Biz (detergent)
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Biz may also mean business
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Biz is a "stain-activated booster" for washing laundry
. Made by Redox Brands
, Biz is available in both liquid
and powder
form. It is an enzyme
-based bleach
that breaks down proteins in a way that ordinary chemical bleach and detergent
do not.
In addition, the product is often used in a non-laundry context for cleaning the tissue off bones, particularly skulls that have interior cavities difficult to scour by mechanical action. Biz is recommended by the Alaska
state government and the FBI.
. Biz was purchased in an auction from P&G in the Summer of 2000 by Redox Brands
. Forbes estimated that Biz was purchased for greater than $40 million. Sales reached about $40 million one year later.
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
.
Biz is a "stain-activated booster" for washing laundry
Laundry
Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered...
. Made by Redox Brands
Redox Brands
Redox Brands was a marketing company formed in 2000 by Todd Wichmann and Richard Owen, former executives with the multinational consumer products firm Procter & Gamble . The company's first product was Oxydol brand purchased from P&G. P&G would continue manufacture Oxydol and provide back office...
, Biz is available in both liquid
Liquid
Liquid is one of the three classical states of matter . Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container. Some liquids resist compression, while others can be compressed. Unlike a gas, a liquid does not disperse to fill every space of a container, and maintains a fairly...
and powder
Powder (substance)
A powder is a dry,thick bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub-class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to distinguish separate classes of material...
form. It is an enzyme
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
-based bleach
Bleach
Bleach refers to a number of chemicals that remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via oxidation. Common chemical bleaches include household chlorine bleach , lye, oxygen bleach , and bleaching powder...
that breaks down proteins in a way that ordinary chemical bleach and detergent
Detergent
A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutions." In common usage, "detergent" refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are less affected by hard water...
do not.
In addition, the product is often used in a non-laundry context for cleaning the tissue off bones, particularly skulls that have interior cavities difficult to scour by mechanical action. Biz is recommended by the Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
state government and the FBI.
History
Biz was invented in 1968 by Charles McCarty, a researcher at Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. Biz was purchased in an auction from P&G in the Summer of 2000 by Redox Brands
Redox Brands
Redox Brands was a marketing company formed in 2000 by Todd Wichmann and Richard Owen, former executives with the multinational consumer products firm Procter & Gamble . The company's first product was Oxydol brand purchased from P&G. P&G would continue manufacture Oxydol and provide back office...
. Forbes estimated that Biz was purchased for greater than $40 million. Sales reached about $40 million one year later.