Does anyone here use borax?

LJM

ive just stopped buying bleach and am now using borax to clean my loos i must say it brings them up lovely and clean

vivw_2

Have some recipes for a cleaning solution and it needs borax. Does anyone know anything about borax. Is it harmful to the environment? Where can it be bought from? Thanks

mophead

Hi ,

my first post after lurking for months,

you can buy borax in boot the chemist and most good hardware stores if you are lucky enough to have one near to home.

I found this info about borax http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/a/howboraxworks.htm?rd=1

Hope this helps.

Clare.

lil_me

I usually buy it online, ebay or summernaturals.co.uk but you can get it in boots etc. It is also used in taxidermy.

http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/115/1/Handy-borax-tips.html some info on there about the environmental side

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_borate

Stephen_Leak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax, but it's a bit technical. (However, if I ever need to cure a snake skin, I now know what to use.)

http://www.dri-pak.co.uk/products/householdborax.html looks more helpful.

From "Thrifty Ways ...", you can get 750g boxes for under £2 in some branches of Boots and Wilkinsons. You can also get it from the above Dri-Pak website.

angelnikki

Tesco sells borax and bicarb as part of their "Naturally" range. 500g for 99p http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=752925

Nikki
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Pink.

Hi vivw,

I've added your post to a thread on borax that should help answer some of your questions. As far as I know borax is environmentally friendly as it stated on the last pack that I bought that it could be used on anything that would not be harmed by water.

I use it on my hair regularly and it works wonders.

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Churchmouse

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi vivw,

I've added your post to a thread on borax that should help answer some of your questions. As far as I know borax is environmentally friendly as it stated on the last pack that I bought that it could be used on anything that would not be harmed by water.

I use it on my hair regularly and it works wonders.

Pink

My mind is racing:rotfl: What exactly do you do with borax:eek:

Pink.

Churchmouse wrote: »

My mind is racing:rotfl: What exactly do you do with borax:eek:

Only your mind would be racing over that! :kisses3:

I use it for getting stains out of clothes and from time to time when washing my hair. What do you do with it? Or shouldn't I ask?

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lumpy_bum

what is borax?

i was watching how clean is your house last night and they used it to unblock the kitchen sink.
mines always going smelly so i want some lol

is it cheap???

thanks in advance:D