Windex® Original Glass Cleaner

Provides a liquid base for a product.

Ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether is a solvent that can be found in a variety of rust removers, hard surface cleaners and disinfectants. In our products, we use it to break down soils and grease stains.

Monoisopropanolamine is a pH adjuster that can also be found in home cleaning products including grease removers, hard surface cleaners and glass cleaners. It works as a base to increase the product’s pH level to help maintain high performance over the product's lifetime. It can also function as a cleaning agent.

Ammonium hydroxide is commonly referred to as "ammonia." Many consumers use it at home for cleaning and laundry. It’s a cleaning agent, or "surfactant," that removes dirt, and it can also be used as a pH adjuster that alters the pH of a product to improve stability. Every formula has an optimum pH to make it work best. For example, a formula that’s more acidic works better for soap scum removal. Its opposite, a formula that’s more alkaline, might be more effective at removing grease or greasy soils. We use pH adjusters to make sure we achieve the best pH for a particular job. Also, the pH of a formula can affect how long it lasts within a container – for example limiting its tendency to corrode a can, container, or dispenser. Household ammonia has a strong odour; by using ammonium hydroxide in combination with other ingredients, we can achieve the same cleaning results while using much less ammonia.