Harpic (cleaning product)
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Harpic is the brand name of a toilet bowl cleaner launched in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 in the 1920s and now marketed by Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser plc is a global consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of household products and a major producer of consumer healthcare and personal products...

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The brand is now available in Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

The toilet cleaning products marketed under the brand name include liquids, tablets, wipes, brush systems, toilet bowl and cistern blocks.

The original toilet cleaner was invented by Mr Harry Pickup, who was based in Roscoe Street, Scarborough, in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

. He also invented Oxypic, which was a sealant used in cast iron heating systems.

Advertising

UK advertisements from the 1930s onwards used the slogan 'Cleans Round The Bend'. (For this reason the name is occasionally used as slang for "crazy")

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