Windex Composition and Usage
Windex is a commercial cleaner used for glass. The popularity of the product led to its name being used for any window cleaner. Windex contains water, hexoxyethanol, isopropanolamine, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, lauramine oxide, ammonium hydroxide, fragrance, and blue dye. The ammonia in Windex and other cleaners is ammonium hydroxide, called ammonia-D. Isopropanol alcohol has always been in Windex. It dissolves compounds and dries without streaks. Ammonia is toxic and irritates the respiratory system and eyes. Windex kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria on hard surfaces when used as directed.
Why Glass Cleaners are Blue
Glass cleaners are sometimes added dyes. One possible reason could be that we associate the color blue with purity. The reason most glass cleaners are blue is that, during the 1960s, Windex’s original recipe used a blue dye to stand out.
Comparison with Windolene in the UK
In the UK, Windolene is comparable to Windex. Ammonium hydroxide acts as a powerful cleaning agent in both products, removing dirt, grime, and grease.