Slide This Special Sheet Under Your Fridge. What It Does Is Seriously Cool.

Written by Jyotsana Rao, BE  • 

Are you sick and tired of using expensive and toxic cleaning agents that don’t even provide you the desired results? Then, after reading this article, borax is going to be your next favorite cleaning alternative!

Made out of boron, sodium, water, and oxygen, borax can help you clean anything and everything you want to. Let’s see how!

1. Use It As A Room Freshener.

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Take half a cup of borax and mix it with around 10-12 ounces of water and a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Transfer it to a spray bottle. Spray it for a refreshing smell.

2. Use It To Clean The Toilet.

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Sprinkle a few tablespoons of borax into your toilet and let the powder work for the entire night. The next morning, scrub the toilet with a brush and then wash it off. It will shine like new!

3. Use It To Clean Cookware.

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Quite often, our kitchen utensils get burned from the bottom, and it becomes very difficult to clean them. Do not worry. Cleaning utensils won’t be a headache for you anymore! Just sprinkle a little bit of borax on the utensils, let it settle for some time and then scrub it with the utensil scrubber. The build-up will be gone soon.

4. Use It As A Bug Killer.

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To use it as a bug killer, combine equal amounts of borax and powdered sugar and sprinkle this mixture wherever you spot the bugs. The bugs will get attracted because of the sugar and get killed.
For example, if you notice a lot of bugs under your fridge, take a paper sheet or a cardboard sheet and sprinkle this powder over it. Keep it under the fridge throughout the night. After two or three days, when you take this sheet out, you will notice dead bugs on it.

Watch the video below to see how it works:

5. Use It To Remove Mold.

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Borax is a great ingredient to remove molds too. All you need to do is create a thick paste of water and borax and pour this mixture on the moldy areas. Let it sit overnight and brush it away the next morning. Since it will form loose powder after drying, it will be very easy to remove.

6. Use It To Clean The Bed Of Pets.

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We often forget to clean the beds of our pets, and this ignorance eventually leads to diseases. To keep their beds clean, take eight ounces of water and mix four to five tablespoons of borax. Mix it well and transfer to a spray bottle. Spraying it on the beds and the areas where they usually reside will keep the place clean and remove the stink. After spraying the mixture, scrub the area gently and then wipe it off.

7. Use It To Clean Your Comb.

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You can remove the dirt from your combs or plastic brushes by soaking them in a bucket or bowl filled with warm water, a quarter cup of borax, and a tablespoon of dish soap. Let it soak for around half an hour and then scrub it gently. It will soon look like a new comb.

8. Use It To Clean Your Sink.

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Take a cup of borax and add a quarter cup of lemon juice to it. Mix it well and then rub the stain using this paste. Leave it for some time and then scrub it off gently. Rinse it well and your sink will soon start shining.

9. Use It To Clean Your Delicates.

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Cleaning your delicates was never so easy – take warm water and mix it with a quarter cup of borax and a tablespoon of laundry detergent. Soak your delicates in this water for half an hour then rinse them gently in fresh water and hang to dry.

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