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18 Household Uses For Borax!

in Household Hacks, Roundups on 04/01/14

Have you ever tried using Borax?  I used cloth diapers with my oldest and I used Borax in the diaper pail and wash.  But did you know it has many more uses?

You don’t hear a lot about it these days, but here are 18 tried and true everyday household uses for Borax:

Have you ever tried using Borax?  I used cloth diapers with my oldest and I used Borax in the diaper pail and wash.  But did you know it has many more uses?  Here are 18 Household Uses For Borax!

18 Household Uses For Borax!

Use a 1/2 cup in your dishwater to restore the shine to your china

Add 1 tablespoon in the detergent cup to cut down on water spots in the dishwasher

Clean your aluminum pots and pans, just mix it with water

Mix into paste, rub into the carpet stains, let dry, vacuum to clean carpet stains

For liquid carpet stains:  mix 1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 with water. pour on stain, blot liquid, repeat until stain disappears

Spray mist of water, sprinkle Borax on carpet, when dry, vacuum to freshen carpet

For a great Borax Ant Killer just mix with small amount powdered sugar, leave in problem areas and insects will eat it and then die from the gas caused by the mixture, works especially well on roaches and ants

Sprinkle Borax on floors, leave for an hour, then remove to kill fleas

Mix 1 cup with boiling water, pour down drain to clear sink clogs

Mix in with cat litter when changed to control odor

For odors in mattresses and furniture (including urine):  wet areas, add Borax, wait until dry, vacuum

Add small amount to bottom of trash cans to keep them smelling fresh

Add 1/2 cup to toilet, let it sit for 1 hour, clean normally to keep toilet bowl clean and fresh

For steam cleaning carpet:  use 1/2 cup in 1 gallon of water in carpet steam cleaning machines

Sprinkle on floors near baseboards to repel mice

Mix 2 tablespoons Borax, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, in 2 cups hot water to remove rust

Put 3 tablespoons in garbage disposal, let stand 1 hour then flush with water to keep it fresh smelling

Sprinkle on weeds to kill them, taking care not to get on wanted plants

Dian1

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  1. Jeff says

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    The people who make 20 mule team borax say right on their website to keep this product out of the reach of children and animals.

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    • Dian says

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      Jeff,
      That’s right.
      Thanks,
      Dian

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  2. Mae Simpson says

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    That has to be dangerous to put in kitty liter because of the chemicals in it. If it gets on the cats paws and it licks them then it’ll make the animal sock if not kill it.

    Reply

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