BORAX, Sodium TetraBorate Decahydrate

Disodium Tetraborate Decahydrate

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11S	500g	£9.49	Add to Cart
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Synonyms: Borax Decahydrate, Sodium tetraborate, Disodium tetraborate

CAS No.: 1303-96-4

Appearance: white crystal
Density: 1.73 g/cm³ (solid)
Melting point: 741 °C

Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O: 99.5% min
NaCO3: 0.10%
Insolubles in Water: 0.04% max
Na2SO4: 0.1% max
NaCl: 0.03% max
Fe: 0.002% max


Borax, or sodium borate, is a naturally occurring mineral compound best known as a laundry booster and water softener. Borax is also excellent as a multi-purpose household cleaner with many uses throughout your house including craft projects.

Although it has numerous industrial uses, in the home borax is used as a natural laundry booster, multipurpose cleaner, fungicide, preservative, insecticide, herbicide, disinfectant, desiccant, and ingredient in making "slime". Borax crystals are odorless, whitish (can have various color impurities), and alkaline. Borax is not flammable and is not reactive. It can be mixed with most other cleaning agents, including chlorine bleach.

How Does Borax Clean?

Borax has many chemical properties that contribute to its cleaning power. Borax and other borates clean and bleach by converting some water molecules to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). This reaction is more favorable in hotter water. The pH of borax is about 9.5, so it produces a basic solution in water, thereby increasing the effectiveness of bleach and other cleaners. In other chemical reactions, borax acts as a buffer, maintaining a stable pH needed to maintain cleansing chemical reactions. The boron, salt, and/or oxygen of boron inhibit the metabolic processes of many organisms. This characteristic allows borax to disinfect and kill unwanted pests. Borates bonds with other particles to keep ingredients dispersed evenly in a mixture, which maximizes the surface area of active particles to enhance cleaning power.

Even though it best known as a laundry booster, borax does much more, and once you discover how many things it is good for, you will want to keep a box handy. Here are just some of the everyday tasks it can handle:

Laundry A cup of Borax in every load of wash along with detergent will boost the cleaning power of your detergent. Mixing cup of Borax with 2 cups of warm water and you have a stain remover that works on blood, chocolate, coffee, mildew and urine stains.

Baby Diapers and Clothes Presoak flushed-out, soiled diapers in a diaper pail filled with hot water and cup of Borax for 30 minutes before washing. It helps to reduce odors and stains and makes diapers more absorbent.

Flea Control Sprinkle Borax on carpet and let it sit for a few hours, or overnight, before vacuuming. Just keep the kids and pets out of the room until vacuumed.

Deodorizing Garbage Disposals Just sprinkle a few tablespoons down the drain and after 15 minutes or so, flush the drain with warm water.

Clean and Deodorize Refrigerator Dissolve one tablespoon of borax per quart of warm water and use it to wipe down the insides of the refrigerator.

Deodorizing Garbage Pails Soak garbage pail with a mixture of hot water and a cup borax to eliminate odors. After it has dried, sprinkle in more borax inside to help absorb future odors.

Sinks, Bathtubs and Toilets Borax alone is a great non abrasive cleanser, and when mixed with lemon juice into a paste, it can help to get rid of rust stains.

Borax is used to protect turnips against brown heart. it should be applied as a solution of 15g per litre of water and applied at a rate of 1 litre per 10 sq m.