Ajax (cleaning product) (an all purpose cleaner, a bathroom cleaner, and a window cleaner), well known in Australia and New Zealand, are among market leaders. When Ajax was first released in 1947, the commercial for the product was produced by Shamus Culhane. The original Ajax powder slogan was "Stronger than dirt!", a reference to the muscular hero Ajax of Greek mythology. Some Ajax dish soaps now feature the trademarked slogan "Stronger than grease!" which may be a pun on "Greece." Another early slogan was "Ajax... the foaming cleanser!" The first slogan was used again for Ajax Laundry Detergent when introduced in the beginning
Vim (cleaning product) a Hollow Man". The band STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) samples a Vim commercial for its song "Instantly." In Season 2 Episode 5 of "Grantchester" Mrs Maguire (a war widow) turns down an invitation to a local dance from Jack Chapman with the excuse that she's "vimming the sink". In the film adaptation of ’Steptoe and Son’, Albert Steptoe uses Vim as Bath soap when he’s washing himself in the kitchen sink The artist Francis Bacon is reputed to have used Vim as a substitute for toothpaste. Vim (cleaning product) Vim is the name of a range of household cleaning