882, an Indianapolis chemist noticed how clean and shiny his tarnished pot was after cooking rhubarb. Using an active ingredient that's found in the plant he formulated a talcum-smooth cleanser and sold it to the city's taverns. So pleased were his customers with how well it worked on bar fixtures, the product was dubbed the Bar Keepers Friend.

The same non-bleach formula that put a shine to the brass rails of taverns at the turn of the century is used in households today on stainless steel, porcelain and ceramic surfaces among many others.

Today, Bar Keepers Friend is still made in Indianapolis and is found at retailers across the United States and in many other countries.

Search the Internet using the words Bar Keepers Friend, clean and almost any surfaces such as tile, stainless steel or solid surface counters and find testimonials such as this posting from Emily at www.thriftyfun.com.

Coffee stains on Corian? sinks can be removed fast and easy with a product called Bar Keeper's Friend. It's found in the cleaning aisle and is along the lines of a Comet? or Ajax? cleanser, but oh, so much better. It's my favorite household product.



The following is a reply from Bar Keepers Friend to our question – "Are your products Made in America?"

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What does Made in USA mean?
There is no law requiring most products to be labeled Made In USA, or have any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes (see our Big Secret tab), if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on its label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. This is true because the product without the country origin on its label has at least some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not.

Note: Imported products are required by law to country of origin on their label and products partially Made In USA do not. To answer this question completely reviewing our Labeling Tips 1, 2 & 3. These tips are accessible from scrolling to the bottom of our home page clicking Browse All Tips button.