Does anyone here use borax?

Brooktop

JackieO wrote: »

I use it to wash down paint work instead of sugar soap its a bit kinder to use.I usually buy it in Boots and a packet lasts for ages.I do put it in an old polythene box with a lid to keep it dry though as being a powder it can get quite damp if left in the packet.I think its really cheap and very useful around the house

You can also use soda crystals as an effective sugar soap. It'll do the job just as well and is cheaper - about 50p for a 1kg bag from the supermarket.

You can get borax from the Dri-Pak e-bay shop here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Dri-Pak-Ltd

If you do want to keep using Borax, I'd advise buying in bulk now, because it soon won't be available to the public.

kings981

Sorry if this is posted here earlier, I had a quick flick through and couldn't see.

You can now buy both borax and bicarb of soda in Tesco in their eco cleaning area. They come in little green boxes for 99p (last time I checked).

I use borax for presoaking stuff before I wash it.

I have a really handy little book called Natural Stain Removers, by ANgela Martin. Its really good and offers advice on cleaning everything, and all sort of stains using natural products.

Ben84

I use borax to clean up anything really greasy, like the cooker or kitchen tiles. It makes this type of cleaning very easy.

Sweetpeanut

HI, MY LOCAL WILKINSONS, SELL SMALL BOXES OF BORAX, I THINK THERE ABOUT 89p, I USE BORAX, DOWN MY LOO, IN WITH THE LAUNDRY AND IN MY SINK, FOR THE DRAINS, ITS REALLY GOOD, I'D DEFINATELY RECOMMEND IT.:D

Zero

Brooktop wrote: »

If you do want to keep using Borax, I'd advise buying in bulk now, because it soon won't be available to the public.

Why will Borax not be available to the public?

TheDoolallyDilly

Zero wrote: »

Why will Borax not be available to the public?

I've heard it is a poison and is considered carcinogenic - see here

I don't think I would use it in my house, tbh.

geordie_joe

TheDoolallyDilly wrote: »

I've heard it is a poison and is considered carcinogenic - see here

I don't think I would use it in my house, tbh.

Am I going mad, or do the first three links on that site go nowhere and the forth to a report which proves it is harmless in normal use?

Pink.

geordie_joe wrote: »

Am I going mad, or do the first three links on that site go nowhere and the forth to a report which proves it is harmless in normal use?

No you aren't mad. It's the same for me.

Pink

Kirri

I used this to remove damp from bedroom walls. The chemist I went to refused to sell it to me though even though it was on the shelf for sale! God knows what he thought I was going to do with it...

geordie_joe

Kirri wrote: »

I used this to remove damp from bedroom walls. The chemist I went to refused to sell it to me though even though it was on the shelf for sale! God knows what he thought I was going to do with it...

Apparently, if you feed 5 beagles a high dose of Borax every day, after 68 days one beagle will die and the others will show no signs of toxicity.