18 Household Uses For Borax

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

Because this is something that not a lot of people talk about, I often get asked – where can I buy 20 Mule Team Borax? ANYWHERE – you literally walk past it every time you’re in the laundry detergent aisle of any store.

Borax can be used for so many things around the house, these are just a few:

1. Restore Shine

Use a 1/2 cup in your dishwater to restore the shine to your china

2. Spots On Dishes

Add 1 tablespoon in the detergent cup to cut down on water spots in the dishwasher

3. Clean Aluminum

Clean your aluminum pots and pans, just mix it with water

4. Carpet Stains

Mix into paste, rub into the carpet stains, let dry, vacuum to clean carpet stains

5. Liquid 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

6. Freshen Carpet

Spray mist of water, sprinkle Borax on carpet, when dry, vacuum to freshen carpet

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7. Ant Killer

For a great Borax Ant Killer just mix with small amount powdered sugar, leave in problem areas and insects will eat it and then die from the gas caused by the mixture, works especially well on roaches and ants

8. Flea Killer

Sprinkle Borax on floors, leave for an hour, then remove to kill fleas

9. Sink Clogs

Mix 1 cup with boiling water, pour down drain to clear sink clogs

10. Cat Litter Odor Control

Mix in with cat litter when changed to control odor

11. Furniture & Mattress Odors

For odors in mattresses and furniture (including urine):  wet areas, add Borax, wait until dry, vacuum

12. Trash Can Odor Control

Add small amount to bottom of trash cans to keep them smelling fresh

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13. Toilet Cleaner

Add 1/2 cup to toilet, let it sit for 1 hour, clean normally to keep toilet bowl clean and fresh

14. Carpet Cleaner

For steam cleaning carpet:  use 1/2 cup in 1 gallon of water in carpet steam cleaning machines

15. Repel Mice

Sprinkle on floors near baseboards to repel mice

16. Rust Remover

Mix 2 tablespoons Borax, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, in 2 cups hot water to remove rust

17. Garbage Disposal Cleaner

Put 3 tablespoons in garbage disposal, let stand 1 hour then flush with water to keep it fresh smelling

18. Weed Killer

Sprinkle on weeds to kill them, taking care not to get on wanted plants

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