There are dozens of uses for Borax, and today we have listed 15 of the most common ways to use it in your house! Borax is an all-natural cleaner whose mineral name is sodium borate. It’s especially good at cleaning surfaces and clothes and keeping your home smelling fresh. If you’re interested in using more natural cleaning products in your home, then Borax is a super cleaner that you’ll want to keep on hand!
Laundry Room – Here are some great laundry Borax uses
Laundry Soap – Check out this blog post for the recipe or watch our video; this recipe makes 5 gallons!
Laundry Booster – Add 1/2 to 1 cup of borax to regular laundry detergent. This will also limit the effect of hard water on your clothes by removing hard water minerals.
Stain Remover – Mix 1 part borax with 2 parts water and soak the stain. For extra stubborn stains, mix 1 cup of borax with 1/4 cup of lemon juice (instead of water) before rinsing out with warm water.
Get rid of a musty smell – Soak clothes and linens in 1 cup of borax for every 1 quart of water for a few hours. Wash as normal.
Bathroom
Toilet cleaner – Mix 1/2 cup of borax with 1 gallon of warm water, scrub all over and wipe it down.
Shower cleaner – Borax can be used like Comet. Sprinkle it on a damp sponge and scrub down your bathtub and shower.
Soft Scrub – Mix 2 parts borax to 1 part dish soap, and you’ve got a homemade soft scrub!
Homemade Drain-O – Pour 1/2 cup of borax into your drain. Then pour 2 cups of boiling water down the drain (only if you know your pipes won’t melt!). Let sit for 15 minutes before chasing it with 2 more cups of boiling water.
Kitchen
Surface cleaner – Mix 2 tablespoons with 2 cups of hot water and scrub with a sponge.
Clean stinky trash can – Fill your trashcan halfway with hot water in the tub, add 1 cup of borax and scrub! Let dry, and it’ll be as good as new!
Drain cleaner – Put 2 to 3 tablespoons of borax in the drain then rinse with hot water 15 minutes later.
Water Spot Eliminator – Add 1 tablespoon of Borax to your dishwasher and your glasses should come out with no water spots.
Bonus Tips
Keep kitty litter fresh – Sprinkle a few tablespoons into kitty litter to eliminate odors. This is safe as long as your cat doesn’t eat the borax.
Adhesive remover – Get sticky gunk, such as a sticker, off with 1 part borax and 2 parts water. Let this mixture sit for several minutes before scrubbing it off.
Kill pests and weeds – Sprinkle borax wherever ants or roaches are coming into your home to eliminate them. Sprinkle borax on weeds, but make sure that you don’t get it on your flowers or grass. This works best with weeds that are coming up through cracks in your driveway and not around other plants that you want to keep alive.
*Warning- Borax can irritate your skin, so take caution when using it. Also, note that it is toxic when swallowed, so keep it far from kids and pets.
