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  2. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say about ...

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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 .

  3. 17 Cleaning Myths That Are Really Screwing Up Your House - AOL

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    Dryer Sheets Are a Harmless Way to Fight Static Cling ... soaking bedding, towels, and clothing in a tub full of borax, washing soda, detergent, and hot water. ... you can see why so many people ...

  4. A Cleaning Expert Weighs in on Whether Laundry Stripping ...

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    Add borax, washing soda (sodium carbonate — not baking soda) and laundry detergent in a 1:1:2 ratio. For a bathtub, add ¼ cup borax, ¼ cup washing soda and ½ cup laundry detergent. Stir until ...

  5. Laundry detergent - Wikipedia

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    Laundry detergent is manufactured in powder (washing powder) and liquid form. While powdered and liquid detergents hold roughly equal share of the worldwide laundry detergent market in terms of value , powdered detergents are sold twice as much compared to liquids in terms of volume .

  6. Laundry ball - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic water softeners claim that their magnetic fields can help remove scale from the washing machine and pipes and prevent new limescale from adhering. [11] Some companies claim to remove hardness ions from hard water or to precipitate the molecules in the water so they will not "stick" to the pipes or to reduce the surface tension of water ...

  7. Detergent enzymes - Wikipedia

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    For stain removal, conventional household washing machines use heated water, as this increases the solubility of stains. However, heating the water to the required temperature uses a considerable amount of energy; energy usage can be reduced by using detergent enzymes which perform well in cold water, allowing low-temperature washes and ...

  8. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week - AOL

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    THE FACTS: Not only is there no evidence to support purported health benefits touted around the cleaning product, health experts say ingesting borax can be harmful or deadly to humans if swallowed.

  9. Consumption of Tide Pods - Wikipedia

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    A Tide Pod from 2016. Laundry detergent pods have been in use in the United States since 2010, although their use in Europe began in 2002. [2] [3] During the Academy Awards telecast in 2012, P&G introduced their Tide Pods "in a sparkling, vibrant commercial."