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Borax, buy in bulk for eco cleaning.

Borax (Sodium borate)

$8.25 - $49.50

Borax is a fantastic addition to your laundry routine!

Borax has been trusted for generations as a versatile cleaner and laundry booster. Perfect for keeping clothes fresh and your home naturally clean.

Softens water and gently brightens clothes

Carries away odours & sanitises

Effective against mould growth

Use as an ingredient in your homemade cleaners

Available in 1kg and 3kg quantities

Description

Borax is an excellent addition to a natural laundry routine

Borax is quite the all rounder when it comes to laundry washing! It softens water making soap more effective at cleaning. It also sanitizes, brightens and carries away odours - it really is a great natural ingredient. Traditionally used in the laundry as it gently cleans, deodorizes & brightens clothes. It's brightening abilities are due to the small amount of free oxygen created when diluted in water. This is the same process of brightening that you get with oxygen bleach, just not as strong. Safe on all textiles including wool and delicates - it is especially good for soaking vintage textiles like lace where being gentle is a must. This traditional cleaner is also effective at treating mould in the home and on textiles.

It is found in deposits from dried up lakes, which makes it a natural cleaning agent. There are ground deposits in Turkey, China and the USA. Interestingly, there are stories of preferred places and streams used by American Indians to wash their clothes and textiles - these places where found to wash clothes better than other waterways - turns out these streams originated near borax ground deposits and resulted in cleaner clothes!

How to use

How to use borax at home


Borax is best dissolved into warm water with mixing. 1 Tablespoon is approximately 20g

Reducing mould: 1-2 tablespoons of Borax can be diluted into a bucket water and used to treat areas like bathroom ceiling and walls after mould has been washed away with soap. Borax has been shown to have anti fungal properties and so this is a great addition to keeping on top of mould in a regular cleaning routine

For bucket soaking: Add 2-3 Tablespoons of borax to a bucket of warm water to dissolve. Soak your garments for at least a few hours or overnight if they will tolerate it.

Use soap and borax together: Borax does a great job of softening water which allows soap to clean better. This is particularly useful if you have hard water that hinders soap or items that need a really good wash - like towels, pillow cases and sheets.

Use in DIY cleaning recipes: The Figgy cleaning recipe booklet  has easy to follow instructions to make laundry powder & we also have this blog for inspo! Glam up and organise your storage jars with our range of labels for your home-made cleaners

Controlling ants: Mix with equal parts sugar to kill ants (it affects their exoskeleton).

Storage & Safety:

Please remove your powder from the bag it arrives in and store airtight. Powders can clump so are best stored air tight and away from humidity.

Store your cleaners safely and clearly label all containers for identification. Dry ingredient labels are available for your home storage containers

Strictly store out of reach of children and pets.

The alkalinity of Borax means that it may be a mild irritant if dust settles on your skin or gets up your nose. Avoid breathing in dust when decanting and if you are whizzing up laundry powder. Wash your hands after using.

Ingredients

Made with ingredients you already know


Figgy & Co. Borax is also known as Sodium borate.

Septic tank safe. Apply judgement with grey water as borax will increase soil boron.

Packaging

Shipped in a plain paper bag suitable for home composting and recycling.

Available in 1kg and 3kg amounts

Shipping and Guarantee

Shipping

$10 Courier to Urban & business addresses, as set out by Post haste boundaries.

$15.50 Courier Non-urban and Rural addresses as set out by Post Haste boundaries.

  • Fast, tracked shipping (Yas!)
  • Plastic free box, packing and tape
  • Sturdy cardboard cartons
  • Non-contact delivery – Shipping instructions are welcome at checkout.
  • Price per order not by weight
  • Please note: Post haste can not deliver to PO Boxes
  • We add a little extra – maybe a choccy, maybe a sample, but always a little something 🙂

 

We love FAST SHIPPING!

We know what it’s like to be excited to have your goodies arrive!

We pack orders 3+ times a week and after leaving Figgy HQ have a target delivery of 1-2 days for urban deliveries and 2-4 days for non-urban and rural.

All parcels will have a tracking link that will be emailed to you. For rural deliveries, Post Haste contracts NZ post to complete rural delivery where they do not have drivers.

 ‘It’s the putting right that counts’

If for any reason you have a question or issue get in touch via email (theteam@figgyandco.co.nz)! We are here to help. We trade within the terms of the consumer guarantees act – not because we have to, but because we want you to have the best Figgy & Co. experience!

FAQ

Yes it is perfectly safe in a home setting for home cleaning. To prove this point, several recent scientific studies looked specifically at borax exposure. They chose miners who work with borax day in and day out and found that even though they are surrounded by high levels, they had no negative health changes compared to local non mine workers. Even after long exposures, over many years. If borax was indeed harmful, it is these workers who would be most at risk in the worlds population.

Borax is safe in a home setting because it is not absorbed via the skin. So why the confusion? It is often lumped in with boric acid (which is harmful) in scientific studies because the both contain boron. Historically, boric acid was used as a disinfectant on wounds and in surgery and this turned out to be harmful and is no longer used as a treatment. There are many studies on elemental boron exposure, especially from consuming Boron from ground water. Too much boron can cause health issues and high water boron can exacerbate this.

It is not the same as elemental boron or boric acid

It’s the all round cleaner of the DIY world— it's stronger than baking soda & great at busting grime, deodorising, softening water, and giving your natural cleaners extra oomph. It's great for soaking delicates in the laundry and slowing down mould in the bathroom

Yes! I does a great job without needing to reach for toxic insecticides. Borax upsets the ants digestion intially and when it is feed to new ants is disrupts how they grow. Mix it with honey - see our instructions above.

We use it in washing powder recipes, for soaking, controlling mould, boosting soaps cleaning and controlling ants. It’s not for everything—so don’t go rogue! If it’s in a Figgy & Co recipe or on a blog, it’s been tested to work safely and well.

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