The history of
Pine-Sol®
From the simple green and yellow label your grandma recognized to the bright and cheerful look you see in your home today, the power of Pine-Sol® Cleaners lasts. Discover the historic roots of your family’s favorite cleaner.
- Who makes Pine-Sol®?
- In 1990, The Clorox Company acquired Pine-Sol and set about innovating the formula and extending the line, bringing the power of Pine-Sol® to scented products that offer the same time-honored benefit of real clean.
- What is Pine-Sol®?
- The Pine-Sol® of today is a multi-surface cleaner that deodorizes, cuts through grease, removes grime, tackles dirt and removes 99% of allergens (non-living dust mite matter and pet dander). The Original Pine scent also disinfects high-touch surfaces in your household.
- Who invented Pine-Sol®?
- At the beginning of the Great Depression, a man named Harry A. Cole was looking for a way to improve his family’s fortune. A chemist by trade, Mr. Cole knew that pine oil was a natural disinfectant and deodorizer. He seized the opportunity, rolled up his sleeves and created Pine-Sol®.
- When was Pine-Sol® invented?
- Just after the start of the Great Depression in 1929, Mr. Cole got the idea for a pine oil cleaner when he found himself living in miles of pine forest near Jackson, Mississippi.
Pine-sol through the years
1957
1967
1969
1970
1973
1979
1988
1989
1990 - The Clorox Company acquires Pine-Sol® cleaner
1991
1995
2001
2009
2014
2019
Today
PINE-SOL® BY THE NUMBERS
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2X concentratedTackle more messes per bottle.*
formula* -
5x cleaningOdor, grease, grime, dirt & allergens.‡
action -
removes 99% of allergens§Destroy dust mites & pet dander.
- * vs. previous Pine-Sol® Pine/Scented Formula when used as directed
- ‡ When diluted as directed vs previous Original Pine-Sol® Multi-Surface Cleaner.
- § Non-living dust mite matter and pet dander