Borax - safe or not?

Re: Borax - safe or not?

• tjkdlhb member

  October 2012

  I tried making a cleaner for my carpet with it, and DD broke out in a really bad rash.  I don't know if it was related, but I'm afraid to try it again!  There are mixed viewpoints on it.  EWG.org gives it an F rating on their cleaning database, but David Suzuki's site takes the stance that it's still better than most.

  For laundry, I've been using soap nuts that I grind in an old coffee grinder and mix with baking soda 1/3 to 2/3 baking soda.  I use about 3 tbsp in a load.

  If it needs an extra boost (or stains), I do a pre-soak in the laundry tub with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• dosafyre

  October 2012

  I believe its the major ingredient in ant bait...

  

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• crunchy mom member

  October 2012

  Ant bait has boric acid - not the same thing.

   

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• materialgirlpt

  October 2012

  Borax is NOT ant bait. Like the PP said, it is boric acid which is in ant bait. I have used borax for years in laundry detergent, and my mother used just borax to clean cloth diapers and I plan on doing the same.

  Here are two great sites that I have seen that have done their own research on the safety of borax. Site One: https://www.crunchybetty.com/getting-to-the-bottom-of-borax-is-it-safe-or-not 

  Site Two: https://engineeringhomemaking.blogspot.com/2012/10/borax-safe-or-toxic.html

  Both do say that it is a choice you have to make. 

  My blog: http://engineeringhomemaking.blogspot.com/

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