You probably have vinegar and baking soda at home. The properties of these two are numerous and well known. Certainly, borax is also a product that everyone should have at home. Borax is a mineral species of hydrated sodium borate. You can use them to get rid of ants and clean your windows. Discover 10 ways to use borax to make life easier.
Caution: Although borax is a natural product, always be sure to handle it with care.
10. Unclog your sink
You can unclog your sink with borax and boiling water. Here’s how to do it:
- Pour half a cup of borax into the hole of your blocked sink.
- Add slowly 3 cups of boiling water.
- If your sink is still blocked, repeat after 20 minutes.
9. Clean your windows
You can use borax to clean the windows of your car and windows in your home. All you have to do is mix 5 tbsp. of borax with 4 cups cold lukewarm water and wash your windows.
8. Get rid of ants
If you have a problem with ants or other bad bugs, do not hesitate to use borax. This product is a good natural way to kill ants.
7. Whiten your laundry
Your shirt is not as white as before? Pour a c. tablespoons of borax in 1 gallon of warm water and soak your bleach. Then put it in the washing machine.
6. Soften your water
As you probably know, limestone is very damaging, whether it’s for your washing machine or your dishwasher. You can put a little borax in your appliances whenever you use them to protect them from limescale effects.
5. Get rid of the smell of perspiration
If your shoes smell sweaty, pour half a tablespoon of borax into them. The nauseating odor will be gone after ten hours.
4. Clean your bowl
To clean your bowl, pour half a cup of borax, wait a few minutes and rub with your toilet brush.
3. Loose your sink and sink
Be aware that you can also clean your sink and sink with borax. To do this, make a dough with 1 cup of borax and ¼ cup of lemon juice and rub the stains with a rag.
2. Remove a stain of mold on your sofa
Have you noticed a stain of mold on your sofa? Mix borax with warm water and put this solution on the stain. Leave for 2 to 3 hours, then rinse. Repeat as needed.
1. Deodorize your carpet
Deodorize your carpet by mixing one part of borax and one part of baking soda. Sprinkle the ingredients on your carpet, leave on for 5 to 6 hours and remove the mixture with your vacuum cleaner.
Sources:
- 10-Trucs.com
- Sélection.ca
