By Mrs. Mathis
Image by Alisha Vargas
Many people don’t realize that there are as many uses for borax as there are for bleach or vinegar. In fact, some homemakers don’t even know what borax is for or how using borax can help both their families and the environment. Here are just a few borax cleaning uses:
- Try using Borax to unstop your sink. Pour a half cup of Borax into a clogged drain, let it sit for 15 minutes and run the hottest water possible through it to dislodge clogs.
- Put ÂĽ cup Borax in a 32oz spray bottle and fill it with hot water. Shake well to dissolve and use as a mirror and glass cleaner.
- One of the best uses for borax is for toilet cleaning. Keep a few tablespoons in the cup of your brush holder and you will have a clean and fresh toilet every time you clean.
- Sprinkle a little borax on the weeds coming up in your driveway cracks and they’ll die off.
- Many people don’t know of the many uses for borax as a bug deterrent. Sprinkle a little around your home’s foundation to keep ants out.
- Borax is a safe and effective cleaner for cutting boards. Just be sure to rinse well after each application.
- Do you have dingy or mold stained tile? You can scrub them clean with a damp toothbrush dipped in a little borax.
- Obviously borax’s most famous use is as a laundry booster. Just add a half cup to a regular load and you will have whiter, better smelling laundry the first time out.
- Spread a thick paste of borax and vinegar on burned on spots in your oven and let sit overnight. The next day you should be able to wipe them away with a damp sponge. As always, be sure to rinse well when you’re done.
- Sprinkle borax on your carpet before you go to bed. After you vacuum the next morning you will have sweet smelling carpet.