3M Company (NYSE: MMM), formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. With over 79,000 employees, they produce over 55,000 products, including: adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental products, electronic materials, medical products, car care products (such as sun films, polish, wax, car shampoo, treatment for the exterior, interior and the under chassis rust protection), electronic circuits and optical films. 3M has operations in more than 60 countries – 29 international companies with manufacturing operations, and 35 with laboratories. 3M products are available for purchase through distributors and retailers in more than 200 countries, and many 3M products are available online directly from the company.

www.3M.com

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (commonly referred to as S. C. Johnson), previously known as S. C. Johnson Wax (and earlier, Johnson Wax), is a privately-held, global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin. It has operations in 72 countries and its brands are sold in over 110. It is the largest component of the Johnson Family Enterprises, which also includes the Johnson Financial Group, and Johnson Outdoors. In 2006, S. C. Johnson & Son employed approximately 12,000 and had estimated sales of $7.5 billion. (S.C. Johnson should not be confused with the publicly-held pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson, another large manufacturer of consumer packaged goods founded in the same year.)

www.scjohnson.com

The Dial Corporation (Henkel Consumer Goods Inc) is a maker of personal care and household cleaning products based in Scottsdale, Arizona. It began as a brand of deodorant soap manufactured by Armour and Company, the Chicago meatpacking firm, and through a series of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, emerged by the 2000s as a stand-alone personal care and household cleaning products company. The company’s namesake, Dial soap, remains one of its major brands. In 2004, the company was bought by Henkel, a German consumer products firm. The current president, Stefan Sudhoff, took control in 2010.

www.henkelna.com

Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company is the maker of a variety of household cleaning items including Bon Ami. The company’s headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1886, Major Thomas G. Beaham came to Kansas City from Zanesville, Ohio, and bought into Smith & Moffit, a company that sold coffee, tea and spices. The company became Beaham & Moffit. Later, Beaham & Moffit bought the formula for Faultless Starch from Bosworth Manufacturing Company. The name Faultless Starch Company was adopted in 1891, and the company was incorporated in 1902. After adding Bon Ami products to the line, the company again changed its name to Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company in 1974

www.faultless.com

The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) is a manufacturer of various food and chemical products based in Oakland, California, which is best known for its bleach product, Clorox.

www.thecloroxcompany.com

Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products (including toothpaste and toothbrushes). Under its “Hill’s” brand, it is also a manufacturer of veterinary products. The company’s corporate offices are on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Colgate now markets a broadly diversified mix of products in the United States and other countries. Major product areas include household and personal care products, food products, health care and industrial supplies, and sports and leisure time equipment.

• ABC (Turkey)
• Afta Lotion
• Anthony longlife soap
• Anbesol
• Ajax
• Axionic Chips (The postulated axion subatomic particle is named after this product.)
• Caprice Shampoo (Mexico)
• Cold Power
• Colgate (toothpaste)
• Colodent (Poland)
• Crystal White Octagon
• Cuddly (Australia)
• Dermassage
• Dentagard (toothpaste) (Germany)
• Dynamo (detergent)
• Elmex (toothpaste)
• Fab (detergent)
• Fabuloso
• Fluffy (Australia)
• Fresh Start (detergent)
• Freska-Ra (Mexico)
• Gard Shampoo (Germany)
• Hacı Şakir (Turkey)
• Handi Wipes
• Hill’s (pet food)
• Hurricane (detergent) (Australia)
• Irish Spring
• Kolynos
• La Croix (bleach), France
• Mennen
• Meridol (toothpaste)
• Murphy Oil Soap
• Palmolive (soap)
• Protex (Latin America)
• Sanex[15]
• Softsoap
• Soft As Soap (Liquid Soap): (Australia)
• Soupline (France)
• Speed Stick
• Spree (detergent) (Australia)
• Suavitel
• Tahiti (Liquid Soap): France, Belgium, Switzerland.
• Teen Spirit
• Tender Care Soap
• Tom’s of Maine
• Ultra Brite

www.colgate.com

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) is a major U.S. manufacturer of household products that is based in Princeton, New Jersey. While it manufactures many items, it is by far best known for its Arm & Hammer line which includes baking soda and many other items made with it.

Church and Dwight’s brands include:

• Aim Toothpaste (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever)
• Answer
• Arm & Hammer
• Arm & Hammer Spinbrush (known until 2009 as Crest Spinbrush; acquired in 2006 from Procter & Gamble)
• Arrid (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Auro-Dri (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
• Cameo
• Carter’s Laxative (originally known as Carter’s Little Liver Pills and later as Carter’s Little Pills, acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Close-Up (licensing rights acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever)
• Delicare
• Elexa
• First Response (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Gentle Naturals (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
• Kaboom, a tile cleaner (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International)
• Lady’s Choice
• Lambert Kay (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Mentadent (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever)
• Nair (hair removal) (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Nice’n Fluffy (through merger in 2001 with USA Detergents)
• Orajel (acquired in 2008 from Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
• Orange Glo (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International)
• OxiClean (through merger in 2006 with Orange Glo International)
• Parsons
• Pearl Drops (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, inc.)
• Pepsodent (acquired in 2003 in the U.S. from Unilever)
• Pepsodent toothpaste
• Rain Drops
• Rigident
• RUB A535
• Scrub Free
• Sedomy Lite
• SnoBol (toilet cleaner)
• Trojan Condoms (acquired in 2001 from Carter-Wallace, Inc.)
• Xtra laundry detergent (through merger in 2001 with USA Detergents)

www.churchdwight.com

Seventh Generation Inc. is an American company that sells cleaning, paper, and personal care products. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Burlington, Vermont. The company focuses its marketing and product development on sustainability and the conservation of natural resources. Like some other companies, Seventh Generation uses recycled and post-consumer materials in its packaging and biodegradable, and phosphate- and chlorine-free ingredients in its products.

www.seventhgeneration.com

Method Products (branded as method) is a San Francisco-based corporation which produces non-toxic, biodegradable natural cleaning supplies with a focus on minimalist product design. Among the company’s first products was an hourglass-shaped bottle of dish soap, designed by Karim Rashid. The company was founded in 2001 by Eric Ryan, a designer and marketer, and Adam Lowry, a chemical engineer. In 2006, Inc. magazine named Method the 7th fastest-growing private company in the United States. Method has gained recognition for its commitment to sustainability, including taking innovative steps to measure and reduce its carbon footprint.

www.methodhome.com

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.

Johnson & Johnson’s brands include numerous household names of medications and first aid supplies. Among its well-known consumer products are the Band-Aid Brand line of bandages, Tylenol medications, Johnson’s baby products, Neutrogena skin and beauty products, Clean & Clear facial wash and Acuvue contact lenses.

Johnson & Johnson is a highly diversified company with at least 230 subsidiaries, which it refers to as the “Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies”. Some of these subsidiaries include as follows:

• ALZA Corporation
• ANIMAS Corporation
• BabyCenter, L.L.C.
• Biosense Webster, Inc.
• Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc.
• Children With Diabetes, Inc.
• Cilag
• Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
• Cordis Corporation
• Crucell nv
• DePuy, Inc.
• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
• Ethicon, Inc.
• Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group (GPSG)
• Gynecare
• HealthMedia
• Independence Technology, LLC
• Information Technology Services
• Janssen Pharmaceutica
• Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L.P.
• Johnson & Johnson, Group of Consumer Companies, Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson – Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co.
• Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
• Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Services, L.L.C.
• LifeScan, Inc.
• McNeil Consumer Healthcare
• McNeil Nutritionals
• Noramco, Inc.
• OraPharma
• Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. OCD
• Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
• Ortho-Neutrogena (a merge of Neutrogena and Ortho Dermatological)
• Personal Products Company
• Penaten
• Pharmaceutical Group Strategic Marketing (PGSM)
• Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• PriCara, Inc.
• Scios Inc.
• Tasmanian Alkaloids
• Therakos, Inc.
• Tibotec
• Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Veridex, LLC
• Vistakon

www.JNJ.com