Borax has long been a staple in laundry rooms, but its purpose isn't always widely understood. So, what is borax for in ...

Photo: Caroline Mullen Back to borax, though. Also known as sodium borate, borax is a naturally occurring mineral of boron, sodium, and oxygen. It’s generally sold in powder form as a laundry ...

Related: 11 Homemade Cleaners to Make with Ingredients from Your Pantry Borax is comprised of the elements boron, sodium, and ...

Borax is one of the unsung heroes of the cleaning world. A natural compound also referred to as sodium tetraborate, this powerful cleaning agent can be used in nearly every room of your home.

UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and ...

Wanna make some spooky slime for Halloween and learn about chemistry simultaneously? This is a super fun experiment, and it’s ...

We know that there's a bit of controversy surrounding the use of the sodium borate, boric acid or 'Borax' in slime recipes, especially when it's not properly diluted. Which? also reported in July 2018 ...

Borax disrupts an ant’s digestive system. The poison works slowly, so they have time to bring it back to the ant colony, where others ingest it. However, ants won’t eat borax willingly.

1. Place 1 tablespoon of water in a small plastic cup. Add ¼ teaspoon of borax. Mix until as much borax dissolves as possible. This is your borax solution. If you would like your slime to be a certain ...