by Dian 3 Comments

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:

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
• Mix with small amount powdered sugar, leave in problem areas 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