Ajax (cleaning product) a memorable scene where a woman snorts Ajax after mistaking it for cocaine (it had been inadvertently spilled onto a mirror by the character played by Tommy Chong), suffering prolonged agonies as a result. It is featured in Carrie Underwood's song, "Dirty Laundry". Ajax (cleaning product) Ajax is a brand of cleaning products of Colgate-Palmolive. Colgate-Palmolive introduced Ajax powdered cleanser in 1947 and was one of the company's first major brands. The cleanser ingredients include sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, sodium carbonate, and quartz. The Ajax name was extended to a line of household cleaning products and detergents which enjoyed its greatest success
Vim (cleaning product) Vim (cleaning product) Vim is the name of a range of household cleaning products originally produced by Lever Brothers. The Vim brand is currently owned by European multi national Spotless Group. Vim scouring powder, one of the first products created by William Lever, first appeared on the market in 1904, an offshoot of Monkey Brand scouring soap. The name is thought to derive from the colloquial English word "vim" which has the same meaning as the Latin "vis", "vim" ("force", "vigour"). Vim was produced at Port Sunlight near Liverpool, England. The name Vim remained solely associated with the scouring powder