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    Jubilee kitchen wax — aka Johnson’s wax — is back!

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    Jubilee kitchen wax — is back. I received the news this morning. (Doesn’t this bottle look so pretty at the top of our homepage?) Here’s the scoop, so far:

    The consumer sales representative for Malco, Products, Inc. wrote me:

    We just licensed Jubilee® Kitchen Wax from SC Johnson and have it available on our website. I was hoping that you might be able to write about the product relaunch so consumers know they can find it now. 

    Update 2018, I see it’s now on Amazon, click here (note, links to Amazon may earn me a commission if you buy anything):

    I know that this was a very popular wax back in the day. I think that readers have brought it up before as a product they’d like to see back on the market. Here’s what Malco’s website say Jubilee can be used for:

    Jubilee is an easy-to-use liquid furniture wax made especially for protecting while cleaning appliances, Formica laminated plastic, ceramic tile, enamel and wood.

    Jubilee cannot scratch, never dulls, is stain resistant and puts down a tough, hard shine that protects surfaces while making spills easier to wipe clean. Jubilee removes: grease spots, soot, lipstick, food stains, crayon, fingerprints and yellow cooking films.

    I asked the Malco rep right away, “Is it the same formulation as in the way-back-time-machine days?” She quickly replied:

    As far as the formula goes, it is the original formula but we did have to change one raw material that was no longer available and made the product VOC complaint. We also re launched the product Grease Relief last year just FYI!  It is available on our website, Amazon and other online stores.

    Can Jubilee really be used to brighten up laminate counter tops?

    Grace Jeffers has told me “no” – that plastic doesn’t like wax, it likes polymers, because it’s a polymer. On the other hand, didn’t our moms and grannies etc. use Jubilee a lot a lot?

    And look closely at the label in the lead photo on this story: “Fatal if swallowed.” READERS, NOTE!

    Disclaimer: Here on the blog, as homeowners ourselves, we may try new cleaning products aimed at solving our own cleaning problems; if we think we’ve found something promising to consider, we may write about it. But, we are not professional chemists or engineers or home economists. So, please: Do your own research into these products and their suitability for your projects before trying them. More info in Terms of Use.

    And on Amazon here or:

    Readers, do you have memories of using Jubilee? What do you think of this announcement?

     

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    Comments

    1. I used Jubilee every night after I came home from my job at NASA and fixed dinner. I have a photo of my oldest son in his shiny peddle car which is sitting in our shiny kitchen. You could see yourself in the chrome. It was about 1958.

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    3. I love this product, have used it for 50 years and my mother used it before me, I grew up knowing it was the go to product in the kitchen. Will it be available in a spray Again? I found it very convenient. Thank you for great products.

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      • I would love to see the spray Jubilee too. My mother used this all the time, and I have searched the web too to find this but only in the bottle. Guess the old products are coming back because you can’t bet the good old products. Jubilee all the way for the kitchen.

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    5. I used Jubilee for many years as did my mom. I even have an old just about empty bottle that the label is gone from thanks for bringing it back because my bottle is over 50 years old. Now can u bring back glass wax please?

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      • Did you happen to read the percentage of the stuff in the product? 0.1%, and it’s barely a pesticide to begin with.

        Water is a pesticide if you spray them with enough to drown them. I think there are bigger issues to worry about.

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      • EPA regulations require any “antimicrobials” or disinfectants to be registered as pesticides. This chemical is used as a disinfectant, much as Lysol or other disinfectants would be used–and of course, what rational person wouldn’t realize that all disinfectants are toxic? Even simple bleach that is used as a disinfectant is highly toxic. So…the use of a very small amount of this disinfectant ingredient in Jubilee is no worse than using Lysol products in your kitchen or bathroom. Here’s the link to the EPA document about the chemical: https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/pdf/2045fact.pdf

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    9. Been looking for Jubilee for 3 years. So glad it is back, need to stock at Walmart and Publix. It was always my favorite cleaner and it did keep stains from setting into surfaces!!!! Great product just get it on shelfs!!!

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    10. So which is it? Can we use it on laminate counter tops or not? I REMEMBER my mom and grandmas using this when I was growing up. Their kitchens always seemed to shine.

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    11. When I was a kid in the late fifties one of my household chores was to use this stuff on the kitchen cabinets. Takes me back.

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    13. I love Jubilee Kitchen Wax!
      The label says not to use it on stainless steel, but I tried some on an inconspicuous spot on my fridge and ended up doing the entire freezer door and then the French doors, too. It worked better than any other stainless cleaner I’ve ever used. I also use it once a year on my Caesarstone countertop, my tile floors and my Carrera marble tile floor in my bathroom.
      Jubilee Kitchen Wax is great!
      I’m going to test it out on an old wooden end table to see what happens …

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    14. I used Jubilee Wax for yrs.
      I w/ cleaning these old Formica c/tops this morn. & decided to google if I can use Johnson’s Floor wax on my counters.
      Then , info popped up on the very thing I used for yrs.
      W/ like to know if Kroger/ Euless ,Tx
      w/be carrying it again?
      Thanks

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      • Carolyn, this is also available on amazon — http://amzn.to/2zUwvpp (note, link earns me a small commission if you buy anything.)

        Otherwise, to find out where you can buy it click on the links (brite bold blue text) to contact the company to get location info. Good luck.

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    16. I looked all over for Jubilee Kitchen Wax, finally found it at ACE Hardware and on the way home while reading the bottle discovered the bottle states NOT FOR USE ON GRANITE OR STAINLESS STEEL. Why not? I wanted to use the Jubilee on my granite counters. What’s up with this?

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