How to Clean with Borax - 11 Hacks that will Save You Money & Time!

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How to Clean with Borax – 11 Borax Cleaning Hacks!

Learn how to clean with borax with these simple borax cleaning hacks.

When most people think of borax, they think of that old fashioned laundry booster. However, old fashioned or not there are many modern uses for borax in cleaning your home.

Here are some suggestions on how to clean with Borax.

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#1. Cleaning Your Floors with Borax

Borax has a gentle cleaning effect that makes it perfect for cleaning tile or vinyl floors. Simply mix 2 tablespoons of borax for every gallon of warm mop water.

Let the borax dissolve, stir your water and mop. Your floors will be clean without damaging or dulling your vinyl or tiles.

#2. Clean a Toilet Bowl

Borax makes a gentle, but effective toilet bowl cleaner as well. After flushing your toilet, sprinkle 1 cup of borax in your toilet, making sure that you get it on the sides and under the rims of the bowl and let sit overnight.

In the morning just run your toilet brush over the inside of your toilet bowl and flush and you should be good to go.

#3. You can Use Borax to Clean Cookware

Borax is perfect for removing tough stains and stuck on food from your cookware. Simply rinse out the pan and sprinkle it with borax.

Allow the powder to sit for a few minutes, and then scrub with a sponge. The stuck on food will be gone and your pan will be clean and shinning.

#4. Brighten Your Stainless Steel or Porcelain Sink

You can make a paste with a mixture of 1 cup of borax and ¼ cup of lemon juice to shine up that stainless steel sink and remove any stains.

Simply smooth the paste over your sink, scrub with a sponge and rinse and then shine with a microfiber cloth.

#5. Clean Your Outdoor Furniture

Your outdoor furniture easily collects all types of dust and dirt. However, you can easily clean it with a mixture of borax and warm water. Simply add 1 or 2 teaspoons of borax to a quart of warm water in a spray bottle and shake.

You can then spray this homemade cleaner onto your furniture and wipe it down with a sponge or clean cloth.

#6. Deodorize Your Garbage Can With Borax

Borax also makes a great garbage can deodorizer. All you need to do is sprinkle the bottom of your garbage can with borax and it will keep odors at bay and also kill any bugs that are attracted to any discarded food.

If your can is not smelling clean after removing your garbage, you can sprinkle in some borax and add a little warm water.

Using an old toilet bowl brush wash out the can before dumping out the water, rinsing and turning upside down to dry.

#7. Using Borax to Unclog Drains

Is your drain starting to clog up? Is your dishwater or running water going down the drain too slow? If so you can use Borax to unclog your drain.

Just fill the drain hole with borax and add a couple of cups of really hot water and let sit about 15 minutes. Then flush out your drain with hot water.

#8. Freshen Your Refrigerator with Borax

In a spray bottle mix 1 tablespoon of borax with 2 cups of warm water, shake and use this to spray and wipe your refrigerator down with a damp sponge.

This will remove odors from your fridge as well as clean up any spills as well.

#9. Remove Pencil and Crayon Marks

Has your child used your walls or door frames as a blank canvas for their artwork? If so then borax can help remove those pencil or crayon marks without taking off the paint.

Just mix 1Tablespoon in a cup of warm water and using a clean sponge or cloth wash those marks off the wall.

#10. Remove Sticky Substances with Borax

Do you have sticky substances on your furniture, walls, or other areas that you need to remove? If so, then borax can help you accomplish that goal.

Mix 2 parts borax with 1 part water to make a paste. Rub the paste on the sticky area and then wipe it off with a clean rag and the sticky substance will come off along with the paste.

#11. Boost the Cleaning Power of Your Laundry Detergent

Add ½ cup of Borax to each load of laundry to remove stains such as mustard, spaghetti sauce and grease. Your clothes will also come out looking less dingy as well.

When you consider how well borax cleans a variety of items around your home you will soon realize just how useful that old fashioned borax can be in the modern home.