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Directions:1. Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Pour 1 cup of borax into the toilet bowl at night before you go to sleep. The next morning clean out the toilet bowl with a brush. You will find the job effortless because the borax has loosened all the grime buildup. Note that this method of toilet cleaning works very well for rust rings.
2. Flea Killer
Sprinkle borax on dog beds, carpets, and other areas where you suspect that fleas are hatching. Borax releases boric acid, which is a poison (note that very high doses would need to be ingested to harm a pet or human).
3. Mold Inhibitor
This method of inhibiting mold is very good to use on areas where mold and mildew is growing but that you don’t need to worry about paint being damaged. Make a thick borax and water paste. Smear it on the moldy area. Let set until dry (overnight or longer). Sweep up the powder, and rinse off the rest.
4. Mice Deterrent
Sprinkle borax on the floor along the walls (mice like to run along the side of walls). They don’t like getting the borax on their feet, so they are less likely to return to that area of the house.
5. All Purpose Cleaner
Put 2 teaspoons of borax in a spray bottle with 2 cups of very hot water. Shake to blend.
6) Cloth Diaper Soak
Borax is a great cloth diaper soak. Just add a 1/2 cup of borax to the diaper pail water and let it presoak until you are ready to wash the diapers. Then, wash the diapers in hot water and your regular detergent, adding a 1/2 cup of borax to the wash water.
7)Laundry Stains
Borax also can be used for other laundry stains, such as tomato sauce, chocolate, and dirt stains. You can presoak the stained clothing in a solution of 1 tablespoon of borax to every gallon of water for at least half an hour first, or if you presoak directly in the washer add 1/2 cup of borax to the water.
8)Clean The Inside Of Your Dishwasher
Periodically your dishwasher should be cleaned to get rid of detergent residue and hard water stains. You can do this by adding a 1/4 cup of borax to the bottom of the dishwasher and running it on empty, with the hottest water possible.
9)Clean Your Garbage Disposal! |
This recipe for BORAX, the mysterious white powder sprinkled all around the Townley house is from