Comments on: The Many Uses of Borax as an Eco-Friendly Cleaning Product

By: | A Frugal Life

| A Frugal Life — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:27:01 +0000

[...] *The Many Uses Of Borax [...]

By: Let’s Talk about Borax (Baby)

Let’s Talk about Borax (Baby) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:51 +0000

[...] readily available brand of borax) has lots of specifics and how-to tips on their web site. I found this list from Green Components really helpful as [...]

By: greenco

greenco — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:15:50 +0000

Dana, thanks for the correction. I suppose I was thinking of how we use it to kill roaches, but synchronously enough, I had an eye infection a couple of weeks ago and read about boric acid then. I’d forgotten about saying that in this article ;-0

By: dana rowan

dana rowan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:12:15 +0000

Actually, Boric Acid is not toxic. It can be used as an eye wash for people with Pink Eye and also if the eyes are dry or have had too much sun exposure. My grandparent’s lived in Florida with all the sun and sand, and this was my grandmother’s preferred method of eye treatment. It worked GREAT!

By: Source

Source — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:32:49 +0000

I have been using Borax on my body and face for 6 years now and love the way it make my skin feel and look…. I add a small amount of castile soap to it and a little water and scrub away everyday…. it is amazing… acne will go away and dry skin is wash down the drain. You can use it camping for a river and stream safe wash.

By: Renew your home’s spirit with Green Spring Cleaning! « Urban ECO Nest

Renew your home’s spirit with Green Spring Cleaning! « Urban ECO Nest — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:50 +0000

[...] 2) Borax: a natural mineral based cleaner that can be used in a variety of ways around the home. Borax can be used as an abrasive for cleaning surfaces and grout, boosting laundry cleaning, to deter bugs and pests in the home (including fleas!) , and more. Check out some uses for borax here. [...]