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  2. 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 ...

  3. Borax - Wikipedia

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    Borax (also referred to as sodium borate, tincal (/ ˈ t ɪ ŋ k əl /) and tincar (/ ˈ t ɪ ŋ k ər /)) is a salt (ionic compound), a hydrated or anhydrous borate of sodium, with the chemical formula Na 2 H 20 B 4 O 17.

  4. Drinking borax is the latest TikTok trend medical authorities ...

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    In the case of borax, some TikTok creators cited one researcher's claim that boron is "an essential nutrient for healthy bones and joints." Health misinformation on social media often centers on ...

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

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    Sine borax is a chemical, it should be handled with care and out of reach from kids or pets. It should never be ingested since it can lead to nausea, kidney failure, and irritation to the eyes and ...

  6. Disodium octaborate - Wikipedia

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    Disodium octaborate is a borate of sodium, a chemical compound of sodium, boron, and oxygen — a salt with elemental formula Na 2 B 8 O 13 or (Na +) 2 [B 8 O 13] 2−, also written as Na 2 O·4B 2 O 3.

  7. Sodium borate - Wikipedia

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    Thus borax, for example, is still often described as a decahydrate Na 2 B 4 O 7 ·10H 2 O, with the implied anion [B 4 O 7] 2−, whereas the correct formula is Na 2 B 4 O 5 (OH) 4 ·8H 2 O, with anion [B 4 O 5 (OH) 4] 2−. The following table gives some of the crystalline sodium borates in this family. [2]

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    Order off the children’s menu to reduce portion size when dining out Add raw fruit to packaged breakfast cereal Learn to read food labels and choose products with fewer additives and more ...

  9. Borate - Wikipedia

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    Borax crystals. Common borate salts include sodium metaborate (NaBO 2) and borax. Borax is soluble in water, so mineral deposits only occur in places with very low rainfall. Extensive deposits were found in Death Valley and shipped with twenty-mule teams from 1883 to 1889. In 1925, deposits were found at Boron, California on the edge of the ...