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  2. How To Use Borax In Laundry For Fresher, Brighter Clothes - AOL

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    For removing smelly odors, decrease the amount of borax you use to 1/4 cup for each gallon of water and allow the clothes to sit in the mixture for the same amount of time. Or, you can just move ...

  3. Moisture management - Wikipedia

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    Moisture-wicking clothes adsorb the liquid sweat on the skin and spread it along the surface of the fibres by capillary attraction to the external surface of the clothing, which is exposed to drier air, and where it evaporates more quickly, in comparison with a clothing item which absorbs and retains the water in the fibres. Hence it avoids ...

  4. Desiccant - Wikipedia

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    The desiccant helps to prevent the condensation of moisture between the panes. Another use of zeolites is in the "dryer" component of refrigeration systems to absorb water carried by the refrigerant, whether residual water left over from the construction of the system, or water released by the degradation of other materials over time.

  5. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    This can be used to absorb grease before washing, especially for fresh stains. [7] Club soda This can be used for pet stains and out of doors. [3] There is no chief underlying chemical reason why club soda would be superior to plain water in stain removal. [8] Glycerine

  6. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say ... - AOL

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    People are ingesting borax. Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs ...

  7. Borax - Wikipedia

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    The paper concluded: "Borate baits would undoubtably be helpful in the long-term, but do not appear sufficient as a sole method of structural protection." [24] Borax is used in various household laundry and cleaning products, [25] [26] including the 20 Mule Team Borax laundry booster, Boraxo powdered hand soap, and some tooth bleaching formulas ...

  8. Does washing clothes eliminate monkeypox? What to know ... - AOL

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    The monkeypox virus can stay on clothes and objects for up to 15 days. Here’s what to know about disinfecting clothes and other household items.

  9. Moisture vapor transmission rate - Wikipedia

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    In clothing, MVTR as a measure of breathability has contributed to greater comfort for wearers of clothing for outdoor activity. The building materials industry also manages the moisture barrier properties in architectural components to ensure the correct moisture levels in the internal spaces of buildings.