When I was growing up, my mom always had S.O.S. pads at the kitchen sink. I remember her and I both scrubbing food off pots, pans and dishes when I was a kid. It worked miracles! Now that I’m a parent myself, it’s hard to believe that S.O.S. Steel Wool Soap Pads are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year!
It’s crazy to think that when S.O.S. pads were introduced, electricity and indoor plumbing were considered luxuries, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world, and women didn’t have the right to vote. Woodrow Wilson was President, Charlie Chaplin ruled the cinema and Pablo Picasso was in his prime. An average American home cost around $5,000 – $6,000, while a car cost roughly $300 – $400. The world was certainly a different place.
Yet 100 years later, S.O.S pads remain a cleaning staple for millions of people across the country. The same hard working, soap-filled, steel wool scrubbers that everyone’s mom and grandma always had under the sink are still the perfect tool for pots and pans, shower walls, stovetops, patio furniture, outdoor grills – you name it!
HISTORY OF THE S.O.S. SOAP PAD
S.O.S. Soap Pads were developed in 1917 by a cooking utensil salesman named Irwin Cox. These scrubbers were designed to help his customers keep their new pans shiny. Cox’s wife called the pads S.O.S – which stood for “Save Our Saucepans” – and the rest is history. Today, S.O.S Soap Pads are a trusted scrubbing powerhouse for millions of people nationwide, ‘saving’ everything from saucepans to shower walls and stovetops to patio furniture.
When S.O.S pads were introduced, the world was certainly a different place. Electricity and indoor plumbing were still considered luxuries, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world, and women didn’t have the right to vote. The trusted method for cleaning pots and pans was to scrub them with squares of cheese cloth or old flour bags, and ‘washstands’ were meant to be cleaned with Borax, ammonia and yellow soap. Housework has come a long way since 1917, yet S.O.S pads remain the number one problem-solver for America’s grungiest jobs.
“100 years is a remarkable accomplishment and we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with our S.O.S brand,” said Ambra Duncan, The Clorox Company, Associate Brand Director – Clorox Studio. “It’s incredible to witness a simple product born in one man’s basement grow into a national cleaning powerhouse, and we’re looking forward to another 100 years of S.O.S pads making tough cleaning jobs look easy.”
S.O.S Steel Wool Soap Pads are made with durable steel wool and saturated with long-lasting soap. The tiny scrubbers are powerful and versatile enough to tackle a wide variety of cleaning projects both indoors and out: scrubbing pots and pans, degreasing ovens, removing sticky labels, cleaning soap scum and hard water stains in the bathroom, cleaning grill grates and more. S.O.S Steel Wool Soap Pads are available in three fresh scents – Regular, Lemon and Lavender – at grocery stores and mass retailers nationwide. S.O.S Non- Scratch Scrubbers are also available for non-stick cookware and other delicate surfaces. More information about S.O.S products is available at www.sosclorox.com.
THE CLOROX COMPANY
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) is a leading multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products with about 8,000 employees worldwide and fiscal year 2016 sales of $5.8 billion. Clorox markets some of the most trusted and recognized consumer brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products; S.O.S® Steel Wool Soap Pads; Pine-Sol® cleaners; Liquid Plumr® clog removers; Poett® home care products; Fresh Step® cat litter; Glad® bags, wraps and containers; Kingsford® charcoal; Hidden Valley® dressings and sauces; Brita® water-filtration products; Burt’s Bees® natural personal care products; and Renew Life® digestive health products. The company also markets brands for professional services, including Clorox Healthcare® and Clorox Commercial Solutions®. More than 80 percent of the company’s sales are generated from brands that hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.
Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, a community of global leaders committed to sustainability. The company also has been broadly recognized for its corporate responsibility efforts, most notably receiving two Climate Leadership Awards for Excellence in 2015 and a Safer Choice Partner of the
Year Award in 2016 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as being named to CR Magazine’s 2016 Best Corporate Citizens list and included in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings. The Clorox Company and its foundations contributed nearly $17 million in combined cash grants, product donations, cause marketing and employee volunteerism in the past year. For more information,
Be sure to visit TheCloroxCompany.com, including the Good Growth blog, and follow the company on Twitter at @CloroxCo.
S.O.S® Steel Wool Soap Pads
There’s a reason that S.O.S reusable soap-filled steel wool pads have been the nation’s #1* selling soap pad for 100 years. Made with durable steel wool and saturated with long-lasting soap, S.O.S pads are powerful and versatile enough to tackle an incredible variety of cleaning projects both indoors and out:
- Power through grease and crusty, baked-on food on pots, pans and casserole dishes
- Degrease your oven and range hood
- Eliminate coffee and tea stains from mugs and carafes
- Clean glassware, refrigerator shelves**, microwave trays**, sticky labels, garbage can lids and more
- Say goodbye to soap scum and hard water stains on bathroom tiles, shower doors and ceramic sinks and bathtubs
- Keep grill grates clean to avoid compromising flavor
- Scrub patio furniture, garden tools, golf clubs, muddy cleats, chrome bumpers, wiper blades, tires and more
Who knew the best tool for scrubbing pots and pans is also the perfect solution for quick clean-up jobs around the house? From sticky spills in the kitchen to grimy build-up in the bathroom – just grab a pad, get it wet and scrub. S.O.S Pads are quite possibly the nation’s best-kept secret in cleaning.
Retailer availability: S.O.S Steel Wool Soap Pads are available in three fresh scents – Regular, Lemon and Lavender – at grocery stores and mass retailers nationwide.
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GIVEAWAY
1 lucky winner on The Mommy-Files will receive a One Year Supply of S.O.S. Soap Pads (twelve 10-count boxes)!!!
How do you use S.O.S. Pads for cleaning in your home?
I use them religiously on and in my oven.
I use them to clean the oven the tub and sink and grill grate.
DID is my go to product, my other half is a chef and we always have some in hand. The best in the market! Happy 100 years!????
SOS is my go to product, my other half is a chef and we always have some in hand. The best in the market! Happy 100 years!????
Yes I use SOS pads to clean in my home. We have used them for years.
I use them to clean my sinks.
I use SOS pads all over the house, but most often in the kitchen to clean the sink. My husband uses them to clean the white walls of his tires on the car
I use these for cleaning my sink.
I use them on dishes and to clean counters, stove top, etc. As a matter of fact I have 2 boxes in the kitchen right now.
i use them on pots and pans
I clean my stove and sink
There are some jobs where only an SOS pad will do. My son’s stove top was one of those situations LOL!
I use S.O.S. Pads for cleaning the BBQ and oven.
I use them to shine up my pans and cookie sheets.
I use them on baked on grease and grime.
Use them to clean pots and pans.
They’re the best for cleaning my pots and cookware.
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I do use SOS pads for stuck on food on pots and pans. SOS is also great for my cooktop.
I love to use SOS for my bathroom. They make cleaning showers easy as can be. I do not have to use 5 different cleaners for soap scum or kill myself scrubbing.
I use them for gunky pots and pans, as well as for the oven,
I use them to clean my pots and pans.
I use them on my oven
usually on pots and pans that have baked on gook
I use it to clean my oven and fridge
always with the dishes
I use S.O.S. pads mostly to clean all my pans with. I have had these pans for probably 30 years and because of S.O.S. pads, they still shine.
I use them for scrubbing pots and pans!
I use them most often on pots & pans .
Besides pots and pans I use them to clean up the rims on the cars and anywhere and almost anything that needs cleaning inside and out.
I use them on my oven, pots, pans and grill.
I use them to clean my oven and sink.
In addition to using them to clean pots and pans, I also use them to clean coffee/tea stains out of mugs, coffee stains out of the coffeemaker and my stove.
I use them on my pots and pans. They work great on cleaning my bbq grill too.
I use S.O.S. Pads for pots & pans and other hard to clean surfaces.
I use them to clean my stove, very effective on baked on grease.
I use them for my greasy pots and pans.
I use them to clean my oven and pots.
I use them for cleaning my oven all the time! They are also great on any kind of baking pans and grilling tools!
I use them on my pans and stove top
I use SOS for pots and pans, it works better than anything else.
I use them for scrubbing my sink.
I love to use these on casserole dishes. They are great at getting all of the gritty, cooked bits off.
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I use them for cleaning pots and pans.
I use them to clean my stove and pots. Thank you
I use inside of oven to clean
I use them for cleaning pots and pans. My husband uses S.O.S. pads for cleaning parts of his grill.
We always clean our grill with SOS.
SOS pads are a staple in our house. We use them for the toughest jobs anytime. Pots, stove, and sinks. Its a must have on my shopping list.
I use them on my stainless steel pots and my baking pans.
We use them to clean the crap off the pans after dinner
I use them to clean pots and pans as well as my stainless steel sink. They work great!
Especially useful in cleaning the pressure cooker after cooking chicken. Love my SOS pads
I use them on baking sheets
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I use them to clean my oven.
I use SOS on my pots and pans!
I use them for the sink and really tough to clean pans.
I use them for cleaning touch grease in my oven and cast iron skillets.
This is the only thing we use on the stove and oven.
I use the pads on pots and pans and the grill.
They are great for scrubbing pans.
I use them to clean my oven.
I use them a lot on everything that’s stainless steel here.
I use them on our grill and on my pans, I have many uses for them!
I use SOS pads on my kitchen sink and the grill.
I’ve used for pots, pans and the stove at times.
It might be easier to write what I don’t use it on…
We use them for cleaning heavy duty items.
Yes I use SOS pads to clean in my home. We have used them for years.
I use them to clean my kitchen sink when it gets grungy. Nothing else works as well as those to get it looking clean and shiny again!
I would use them to wash the kitchen sinks.
I use them to clean my sinks and my stove.
I have probably used them for just about everything that was mentioned in the blurb, but they are standbys for cleaning in the kitchen!
I would use these on the oven and sinks.
They definitely help with the stove and counters! Thanks so much for the chances to win.
I use it to clean pots and pans of course. I have also used it to clean my freezer
Barbecue grill tidying
I use the pads to clean my pots and pans.
I clean my microwave with S.O.S. Pads.
I use SOS pads everywhere in the kitchen and bathroom.
i use them for cleaning my bathtub!
I use them to scrub stuck on stains on my pots and pans.
I use them all the time to clean my oven, grill and pots and pans.
I use them for dirty oven and pots and pans and more
They are great at scrubbing stuck on messes in the kitchen
I use them on my sink and oven.
I would clean my pots and pans.
I use S.O.S. Pads for cleaning pots and pans
I use them to scrub pots and pans and our stove top
we use them on the grill and on the pots and pans.
I use them to clean the my cast iron skillet.
I use them to clean my kitchen and my bathroom.
I use them to clean my oven.
Mostly sink, pans and oven, but occasionally find there way out of the kitchen…
I use them to clean my oven!
I use them to clean my oven. The only thing that works great!
I use them in my kitchen a lot!
I use them to clean my sinks.
I use Sos pads on my pans and casserole dishes:) along with many other items around the house and car.
I use SOS pada mostly on my pots and pans, the metal ones.