Borax is anything but boring.
I'm sure you've seen this box
in a cleaning aisle several times
and just passed right by it.
Well, I used to do the same thing,
but after I did some research,
I learned how amazing
Borax is and I was like,
"Why haven't I used
this stuff before?"
It's made of sodium, oxygen, water,
and boron, so it's naturally occurring.
It's a deodorizer.
It's a laundry booster, a stain remover.
It kills mold.
It does so many other things.
So today I'm going to show
you 10 ways to use Borax,
and we are going to start
in my bathroom.
The lazy person's toilet bowl cleaner.
Just sprinkle a cup of Borax into your
toilet bowl before you go to bed.
Then let the Borax do all the work.
You get a good night's sleep,
and when you wake up,
scrub the bowl with a brush
and then give it a flush.
Borax bug killer.
Simply combine equal parts
of Borax with powdered sugar.
Sprinkle it in any areas
where bugs frequent.
The bugs will carry away that stuff,
and you won't see them again.
DIY cookware scrub.
Sprinkle Borax on.
Soak it for a few minutes.
Rub it with a cloth or a soft sponge
and then wash it well.
Borax really helps remove buildup.
I was pretty impressed with this one.
Sink stain eraser.
Mix a cup of Borax with
a quarter cup of lemon juice
and rub the stain with this paste.
Wait a minute and then use a
soft sponge to clean it off.
Rinse well and shine.
Now if you notice that things
start to get hard in that
mixture, add in some more
liquid to keep the paste going.
Borax is great
at killing mold too.
Create a thick paste
of Borax and water.
Apply onto that moldy area,
and just let it sit overnight.
In the morning I didn't
even have to scrub.
I just brushed away the loose powder
and rinsed the rest off.
It turned out beautifully.
Room refresher spray.
This one's cool.
Use a half a cup of Borax,
12 ounces of warm water
and 10 drops of your
favorite essential oil.
You knew that one was coming.
Mix in a clean spray bottle
and use anywhere you
need a better smell.
Pet bed cleaner.
Mix a third cup of Borax
into 8 ounces of water.
Mix and spray onto
pet beds to remove smells.
You can also spray it onto eating areas
or other surfaces that your pet frequents
and gently scrub and wipe clean.
Clean your delicates
with this simple solution.
Two tablespoons of mild laundry
detergent, a quarter cup of Borax
and very warm water.
You want it to dissolve. Mix well.
Soak your delicates for 30 minutes.
Rinse and hang to dry.
This helps remove stains,
it fights odors, and conditions
the water to let the detergent
do its job properly.
Plastic hairbrush and comb bath.
Remove excess hair and then mix
a quarter cup of Borax and a tablespoon
of dish soap into warm water.
I just used a big bucket here.
Soak it for about 20 minutes,
rinse and then lay flat to dry.
I loved the way that this turned out.
All of the grease, dust and other
unsavory stuff in my hairbrush
came right out,
and it looked amazing.
Pet accidents smell terrible, but here
is how to deal with those odors.
Just dampen the spot
if it's not already damp,
sprinkle on a generous amount of Borax,
and pat it into the stain gently,
kind of like you're petting your pet.
Then just leave it to dry
and vacuum it up.
Well, I hope I've made a compelling
enough case to prove to you
that Borax is anything but boring.
And honestly, this video has only
scratched the surface on the
amazing, cool, interesting cleaning
things that Borax can do for you.
So go to the blog,
cleanmyspace.com, and check out the
article that I've put together
for you all about Borax.
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as to what you're doing.
Tag me in your photos or whatever.
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This is the fun part of the video where
I  get to throw you to two other videos
that you might love
if you liked this one.
The first one is 10 interesting ways
you can clean with rubbing alcohol.
It's an amazing cleaner.
And the other video is 10 ways
that you can clean with baking soda.
So I highly recommend you check those out.
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So we're doing what
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We'll see you next week. Bye.
