OxiClean is owned by Church & Dwight (the United States, NYSE: CHD), which acquired the brand on 1 August 2006 for $325 million.[1][2] OxiClean was founded in 1997 in the United States and was independent until 2006.
Evidence: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
OxiClean is an oxygen-based stain remover launched in 1997 and sold through infomercials fronted by the shouting pitchman Billy Mays, whose delivery made the brand recognisable well beyond its buyers. Church & Dwight acquired it in 2006 as part of the Orange Glo International portfolio.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Church & Dwight controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home care.
The 20 brands in fabric softener & stain removal on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Faultless Brands, with 3; Church & Dwight has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Faultless | Faultless Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calgon | Reckitt | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Scotchgard | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Herbmarie 1848 | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Mon Bijou | Bombril | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Suavitel | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Suavissimo | Dinant | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
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Church & Dwight is a publicly listed company headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1846. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CHD.
Church & Dwight was founded in 1846 to sell sodium bicarbonate and still leads with Arm & Hammer. Its strategy is buying mid-sized leading brands in categories the largest companies overlook.
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Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; OxiClean is not one of them.
Church & Dwight acquired Orange Glo International, owner of OxiClean, for about $325 million. OxiClean had been built almost entirely through televised direct-response advertising, a channel most large consumer goods companies had ignored.
The parent company of OxiClean is Church & Dwight, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. OxiClean originated in the United States in 1997 and its owner, Church & Dwight, is also headquartered in the United States.
Church & Dwight completed its acquisition of OxiClean on 1 August 2006, after announcing the deal on 13 July 2006. The deal was valued at $325 million (enterprise value).
OxiClean was an independent company from its founding in 1997 until Church & Dwight acquired it in 2006.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, OxiClean is still owned by Church & Dwight. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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