You can buy Borax Substiture from our natural products online store
Borax is a natural, powerful cleaning agent which has been used for over 4000 years. It boasts a range of green qualities that make it an ideal product to have around the house; it’s great as a natural laundry booster, multi purpose cleaner, disinfectant, floor cleaner, and even as a general deodoriser.
Although Borax is an environmentally friendly product, it’s actually mildly toxic to children and pets if consumed, and can kill plants in high doses, cause skin, eye and respiratory irritation, so if used, should be used with caution. As a result Borax is no longer available in the UK, but have no fear, a better, safer alternative can be found, called Borax substitute. Borax substitute still has all the same cleaning and laundry uses, but you get a safer alternative for your money.
Uses of Borax Substitute
Borax Substitute has a number of qualities that make it ideal for a variety of tasks around the house. Although Borax substitute is much safer then Borax, it should still be used with caution; we recommend you always wear rubber gloves just to be safe.
I mainly use it as a natural laundry booster. It converts tiny amounts of water into Hydrogen Peroxide, giving it a mild bleaching effect; perfect for stained white clothes. Borax Substitute also softens water, increasing the efficiency of the laundry detergent, and therefore meaning less detergent is needed per wash saving you money. Borax is also a natural deodoriser and degreaser, making it great at removing the oils and smells from particularly dirty clothes.
Borax Substitute also works great as an eco friendly degreaser. Mix with water and lemon juice or white vinegar, and then apply to a greasy surface such as the hob and the tiles around it. Leave for a few moments and then simply wipe the dirt away.
I have tried using it for cleaning my bathroom and it performed better then expected. The grim in the tub was noticeably much better with very little effort from me. It’s amazing for cleaning really dirty toilets such as those found in rented student houses. Mix Borax Substitute with a small amount of vinegar to make a paste. Apply the mix directly onto stains in the toilet bowl and leave for at least 5 hours. Come back later and the dirt will have gone.
Although Borax can be used to clean the oven, in my opinion there are far better, quicker, and easier alternatives. If you want to give it a try here’s how. Make up a paste of 1/3 Borax Substitute, 1/3 soda crystals and 1/3 vinegar. Apply it to the oven with a sponge and leave it to do its work overnight if possible. Wipe away the dirt the next day with a damp cloth and you’re done.
Do you have any other uses for Borax substitute? We’d love to hear any creative ways you’ve come up with to us it around the house.
You can buy Borax Substiture from our natural products online store
baking soda, vinegar and lemon juice are all great green alternatives to chemical products.
Borax substitute can be used for cleaning pure badger shaving brushes.soak overnight and then rinse out with warm water next morning. gets rid of the grease buildup.
We use Borax to clean roofs with here in Florida, and find it keeps the mold from returning so quickly!
I haven’t ever used Borax for windows, but I did use it once to kill flea’s in carpet. Apparently it dries out their skin/shell and they get dehydrated. It worked quite well.
hi i was wondering how long did it take for the fleas to go coompletley and how long did you leave the borax on for
can you use this Borax substitute for making slime for kids to play with? (I have made the slime using glue, borax and water, and wanted to make it in the UK!)
Hi Jen. Thanks for the comment. I didn’t know the answer to this question so emailed the Bruce Maxwell the managing director and this was his reply. Hope it helps.
Borax Substitute doesn’t work in this way unfortunately – however, we have another safe way of making slime. Take some Dri-Pak Soap Flakes, add hot water and stir – when if cools it makes a gel from slime to a thick gloop depending on the concentration. A guideline to start would be a handfull of flakes in 500ml of hot water and adjust to suit. Soap Flakes are not harmful to health in anyway and the only other instruction is that without a preservative, the solution is likely to go off (mouldy)before the next use.
There are plenty of ideas in the childrens section of http://www.dri-pak.co.uk
Hi there !
I have been trying to get hold of some borax to spray on some theatre curtains, as it has great natural fire retardant qualities. However, as you say, it can’t be purchased in the UK now. Can you tell me, does the borax substitute have the same fire retardancy qualities of borax ? Also, if it has, would you use the same ratios ?
Kind regards
April
Hi April.
Unfortunately Borax substitute is not suitable as a fire retardant
I just purchased 2 kilos of borax from Ebay, the postage kicks the price up a bit though.
We actually sell Borax Substitute from our website Natural Selection. Might be cheaper option for next time as well also sell many other natural products so you could qualify for free postage.