Wexford Labs

What Wexford Labs does

Wexford Labs Inc. is a privately held, Kirkwood, Missouri-based specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1973 that develops, registers, and sells EPA-registered antimicrobial cleaning and disinfectant products for B2B buyers. The company's portfolio is built around proprietary citric acid-based (CleanCide wipes and ready-to-use solutions), thymol-based (RTU Thymo-Cide), phenolic (Wex-Cide 128 concentrate), and EPA Designed for the Environment plant-based (Purefexion Wipes) formulations engineered to deliver hospital-grade virucidal, germicidal, fungicidal, and tuberculocidal efficacy while meeting the lowest EPA toxicity category (Category IV), eliminating PPE requirements for users. Wexford Labs also markets the Wex-Pro Dispensing System with multiple compatible concentrates that enable precise dilution control across facility cleaning applications.

The company pursues a three-channel go-to-market: direct enterprise field sales representatives calling on healthcare, education, hospitality, food service, government, pharmaceutical, industrial, and agricultural customers; regional distribution partnerships (e.g., Quip Laboratories carrying Wex-Cide 128 and Phenex-Cel) to extend geographic reach; and a global private label / OEM offering that lets partner brands license Wexford's EPA-registered chemistry and regulatory expertise for their own product lines. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure, and revenue derives from one-time product sales supplemented by licensing/royalty income from private label arrangements.

Wexford Labs holds EPA List N approval for SARS-CoV-2 across multiple SKUs, EPA Designed for the Environment certification on select products, and has twice been recognized as an EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year (2015 and 2021). The company is family/privately owned with no disclosed institutional investors, funding history, leadership changes, or M&A activity; its headquarters at 325 Leffingwell Ave, Kirkwood, MO also serves as its manufacturing facility, and headcount is reported in the 11-50 range.

Name

Wexford Labs

Legal name

Wexford Labs Inc.

Website

https://wexfordlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning & Disinfection Products

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Disinfecting All-Purpose Cleaners (CRAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Natural/Plant-Based Surface Disinfectants (CRAJANAI), Concentrated Surface Disinfectants (Dilutable Liquids) (CRAJANAB), Biocides & Disinfection Chemicals (Non-Agricultural) (IMAEAJAL)

Keywords

• EPA-registered disinfectants
• Antimicrobial cleaning products
• Hospital-grade disinfection
• Citric acid disinfectants
• Infection control supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Disinfectant Product Sales: Sale of EPA-registered disinfectant products including wipes, ready-to-use solutions, and concentrates to healthcare, education, hospitality, and other industries
2. Distribution Partnerships: Partnership model where distributors carry Wexford Labs product lines to reach new geographies and industries
3. Private Label Partnerships: White-label licensing arrangement where partner brands leverage Wexford Labs chemistry, regulatory expertise, and EPA approvals to bring their own EPA-registered disinfectants to market

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wexford Labs manufactures and sells EPA-registered cleaning and disinfection products including wipes, ready-to-use solutions, and concentrates. Their portfolio features citric acid-based (CleanCide), thymol-based (Thymo-Cide), phenolic (Wex-Cide 128), and EPA Designed for the Environment (Purefexion) formulations sold primarily to healthcare, education, hospitality, and food service facilities through direct enterprise sales and distribution partnerships.

Product overview

Wexford Labs offers a portfolio of EPA-registered antimicrobial cleaning and disinfectant products organized around its core brands: CleanCide (citric acid-based), Thymo-Cide (thymol-based), Wex-Cide 128 (phenolic concentrate), and Purefexion (DfE-certified plant-based). These products are available as ready-to-use liquids, wipes, and concentrates. The Wex-Pro Dispensing System is a complementary dispensing infrastructure with multiple compatible concentrate solutions (#1 Wex-Cide 128, #2 Neutral Cleaner, #3 Odor Counteractant, #4 Heavy Duty Cleaner, #5 Glass Cleaner, #8 Pro-Q 64) designed to deliver precise dilution control for various cleaning applications. Products are sold to healthcare, education, hospitality, food service, government, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CleanCide: Citric acid-based germicidal disinfectant product line including wipes and ready-to-use solutions.
• Purefexion Wipes
• Wex-Cide 128
• Thymo-Cide
• Wex-Pro Dispensing System

Products and services

• Purefexion Wipes EPA DfE-certified disinfecting wipes made with a 100% plant-based substrate, delivering powerful efficacy against pathogens without the harmful, irritating effects of traditional chemical disinfectants. Targeted at healthcare, education, and other facility customers seeking a greener alternative.
• CleanCide Wipes Citric acid-based hospital-grade, multi-purpose germicidal wipes designed to kill bacteria and sanitize surfaces with a 5-minute contact time for disinfection. EPA List N approved (EPA reg 34810-36).
• CleanCide RTU Citric acid-based ready-to-use germicidal solution delivering powerful efficacy against pathogens without harmful effects of traditional chemical disinfectants. EPA Designed for the Environment product (DfE-certified since 7/10/13) and EPA List N approved (EPA reg 34810-35).
• Wex-Cide 128 Powerful one-step cleaner, disinfectant, and deodorizer concentrate with a 1:128 dilution ratio, designed for healthcare, schools and industry with virucidal, germicidal, fungicidal and tuberculocidal efficacy. EPA List N approved (EPA reg 34810-31).
• RTU Thymo-Cide Thymol-based one-step broad spectrum cleaner, disinfectant and deodorizer in ready-to-use format. EPA List N approved for use against SARS-CoV-2 (EPA reg 34810-25), meets OSHA bloodborne pathogen requirements, and carries HMIS ratings of 0 across health, reactivity, fire, and protection.
• Wex-Pro Dispensing System Color-coded dispensing system that delivers simplicity, efficiency and cost-effectiveness with fast dispensing and reliable dilution control. Compatible with a family of Wex-Pro concentrates (#1 Wex-Cide 128, #2 Neutral Cleaner, #3 Odor Counteractant, #4 Heavy Duty Cleaner, #5 Glass Cleaner, and #8 Pro-Q 64) for facility-wide cleaning and disinfection programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3-log reduction against SARS-CoV-2 demonstrated at 30-60 seconds contact time
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Quip LaboratoriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuip Laboratories Inc., based in Wilmington, Delaware, carries Wexford Labs phenolic disinfectants Wex-Cide 128 and Phenex-Cel. This distribution partnership expands Wexford Labs' reach through Quip Laboratories' established distribution network for cleaning and disinfecting products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Betco Corporation: Betco is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of commercial cleaning and disinfectant chemicals sold through distribution to janitorial, healthcare, and food-service end users. Its product breadth, distribution-led B2B model, and concentrate-plus-wipes portfolio overlap closely with Wexford's.
• Simple Green: Simple Green (Sunshine Makers) makes non-toxic, biodegradable household and industrial cleaners including EPA-registered disinfectants. Like Wexford it competes on safer-chemistry positioning across B2B and B2C distribution.
• GOJO Industries: GOJO makes PURELL and PURELL Professional surface disinfectants and hand-hygiene products for healthcare and institutional B2B customers. Like Wexford, it relies on EPA-registered chemistries and field sales to healthcare and enterprise accounts, and competes in the same disinfectant RFPs.
• Metrex (Envars/Sultan Healthcare): Metrex manufactures CaviWipes and CaviCide healthcare disinfectants targeting dental, medical, and EMS customers. It competes with Wexford's CleanCide and Thymo-Cide in the same healthcare/EMS procurement channels and is similarly focused on low-toxicity, broad-spectrum efficacy.
• PDI Healthcare (Nice-Pak): PDI Healthcare, part of Nice-Pak, is one of the largest makers of pre-moistened disinfectant wipes (Sani-Cloth, Sani-Professional) sold to hospitals and acute-care settings. It is a direct competitor in EPA-registered healthcare wipe disinfectants and overlaps heavily with Wexford's CleanCide Wipes offering.
• Micro-Scientific Industries: Micro-Scientific Industries produces EPA-registered disinfectant wipes and surface disinfectants for healthcare, dental, and EMS markets. It is closely comparable in scale, channel mix, and target customers to Wexford Labs.

Broad incumbents

• Stepan Company: Stepan manufactures surfactants and specialty cleaning/disinfection chemistries sold to formulators and institutional end users, including quat- and acid-based disinfectants. It is a broad-line specialty chemical maker whose disinfection portfolio overlaps with Wexford's.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is one of the largest global providers of institutional cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfection solutions, including EPA-registered products sold into healthcare, food service, hospitality, and industrial accounts. Wexford competes for a subset of enterprise business against Ecolab's broader portfolio.
• Clorox Professional Products: Clorox Professional brings Clorox Healthcare and Clorox total-360 disinfectants to healthcare, education, and hospitality buyers and competes with Wexford on enterprise contracts. As a division of a Fortune 500 CPG company it has materially larger brand, R&D, and sales resources than Wexford.
• Diversey: Diversey (a Solenis company) supplies commercial cleaning, hygiene, and infection-prevention chemicals globally across healthcare, food service, and hospitality. It is a broad-line incumbent in many of the same B2B verticals as Wexford.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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