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Behold is a brand of Furniture Polish produced by the Sara Lee Corporation. Behold furniture polish and Endust dusting aid were previously produced by Drackett
Drackett

The Drackett Company was a leading company in the specialty chemicals business during the 20th century, responsible for such products as Windex glass cleaner, Vanish toilet bowl cleaner, Drano drain opener, Behold furniture polish, Endust dusting aid, Renuzit air freshener, Mr....
. When Drackett was sold to S. C. Johnson & Son
S. C. Johnson & Son

S. C. Johnson , previously known as SC Johnson Wax , is a global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin, Wisconsin....
 in 1992, these two products, Endust and Behold, were sold to Sara Lee. S.C. Johnson produces Pledge
Pledge

A pledge is an oath. Pledge or The pledge may also refer to:* Pledge of Allegiance, used in the United States* The "Teetotal Pledge" or "The Pledge", of abstinence from alcohol, taken by many Catholics in the 19th and 20th centuries, in a movement started by Theobald Mathew in Ireland in 1838....
, a similar product to Behold.

William R. Johnson
William R. Johnson

William R. Johnson is president, chief executive officer and chairman of H. J. Heinz Company.He worked at Drackett as an assistant product manager for Behold furniture polish, starting at $13,000 a year....
, now president of H.J. Heinz, was assistant brand manager for Behold at Drackett, 1974-1977.

The NIH household products database lists Behold as containing propane
Propane

Propane is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing....
 and butane
Butane

Butane, also called n-butane, is the unbranched alkane with four carbon atoms, CH3CH2CH2CH3....
 and naphtha
Naphtha

Naphtha normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, i.e. a distillation product from petroleum or coal tar boiling in a certain range and containing certain hydrocarbons, a broad term encompassing any volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture....
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Behold is a brand of Furniture Polish produced by the Sara Lee Corporation. Behold furniture polish and Endust dusting aid were previously produced by Drackett
Drackett

The Drackett Company was a leading company in the specialty chemicals business during the 20th century, responsible for such products as Windex glass cleaner, Vanish toilet bowl cleaner, Drano drain opener, Behold furniture polish, Endust dusting aid, Renuzit air freshener, Mr....
. When Drackett was sold to S. C. Johnson & Son
S. C. Johnson & Son

S. C. Johnson , previously known as SC Johnson Wax , is a global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin, Wisconsin....
 in 1992, these two products, Endust and Behold, were sold to Sara Lee. S.C. Johnson produces Pledge
Pledge

A pledge is an oath. Pledge or The pledge may also refer to:* Pledge of Allegiance, used in the United States* The "Teetotal Pledge" or "The Pledge", of abstinence from alcohol, taken by many Catholics in the 19th and 20th centuries, in a movement started by Theobald Mathew in Ireland in 1838....
, a similar product to Behold.

William R. Johnson
William R. Johnson

William R. Johnson is president, chief executive officer and chairman of H. J. Heinz Company.He worked at Drackett as an assistant product manager for Behold furniture polish, starting at $13,000 a year....
, now president of H.J. Heinz, was assistant brand manager for Behold at Drackett, 1974-1977.

The NIH household products database lists Behold as containing propane
Propane

Propane is a three-carbon alkane, normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. It is derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing....
 and butane
Butane

Butane, also called n-butane, is the unbranched alkane with four carbon atoms, CH3CH2CH2CH3....
 and naphtha
Naphtha

Naphtha normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, i.e. a distillation product from petroleum or coal tar boiling in a certain range and containing certain hydrocarbons, a broad term encompassing any volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture....
. Isopropane and butane blends are used as propellants for household cleaners.

Aerosol furniture polishes apply a thin layer of silicon
Silicon

Silicon is the most common metalloid. It is a chemical element, which has the symbol Si and atomic number 14. The atomic mass is 28.0855....
 oil
Oil

An oil is a chemical substance that is in a viscosity liquid state at room temperature or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic ....
s, rather than the thicker, more durable layer of solid waxes. Fine furniture craftsmen warn that the silicon oils can penetrate through tiny cracks in the finish and make eventual refinishing very difficult. .

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