Just wanted to add; I had a bad case of athletes foot that nothing over the counter was doing anything for. Borax destroyed the athletes foot. Amazing stuff. Don't be conservative with it either. Foot bath I used 1/2 cup per gallon of water. Multiple times a day. I sprinkle a lot in my socks, and in my shoes. It worked so well. I have had ZERO bad side effects. No skin irritaion etc. from the borax. Don't even mess with the stuff they sell for athletes foot. Go for borax. To make it a finer powder I bought a cheap coffee grinder.
I used boric acid in my socks, diluted with corn starch. Over time, it killed my toenail fungus. It eliminates foot odor too, replacing it with a "boron" scent.
Boric acid disolved in alcohol is commonly sold as ear drops in the US. Boric acid powder powder is sold in smaller quantities in almost every pharmancy in the US, in the "eye" section usually.
Also, if you have fleas or bed bugs, it not only kills the insect, but it dries out their eggs. Very useful stuff. I live in the town that's it's mined.
I often have issue with not standing still while attempting delicate welds due to ants in my stinky boots. This will fit the bill nicely for a 4 in 1 cure. Thanks Big Clive! P.S.- I add table salt or boric acid to my ethanol home made hairspray can vapor camping stove to give a yellow or green flame so I can be aware of where any spills need to be quickly put out if I'm using the stove in daylight. Salt doesn't dissolve well in ethanol and neither does boric acid but, I can add a small amount of water to salt and shake it inside the can, then fill it full of ethnol and burn it completely dry. It leaves a fine crust of salt adhered to the inside of the can, boric acid does similar without the water but, I like yellow for safety flame. Done this way, it gives off the sodium vapor quickly & I can fill the stove many times with alcohol before needing to coat the inside again. Also, since the salt is adhered to the can, I can drain any left over alcohol back out and not get loose salt in my alcohol container or my stove becoming a salt shaker when dry (although, I guess a stove doubling as a salt shaker after cooking would be kind of a bonus).
Always finding these great videos too late.... I use boric acid all over the place: before putting up drywall to prevent insects and mold, as a fire reducing agent, in shoes, dust around house to keep insects out, etc. Never saw the flame thing and I love it! I can see a cauldron of it burning next to me outside this year! Thanks, Clive!
My father was medic in WW2 and as a child he always had a tub of zinc, starch and boric (boracic) powder to hand. When, inevitably knees got grazed as a kid he would sprinkle it on the wound. Magic stuff. Instant stop to blood flow and healthy scab formed.
Unfreakingly believable!!!... I had smelly feet tried everything. Used boric acid for one week just like Clive showed and freaking boom no more smell, I can't believe it! BTW been watching you Clive since the you only had 8-900 subs, can't believe I missed this video!!!!
Boric acid is only lightly soluble in water, so it can't be very toxic even if ingested in larger quantities (within reason). The LD50 numbers refer to the amount that actually dissolved in the bodily liquids and thus made its way into the system. Actually, I've never heard of boric acid being used as flux - its salt, sodium tetraborate (borax) is. Not only for welding and forging - there even used to be borax bars for soldering iron tip cleaning.
So they allow boric acid but not borax in Europe? Which one is more effective? I use borax powder for nearly everything with very good success . Never thought about using boric acid powder but now I’m curious
www.boricacid.net.au/six-reasons-why-boric-acid-better-borax 3. There's more boron in boric acid Boric acid has 17.48% (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid) and Borax has 11.34% (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax). Farmers sometimes need to raise the boron level in their soils and this is why they choose boric acid over borax. Additionally, borax retains 10 water molecules which increase the bulk of the product. The molecular weight of Boric acid is 61.83 and Borax is a whopping 381.43 EDITED FOR BREVITY
Hey Clive the toxic claims are probably related to boric acid's use as a household insecticide, at least here in the states, though the LD50 is very roughly equal to table salt in mammals something like 2660/mg/kg according to wikipedia.
I've been looking for a treatment for toe nail fungus. I do online shopping at Walmart bc if you can't find it in their stores, they definitely sell it online.(walmart ONLINE carries stuff you can't find anywhere else)I'm ordering, a bag of boric acid but idk if it's powder or granules & really don't care as long as it dissolves & mixes well. I've heard of boric acid, my grandma used it for e-thing. She maimly used it for foot soak, wash socks, put it in shoes. I should've remembered that. It took me searching the internet b-4 I remembered how much she used it. She also used it for killing ants & would sprinkle around the edges of the counters & back door. When I first looked up boric acid it came up as ant & roach killers. I found this to be an interesting product & very versatile. I'm going to use it for a foot soak & sprinkle in my shoes. I'll use the boric acid. I'll come back in a few months or however long it takes & let Clint know how my feet issues are, whether resolved or not. I'm told it could take 6 - 9 months. Thanks for the video 💜
I use boric acid for roaches. Works great! All these years, I've been battling athletes' feet. I've always heard it was toxic. I'm just finding out that boric acid's toxicity is lesser than table salt.
I love the borax, used to use it wash my fireproof undies and racing suit also use it as a flux for oxy welding and mixed with sugar and water as an ant bait. The stuff is sold at the local supermarkets here and is pretty cheap.
bigclivedotcom I wonder what happens if you mix boric acid with PVA glue and your glow in the dark powder? I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment so can't buy the stuff, but it might make for an interesting experiment / video. Thanks for all the great videos, I'm having fun watching all your older videos. It's like traveling back in time, very, very slowly.
Thank you thank you ! I just started using Boric Acid for insects and pests partcrly roaches and I was worried about its effects should we inhale it or should my pets suddenly accidentally stepped on it. (I made a paste of it before applying in cracks and crevices ) ..but your video clearly helped me understand that it is NOT that toxic as claimed by others. So thank you so much for this bit of helpful info!
My dogs get a daily dose in there water. It’s very good in 7 trace elements and incredible in treating aches and pains. I take 6 mg a day with diatomaceous Earth. I’m still alive
Boric acid does not actually burn. What burns actually, is the methanol. The heat or the energy supplied ionizes Boric acid and when the electrons are de-excited, radiations in the visible region are emitted whose frequency and wavelength matches those of green. So, a green flame is produced.
Thanks man I didn't know it would kill athletes feet, I have used it mostly with denatured alcohol to cover gold or silver jewelry when I was soldering it to help to prevent or lessen firescale , I have also used it mixed with sugar water to kill ants, and to kill roaches.
Clive, can you please share your affordable bulk boric acid source in the description? I cant find it cheaply in the quantities you mentioned. actually, very expensive for small quantities. We can order as a biz. And thank you for making me aware of the superiority of this over borax. Also, your magic green experimental flame would make a great conversation piece on my disco deck, along with the mini moving heads! Hey Man, If u wanna kissthesky -come over at sunset!
After watching this video... I Ebay and Amazon the price of Boric Acid online... Expensive. Then, I went to the Dollar Store and found a the "20 Mule Team" borax brand for $5 dollars, and I bought it... The online prices run at $27-30/box. The way used it... Since, I don't like to feel the grittnes against my skin. I got a 2 oz spray bottle that I filled with 1 oz of witch hazel, and 1 oz of water mixed with 1/4 tsp of Borax; the borax and water mixture were placed in the microwave for 1 minute since borax doesn't dissolve on cold water. Then, I cooled it down, and added it to the witch hazel inside the spray bottle. After doing that, I just spray it inside my shoes, feet, and armpits.
@@bigclivedotcom I don't if "Big Daddy UA-cam" deleted my reply, but it's gone. I did search after reading your comment. Just to make sure that Borax was as good as Boric Acid on the antifungal department, and it is. I will try Boric Acid when I run out. Thank you.
I have read that you can order dry melamine sponges online and soak them in a mild boric acid solution, and you basically get super-cheap Magic Erasers.
My jock itch is on my intimate area and has been for over a year. I've used creams, pills, to straight up 99% isopropyl alcohol. Nothing is making this demon fungus go. I am to the point of just taking a torch to my crotch.
Patrick Michalski yes it should be fine. Women get given a boric acid suppository to insert in their private part, when they have thrush or other yeasty problem
Merrell....the best looking shoes....the glue they use actually keeps the soles on unlike Nike, Skechers & other expensive over priced, over hyped shoe brands that I stopped buying. Good video as always !
Lol, so confused... I just bought a bag of industrial grade powder to deal with ants in the garden. The bag has all these warnings like "harmful if contact with skin, inhaled, wear protective clothes and a respirator, etc.", but I'm also seeing a bunch of videos of people just handling with bare hands, or even eating it. 🤔
With all those toxin tasting moments clives gonna be on future time team. They'll be wondering how someone from the industrial era escaped into the 21st. The beard will be an out of place object 😂😂
Thanks you Big Clive ! Per your comment about motor oil lubricant... am curious about a use case of putting Roach killer in my truck engine ! Please advise what is the common sense chemical names for the types of boron used specifically as a motor oil lubricant ? All I can find are oil analysis test reports that Boron is listed as an additive in motor oils. Please advise who has done practical research into uses of Boron as a lubricant mixed in oil. Thanks for the inspiration !
I'm not sure how boron is used in motor oil. Boric acid is used as a dry powder lubricant in some applications. It appears that Boron Nitride is used in oils, but I'd be very cautious about just adding it to oil.
How about cats I have one and I'd like to keep her healthy, and it's already expensive keep her so I'd rather not make her sick and he's probably get mad at me, but still kill off some of the ants Also what's your suggestion for a foot soak to get rid of fungus?
Those matches are just ridiculous :) Anyone seen trying to light a campfire with those should be pummelled and sent to the leaky tent. I thought this was going to be about non-newtonian fluids but the fire was a nice surprise. Glad I subscribed by the way. I now have my own Poundland USB LED fixation so thanks for that!
I wanna try using this in my shoes, but should I be concerned about spreading it around my home? I wear shoes outside but take my shoes off when I’m inside the house, so I’m a bit concerned about it being on my feet and walking around and spreading it throughout my home. Because I’m not using a lot of it in my shoes I should be fine right?
Hi there... would it be safe to add Boric acid to a homemade natural deodorant? If so, would adding a tablespoon of boric acid mixed with coconut oil be too much?
Thank you for your video! I was getting sick from the fear that I accidentally poisoned myself and my family until I watched this 😂 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
Thank you so much. This is working! I've tried everything else. Only thing is I bought granular instead of powder on Amazon. People keep it in a child proof if you have kids, and label it.
I wonder if it'll have a similar effect on Ringworm as it does on Athlete's Foot? They're both fungal infections so I might give it a try, got it on my hands atm.
+That Linux Gamer It's worth a try, but you might have to dust the area and use a dressing to hold it in contact. I'm not sure if that fungal thing (not a worm at all) is under the skin or on the surface.
+bigclivedotcom I'm pretty sure it's on the surface as it's very similar to the fungus that causes Athlete's Foot. Dressing might be needed, but I'll try a water bath or mixing it in with some antifungal cream first and see how it goes. Thanks for the input :) Love your vids btw!
Aluminium Chlorohydrate is the chemical used in some commercial foot controls .... ( there is / was a company in Corby that used to sell this ! ) .... today's tip ............ DAVE™ ...........
You can, but it's not very soluble in water. If your feet are giving lots of trouble then you might find this video interesting:- ua-cam.com/video/wPLwczrGikM/v-deo.html It shows how a very dilute solution of water and potassium permanganate (available on eBay) will stop many infections.
bigclivedotcom ok. I have been using it for 4 days before founding this video and I think I over paid. Instead of buying potassium permanganate I bought " permitabs" it's exactly the same thing but cost me £22 for 30 tablets. The reason I ask about this boric acid is after permitabs my toe nails went brown and need something that messing up. Anyway good videos. Cheers
Hello. Can you PLEASE tell me if I can make a paste with the boric acid (and vinegar, or?) for scalp ringworm? I have RW lesions all over my scalp, so it will be covering quite a bit of surface. I have had the scalp RW now for 4 years (I have tried everything and yes, my diet is sugar free!). As well, I have RW all over my body, but it has gone systemic and is too difficult to treat topically on my body. If you think I can take some internally, I will try that! Needless to say, I have tried just about everything to irradicate this horrible fungus! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE!! I am most grateful for your help!
Selsun gold shampoo (selenium as active ingredient) apply to affected area's and leave to dry out then wash off. Use twice a week. Works but has a funny smell
Why am I watching a video with Clive's old sneakers? Well OK, Clive, you're not going to make a cocktail of boric acid and your favourite alcoholic mix, or sprinkle it on you fish and chips. 00:46 That's pucking amazing. 04:36 I'm glad the jock itch due to crab and fungal infestation, didn't make the video discussion. That lubricating property with oil is fascinating. Has anyone experimented with boric acid and K-Y Jelly?
The acid form or the hydrated 'washing soda' form are equally efficacious. See:The Borax Conspiracy by Walter Last. Hate using the "C" word -should be "business as usual"...
+captainmidnite93 A gram seems a lot. It's hard to find suggested quantities but most appear to be in the low milligram doses. It's notable that Europe has banned borax and when I was looking for a source of boric acid it was being restricted for sale to business users.
+bigclivedotcom 1gm 'washing soda ='s 2/3gm boric acid. Either source works. 20 mule team Borax (as advertised in 1960's, by the poster boy for 'Dependsz' our one and only Ronald Reagan-actor)is half as lethal as table salt. I took the plunge out of desperation not faddism. Work offshore on oil platforms in Gulf o Mexico. Boron in supplement, $30/month, is not in ionic form. $5 for a 4 year supply in laundry isle. Embargo on borax in Britain came out of Austraila. Boron most effective fluoride remover so was removed as canning and processed product preservative here and else ware by Mr Global generation ago.
I was waiting for the alcohol to evaporate and some sort of special effect to begin. Great tips, thanks! Loved the anti-fungal benefits. Must use it on my dogs skin.
@@bigclivedotcom Yes, I know, thanks! Chocolate is poison to a dog. Lesser toxins are grapes, raisins, garlic, onion, avocado. Boric acid however, is very safe. Used on dogs in combination with peroxide to kill mange mites, fungus like malassezia, and also to remove brown stains from porphyria in the saliva from excessive licking (due to itching skin).
@@lass-inangeles7564Thank you for sharing this excellent information. I never even heard any of this. Will you please let me know where I can locate information on how to use it , apply it, consume it, for humans, pets, and home. Especially for the uses you mentioned in the comment above. And for eliminating toxic metals, and fungus humans. Thank you so very much in advance. **** I have a box of borax is this the same thing? **** **** Any information you can provide on diatomaceous earth food grade consumption and uses, perhaps a good link for info, or a brand you recommend? Would it be safer if organic? I am very concerned about Fauci's patented GP120, his and Bill Gates insane forced vaccines, tests, tracking, transhumanism, mark, etc. Any honest information to help us protect ourselves is most appreciated and greatly needed. Thank you Sir, and God bless.
@@user-qc8uy8sb1c I'm not a man but woman. So don't address me as 'sir' please. 1. Being vaccinated against deadly diseases is the best way to combat them. This is how small pox was eliminated. Anti-vaxxers are bringing back diseases that we eliminated years ago. Everyone should be vaccinated so that no one gives a deadly disease to someone else. Covid is an example. Please don't believe the myths about vaccines harming people. They don't. They protect. 2. Borax, Baking Soda, and Boric Acid are all chemically different forms of Boron but distinctly different and not substitutes for each other. Boric Acid is what kills fungus on your skin. You can look up its uses online. It is often used as a disinfectant or in eye drops but be VERY careful to use it correctly. I am not a doctor and cannot give medical advice. I was experimenting with mixing Boric Acid with white vinegar and water to kill yeast on my dog's skin. So far, not much result. It is useful as a powder on your feet to prevent shoe smells from bacteria and yeast. 3. Diatomaceous Earth comes from fossilized sea shells in ancient ocean beds. It is mined, ground up fine, and sold. When used for swimming pool filtration, it is heated up and toxic for human consumption. There is a Food Grade DE sold on Amazon which is okay to eat and use medically. I use it only for dusting food crops in my back yard, or flowering plant leaves. Food Grade DE is non toxic but should not be inhaled. DE dust can irritate your lungs and dry them out, so use a mask. DE powder kills insects by piercing their outer skeletons like glass shards would pierce our skin. It also dehydrates flea eggs and pierces larvae, so good to rub into the carpet mixed with boric acid only where your dog sleeps so that flea eggs don't hatch. Careful not to create dust that you or dog inhales. This is an irritant, but not toxic. Putting DE as a band around plant stems, kills snails and night crawlers. Dust the leaves too. Theoretically, it should kill worms and parasites inside you or a pet, but who knows if that works or not? I would use a dewormer which is 100% effective on my pets or myself. DE is guesswork. But it does kill insects 100% and is non-toxic, hurrah! 4. Bill and Melinda Gates are philanthropic people who have donated a lot of money to good causes to fight global diseases and poverty and hunger. Don't knock them. What have you done in these areas? We should support and praise those who help us, not criticize them. Vaccines are good things. Prior to vaccines, children were crippled by polio and died like flies to smallpox. These were eradicated by vaccines. Thank god we have vaccines or half the human race would be dead by now. You can see what happened with COVID-19 and no vaccines against it. The world came to a stop. This is also what happened with the Spanish Flu in early 1900s. No vaccine either. Stop believing the uneducated lies and myths circulated on vaccines. Arm yourself with scientific knowledge. Read more and watch less TV. Good luck!
@@lass-inangeles7564 Thank you for the information. I surely would never purposely call a woman a sir, I did so by mistake. ------- Where do you get your information on BG philanthropy and vaccinations? Do you value truth? Are you a part of a group that has convinced you that what they tell you is true and not to ever let anyone convince you otherwise? Have you ever been lied to about something? Did you like being lied to? Do you regularly lie to people with ease? Try not to jump all over me. I cannot help but to wonder if you are just doing what you are programmed to do, or if you just are not aware of BG and his philanthropy. A few years ago I would have dismissed anyone telling me that vacs are harmful or that BG is a sick creep as an idiot. No one could have convinced me otherwise. I truly believed, no way would such bs be allowed against our children, and man kind especially in the US. Boy was I wrong about just about every single thing. In an instant I realized nothing is as it appears. I realized almost everything is backwards, upsidedown, big con, poisonous, propaganda, meant to reduce our quality of life....mind control...etc. I could provide you with lots and lots of factual information, events, reports and their links/sources.... But it would take a great deal of time to present to you that which if you truly believe BG is a good guy and want to know the truth... You can find it. For now I will list actual events that you can look into and see and hear the words coming out of BG's mouth. 1) 2010 Ted talk - Bill Gates Population Reduction CO2 = P x S x E x C ua-cam.com/video/LmzeYYWntxw/v-deo.html 2) October 2019 Event 201 3) BG one of Monsanto's largest supporters.... 4) BG GMO projects around the world. (for example: Africa, India, US) 5) BG is not a DOCTOR 6) Look into who his dad worked closely with....and what they accomplished. Look into whether any of them worked with the Nazis. 7) Look into who and why Planned Parent Hood was established... Then look into why it was really established 8) Look into how much BG gives to PPH and similar establishments in other countries. 9) look up BG work with the Pope - something about not wasting food and supporting abortions 10) look up how bill gates wants to have everyone World Wide tracked/monitored/ controlled .... If tested, if vaccinated, if not obeying quarantine restrictions, monitor everyone's interactions, Tattooed tracking, Bluetooth band tracking... Goes on and on. 11) look at China's Real time cv19 compliance phone app - Red Yellow and Green light 11) look up Taiwan... Look at everything they have to do to go anywhere 12) look at the crimes against humanity in Africa and India - by BG w vaccines and GMO, & land mobility Look at the harm he caused to countless innocent people and children. For instance Many children infected w polio. 13) Backdoor vulnerability virus vulnerability Monopoly - MSDos even if not using Windows . 14) HE HAS NOT AND WILL NOT VACCINATE HIS CHILDREN. ---- I Can go on and on... If all of us do not wake up IMMEDIATELY --- Look, NWO is knocking on our door... We are so so very close to really loosing everything that is good, everything that is precious.... Do you understand? Look at Venezuela, China, Taiwan, Germany, North Korea, Britain, Italy. Look at how Hitler came into power. Look at how quickly Pakistan (I think it is Pakistan) went from being free and much like US to under Sharia law. Look at how some places if parents are at least presumably infected w cv19 they (the officials) can walk into their home and remove the children from their custody. UN is satanic... Find the quote one of them said -- that everyone would submit their allegiance to Satan. Now look into BG close relationship w UN, CDC, WHO.
I wonder, could you mix it with water and spray it around the outside of your house to keep ants under control? It would probably be better for the enviornment than the gallon of chemical I use every summer.
For ants it's better put in protected piles with sugar to give them an incentive to take it back to their nest. There's a lot of documentation about it on the 'net. But where they are a significant issue, I'd suggest staying with proven treatments while experimenting with the new ones.
The safety data sheets tend to err on the side of caution and are aimed at industrial use where there may be a lot of dust in the air. Most adverse effects are from internal consumption.
Just wanted to add; I had a bad case of athletes foot that nothing over the counter was doing anything for. Borax destroyed the athletes foot. Amazing stuff. Don't be conservative with it either. Foot bath I used 1/2 cup per gallon of water. Multiple times a day. I sprinkle a lot in my socks, and in my shoes. It worked so well. I have had ZERO bad side effects. No skin irritaion etc. from the borax. Don't even mess with the stuff they sell for athletes foot. Go for borax. To make it a finer powder I bought a cheap coffee grinder.
Almost 12 months later and no athletes foot. I put powered borax in my socks every single day for almost a year now. Zero side effects. Still working.
Thanks.
Borax is not the same as boric acid that Clive’s talking about here though.
@@rainbowevil Boric Acid and Borax are all derived from Boron...I guess processed differently?
what happen to the shoes??
Was told by a doctor to use boric acid to clean a second degree burn. Worked very well.
How much and how
I used boric acid in my socks, diluted with corn starch. Over time, it killed my toenail fungus. It eliminates foot odor too, replacing it with a "boron" scent.
Boric acid disolved in alcohol is commonly sold as ear drops in the US. Boric acid powder powder is sold in smaller quantities in almost every pharmancy in the US, in the "eye" section usually.
Just got a small bag of this and have been sprinking a little in shoes for the past few days and they hardly smell at all now.
The color of a boron flame is probably my favorite shade of green. It's amazingly vivid and striking.
reminded me of aurora BOREAL
Also, if you have fleas or bed bugs, it not only kills the insect, but it dries out their eggs. Very useful stuff. I live in the town that's it's mined.
Yeah somewhere in California isn't it?
Will it kill termite?
I often have issue with not standing still while attempting delicate welds due to ants in my stinky boots. This will fit the bill nicely for a 4 in 1 cure. Thanks Big Clive!
P.S.- I add table salt or boric acid to my ethanol home made hairspray can vapor camping stove to give a yellow or green flame so I can be aware of where any spills need to be quickly put out if I'm using the stove in daylight. Salt doesn't dissolve well in ethanol and neither does boric acid but, I can add a small amount of water to salt and shake it inside the can, then fill it full of ethnol and burn it completely dry. It leaves a fine crust of salt adhered to the inside of the can, boric acid does similar without the water but, I like yellow for safety flame. Done this way, it gives off the sodium vapor quickly & I can fill the stove many times with alcohol before needing to coat the inside again. Also, since the salt is adhered to the can, I can drain any left over alcohol back out and not get loose salt in my alcohol container or my stove becoming a salt shaker when dry (although, I guess a stove doubling as a salt shaker after cooking would be kind of a bonus).
Boric acid is also very useful for preventing nuclear meltdowns, it's maybe a good idea for Clive to always keep a bag of it close to hand.
Always finding these great videos too late.... I use boric acid all over the place: before putting up drywall to prevent insects and mold, as a fire reducing agent, in shoes, dust around house to keep insects out, etc. Never saw the flame thing and I love it! I can see a cauldron of it burning next to me outside this year! Thanks, Clive!
My father was medic in WW2 and as a child he always had a tub of zinc, starch and boric (boracic) powder to hand. When, inevitably knees got grazed as a kid he would sprinkle it on the wound. Magic stuff. Instant stop to blood flow and healthy scab formed.
Thank you for your rundown on this subject.Your knowledge is very much appreciated.
Keep informing the people...
Unfreakingly believable!!!...
I had smelly feet tried everything.
Used boric acid for one week just like Clive showed and freaking boom no more smell, I can't believe it!
BTW been watching you Clive since the you only had 8-900 subs, can't believe I missed this video!!!!
Did the smell return when you stopped using it
@@louisaneizer4033 yes, if you totally stop 🛑 but if you maintain the regiment about once a week or fortnightly you should be good 👍
Does a great job getting rid of spiders and roach-type creepy crawlers!
Very informative and useful for me. I use it to control pests but now I know I can use it in my footwear too! Thanks!
Boric acid is only lightly soluble in water, so it can't be very toxic even if ingested in larger quantities (within reason). The LD50 numbers refer to the amount that actually dissolved in the bodily liquids and thus made its way into the system.
Actually, I've never heard of boric acid being used as flux - its salt, sodium tetraborate (borax) is. Not only for welding and forging - there even used to be borax bars for soldering iron tip cleaning.
Boric acid is also used as a mild antiseptic, especially as an eye wash.
Boric acid is sparingly soluble in cold water but fairly soluble in hot water.
They make boric acid suppositories in the pharmacy lab that I work for.
So they allow boric acid but not borax in Europe?
Which one is more effective? I use borax powder for nearly everything with very good success . Never thought about using boric acid powder but now I’m curious
Thanks so much for all the uses it has. But mainly the feet thing. My girlfriend and her kids will be extremely happy... lol. Cheers to you Mr. Big...
www.boricacid.net.au/six-reasons-why-boric-acid-better-borax
3. There's more boron in boric acid
Boric acid has 17.48% (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid) and Borax has 11.34% (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax).
Farmers sometimes need to raise the boron level in their soils and this is why they choose boric acid over borax.
Additionally, borax retains 10 water molecules which increase the
bulk of the product. The molecular weight of Boric acid is 61.83 and Borax is a whopping 381.43
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I researched and found essentially the same info... Thank you for the summary !
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Hey Clive the toxic claims are probably related to boric acid's use as a household insecticide, at least here in the states, though the LD50 is very roughly equal to table salt in mammals something like 2660/mg/kg according to wikipedia.
26g per kg
Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 2660 mg/kg
Would that not be 2.6g per kg then?
Maybe he accidentally a decimal point.
I've been looking for a treatment for toe nail fungus. I do online shopping at Walmart bc if you can't find it in their stores, they definitely sell it online.(walmart ONLINE carries stuff you can't find anywhere else)I'm ordering, a bag of boric acid but idk if it's powder or granules & really don't care as long as it dissolves & mixes well. I've heard of boric acid, my grandma used it for e-thing. She maimly used it for foot soak, wash socks, put it in shoes. I should've remembered that. It took me searching the internet b-4 I remembered how much she used it. She also used it for killing ants & would sprinkle around the edges of the counters & back door. When I first looked up boric acid it came up as ant & roach killers. I found this to be an interesting product & very versatile. I'm going to use it for a foot soak & sprinkle in my shoes. I'll use the boric acid. I'll
come back in a few months or however long it takes & let Clint know how my feet issues are, whether resolved or not. I'm told it could take 6 - 9 months. Thanks for the video 💜
did you do the foot soak
Clean your liver voila
@@deejeff8846 SO?
Sublime sulfur for fungus.
I had a one toenail with the fungus in it. I've been using iodine on it for several months.
I think it's just about gone now.
I use boric acid for roaches. Works great! All these years, I've been battling athletes' feet. I've always heard it was toxic. I'm just finding out that boric acid's toxicity is lesser than table salt.
Anything that is good for you is called toxic
Can we use boric acid for fungal infection
Mix with super glue to gat a very hard solid mass, or use as an accelerant for super glue setting. I use it as a flux for silver soldering.
I’ve done my homework! It’s incredible. I take 6mg a day , I also take diatomaceous for years now.
Be careful about eating boric acid. It may have an adverse effect on your intestinal flora.
It can't possibly be talcum powder because talcum powder is made of talc. It's just powder
Thanks for the video, very good information. How often do you sprinkle your footwear to treat athlete's foot?
Have removable soles and wash them! And wash your feet often!
I love the borax, used to use it wash my fireproof undies and racing suit also use it as a flux for oxy welding and mixed with sugar and water as an ant bait. The stuff is sold at the local supermarkets here and is pretty cheap.
bigclivedotcom I wonder what happens if you mix boric acid with PVA glue and your glow in the dark powder? I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment so can't buy the stuff, but it might make for an interesting experiment / video.
Thanks for all the great videos, I'm having fun watching all your older videos. It's like traveling back in time, very, very slowly.
Thank you thank you ! I just started using Boric Acid for insects and pests partcrly roaches and I was worried about its effects should we inhale it or should my pets suddenly accidentally stepped on it. (I made a paste of it before applying in cracks and crevices ) ..but your video clearly helped me understand that it is NOT that toxic as claimed by others. So thank you so much for this bit of helpful info!
My dogs get a daily dose in there water. It’s very good in 7 trace elements and incredible in treating aches and pains. I take 6 mg a day with diatomaceous Earth. I’m still alive
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@QKVCS Really..! But I don't use Boric Acid anymore coz the roaches have gone.. 😊
@@ladylaois8184 Yes I heard its good for humans too. It's also placed in our eye drops..
@@ladylaois8184 6mg or 6g ? Cayse 6mg is literally nothing at all can't be measured almost
What the hell is this? How come there isn't an led in there somewhere?
Boric acid does not actually burn. What burns actually, is the methanol. The heat or the energy supplied ionizes Boric acid and when the electrons are de-excited, radiations in the visible region are emitted whose frequency and wavelength matches those of green.
So, a green flame is produced.
Thanks man I didn't know it would kill athletes feet, I have used it mostly with denatured alcohol to cover gold or silver jewelry when I was soldering it to help to prevent or lessen firescale , I have also used it mixed with sugar water to kill ants, and to kill roaches.
Clive, can you please share your affordable bulk boric acid source in the description? I cant find it cheaply in the quantities you mentioned. actually, very expensive for small quantities. We can order as a biz. And thank you for making me aware of the superiority of this over borax. Also, your magic green experimental flame would make a great conversation piece on my disco deck, along with the mini moving heads! Hey Man, If u wanna kissthesky -come over at sunset!
ebay. They have a search function.
What are other uses of the granular boric acid?
After watching this video... I Ebay and Amazon the price of Boric Acid online... Expensive.
Then, I went to the Dollar Store and found a the "20 Mule Team" borax brand for $5 dollars, and I bought it... The online prices run at $27-30/box.
The way used it... Since, I don't like to feel the grittnes against my skin. I got a 2 oz spray bottle that I filled with 1 oz of witch hazel, and 1 oz of water mixed with 1/4 tsp of Borax; the borax and water mixture were placed in the microwave for 1 minute since borax doesn't dissolve on cold water. Then, I cooled it down, and added it to the witch hazel inside the spray bottle.
After doing that, I just spray it inside my shoes, feet, and armpits.
Boric acid is related to borax, but is not the same. Also beware of small print saying "borax substitute".
@@bigclivedotcom I don't if "Big Daddy UA-cam" deleted my reply, but it's gone.
I did search after reading your comment. Just to make sure that Borax was as good as Boric Acid on the antifungal department, and it is.
I will try Boric Acid when I run out.
Thank you.
Thanks for the insight, I finished the video more educated on boric acid thanks
I have read that you can order dry melamine sponges online and soak them in a mild boric acid solution, and you basically get super-cheap Magic Erasers.
Also....Borax is not boric acid....they are different compounds ... Look it up.
Your video made me buy some for my shoes. Hoping it works as well as you say :)
Let me know how you get on.
My jock itch is on my intimate area and has been for over a year. I've used creams, pills, to straight up 99% isopropyl alcohol. Nothing is making this demon fungus go. I am to the point of just taking a torch to my crotch.
Try making a boric acid spray with a small amount of boric acid in water.
@@bigclivedotcom is it safe to apply boric acid powder to the scrotum area to cure yeast? Nothing will make it go away.
Patrick Michalski yes it should be fine. Women get given a boric acid suppository to insert in their private part, when they have thrush or other yeasty problem
@@bigclivedotcom how much is a small amount?
Merrell....the best looking shoes....the glue they use actually keeps the soles on unlike Nike, Skechers & other expensive over priced, over hyped shoe brands that I stopped buying. Good video as always !
I have to agree that Merrell do seem to last well.
Thank you so much for helping me I've been in so much trouble for so many years🙏🏻🥰
There's an updated video:-
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Lol, so confused...
I just bought a bag of industrial grade powder to deal with ants in the garden. The bag has all these warnings like "harmful if contact with skin, inhaled, wear protective clothes and a respirator, etc.", but I'm also seeing a bunch of videos of people just handling with bare hands, or even eating it. 🤔
If it's boric acid they're just ticking the liability box. Maybe even using theatre to make their product look better.
Wikipedia says:
LD50 (Median dose)
2660 mg/kg, oral (rat)
Which means? :-)
With all those toxin tasting moments clives gonna be on future time team. They'll be wondering how someone from the industrial era escaped into the 21st. The beard will be an out of place object 😂😂
Thanks you Big Clive ! Per your comment about motor oil lubricant... am curious about a use case of putting Roach killer in my truck engine ! Please advise what is the common sense chemical names for the types of boron used specifically as a motor oil lubricant ? All I can find are oil analysis test reports that Boron is listed as an additive in motor oils. Please advise who has done practical research into uses of Boron as a lubricant mixed in oil. Thanks for the inspiration !
I'm not sure how boron is used in motor oil. Boric acid is used as a dry powder lubricant in some applications.
It appears that Boron Nitride is used in oils, but I'd be very cautious about just adding it to oil.
can be put in a blade grinder to make a powder.
How about cats I have one and I'd like to keep her healthy, and it's already expensive keep her so I'd rather not make her sick and he's probably get mad at me, but still kill off some of the ants
Also what's your suggestion for a foot soak to get rid of fungus?
Don't use boric acid on cats. Here's a video I made about fixing foot problems:-
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Those matches are just ridiculous :) Anyone seen trying to light a campfire with those should be pummelled and sent to the leaky tent. I thought this was going to be about non-newtonian fluids but the fire was a nice surprise. Glad I subscribed by the way. I now have my own Poundland USB LED fixation so thanks for that!
Used by the Victorians to make gone-off milk palatable ..
So, since I already have the roach killer containing boric acid, can I just dump it in my shoes?
If it is definitely just pure boric acid. It only needs a light dusting.
The MSDS label should have it's LD50 amount, which is the toxic dose.
I wonder if this would work on getting rid of black mould in a bathroom?
+InTheNameOfJustice It is used in mould killing products.
bigclivedotcom
Thanks. I will give it a shot.
I wanna try using this in my shoes, but should I be concerned about spreading it around my home? I wear shoes outside but take my shoes off when I’m inside the house, so I’m a bit concerned about it being on my feet and walking around and spreading it throughout my home. Because I’m not using a lot of it in my shoes I should be fine right?
It's just a slight dusting and would not damage anything.
Very interesting, thanks for teaching me something new :)
green fire? is this how the mad king made wildfire? lol
Hi there... would it be safe to add Boric acid to a homemade natural deodorant?
If so, would adding a tablespoon of boric acid mixed with coconut oil be too much?
You could try some of the fine powder. I'm not sure how well that would work.
bigclivedotcom ... thank you for the response. I just want to be sure that I don’t poison myself by adding a tablespoon. 😭😭
@@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns A tablespoon is quite a lot. It might be better going for a smaller amount. It's not terribly soluble in water.
I work in office but still have this shiit, I'm kind of ashamed of 😶, my feet sweats a Lot.
Informative. good video Clive.
Thank you for your video! I was getting sick from the fear that I accidentally poisoned myself and my family until I watched this 😂
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
I don't recommend eating boric acid, but if a small amount was ingested it should be OK.
I LOVE Merrell shoes! The moab is one of my favs.
is this good for hyperhydrosis/bromidrosis smell impregnated in the dead skin of the feet?
If the smell is caused by fungus or mold then it should work. Also see my other video called "Fix your feet."
Thanks 😊
Doing mild solution bleach soaks, but it only works for some hours, and I don't always have time for it. Per doctor..
Thank you so much. This is working! I've tried everything else. Only thing is I bought granular instead of powder on Amazon. People keep it in a child proof if you have kids, and label it.
I wonder if it'll have a similar effect on Ringworm as it does on Athlete's Foot? They're both fungal infections so I might give it a try, got it on my hands atm.
+That Linux Gamer It's worth a try, but you might have to dust the area and use a dressing to hold it in contact. I'm not sure if that fungal thing (not a worm at all) is under the skin or on the surface.
+bigclivedotcom I'm pretty sure it's on the surface as it's very similar to the fungus that causes Athlete's Foot. Dressing might be needed, but I'll try a water bath or mixing it in with some antifungal cream first and see how it goes. Thanks for the input :) Love your vids btw!
+That Linux Gamer Um...ringworm is a parasitic infection of...ringworms...
+Chris Roller Nope. It's fungal. Just with a really inappropriate name.
Well, I've believed that incorrectly for 33 years... learn something new every day.
Aluminium Chlorohydrate is the chemical used in some commercial foot controls .... ( there is / was a company in Corby that used to sell this ! ) .... today's tip ............ DAVE™ ...........
A common ingredient in aerosol antiperspirants.
Can I desolve it with warm water and soak my feet in it?
You can, but it's not very soluble in water. If your feet are giving lots of trouble then you might find this video interesting:-
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It shows how a very dilute solution of water and potassium permanganate (available on eBay) will stop many infections.
bigclivedotcom ok. I have been using it for 4 days before founding this video and I think I over paid. Instead of buying potassium permanganate I bought " permitabs" it's exactly the same thing but cost me £22 for 30 tablets. The reason I ask about this boric acid is after permitabs my toe nails went brown and need something that messing up. Anyway good videos. Cheers
Hello. Can you PLEASE tell me if I can make a paste with the boric acid (and vinegar, or?) for scalp ringworm? I have RW lesions all over my scalp, so it will be covering quite a bit of surface. I have had the scalp RW now for 4 years (I have tried everything and yes, my diet is sugar free!). As well, I have RW all over my body, but it has gone systemic and is too difficult to treat topically on my body. If you think I can take some internally, I will try that! Needless to say, I have tried just about everything to irradicate this horrible fungus! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE!! I am most grateful for your help!
Or perhaps I could make a paste with the methyl-alcohol??
Selsun gold shampoo (selenium as active ingredient) apply to affected area's and leave to dry out then wash off. Use twice a week. Works but has a funny smell
Can we use for smelly armpits?
Not sure. I think traditional antiperspirants or alum crystals would be better for that.
Christmas puddings are going to look different this year.
Windproof lifeboat matches for the win!
It usually doesn't matter to bad cut
Should have put a "Don't try this at home!" at the start. Very informative, like all your videos. +1
I use this for stinky garbage cans
Would Borax work?
I think it may, but check online. I'd still recommend boric acid though. It's easy to get on eBay.
What is it's pH
5
i need to try this my shoes smell fine cheese
kulgan96 baking soda works as well
Thx
thnx so much !
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Why am I watching a video with Clive's old sneakers? Well OK, Clive, you're not going to make a cocktail of boric acid and your favourite alcoholic mix, or sprinkle it on you fish and chips. 00:46 That's pucking amazing. 04:36 I'm glad the jock itch due to crab and fungal infestation, didn't make the video discussion. That lubricating property with oil is fascinating. Has anyone experimented with boric acid and K-Y Jelly?
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Have eaten a gram or so a day for 16 months now. Athletes foot, (toe nail took a while) and tofi/gout stuff gone. Achy breaky joints much better.
+captainmidnite93 Really? I've not really come across people eating it.
The acid form or the hydrated 'washing soda' form are equally efficacious. See:The Borax Conspiracy by Walter Last. Hate using the "C" word -should be "business as usual"...
+captainmidnite93 A gram seems a lot. It's hard to find suggested quantities but most appear to be in the low milligram doses.
It's notable that Europe has banned borax and when I was looking for a source of boric acid it was being restricted for sale to business users.
+bigclivedotcom 1gm 'washing soda ='s 2/3gm boric acid. Either source works. 20 mule team Borax (as advertised in 1960's, by the poster boy for 'Dependsz' our one and only Ronald Reagan-actor)is half as lethal as table salt. I took the plunge out of desperation not faddism. Work offshore on oil platforms in Gulf o Mexico. Boron in supplement, $30/month, is not in ionic form. $5 for a 4 year supply in laundry isle. Embargo on borax in Britain came out of Austraila. Boron most effective fluoride remover so was removed as canning and processed product preservative here and else ware by Mr Global generation ago.
+captainmidnite93 I may give it a try. It certainly fixed my feet for me.
Kills MRSA.
theSoundofmanyWaters nice and observing in-depth answer. Thank you
I was waiting for the alcohol to evaporate and some sort of special effect to begin.
Great tips, thanks! Loved the anti-fungal benefits. Must use it on my dogs skin.
Be careful about using any treatment on a dog. Some things that are compatible with humans are not compatible with dogs. Like chocolate.
@@bigclivedotcom Yes, I know, thanks! Chocolate is poison to a dog. Lesser toxins are grapes, raisins, garlic, onion, avocado. Boric acid however, is very safe. Used on dogs in combination with peroxide to kill mange mites, fungus like malassezia, and also to remove brown stains from porphyria in the saliva from excessive licking (due to itching skin).
@@lass-inangeles7564Thank you for sharing this excellent information. I never even heard any of this.
Will you please let me know where I can locate information on how to use it , apply it, consume it, for humans, pets, and home.
Especially for the uses you mentioned in the comment above. And for eliminating toxic metals, and fungus humans.
Thank you so very much in advance.
**** I have a box of borax is this the same thing? ****
**** Any information you can provide on diatomaceous earth food grade consumption and uses, perhaps a good link for info, or a brand you recommend? Would it be safer if organic?
I am very concerned about Fauci's patented GP120, his and Bill Gates insane forced vaccines, tests, tracking, transhumanism, mark, etc.
Any honest information to help us protect ourselves is most appreciated and greatly needed.
Thank you Sir, and God bless.
@@user-qc8uy8sb1c I'm not a man but woman. So don't address me as 'sir' please.
1. Being vaccinated against deadly diseases is the best way to combat them. This is how small pox was eliminated. Anti-vaxxers are bringing back diseases that we eliminated years ago. Everyone should be vaccinated so that no one gives a deadly disease to someone else. Covid is an example. Please don't believe the myths about vaccines harming people. They don't. They protect.
2. Borax, Baking Soda, and Boric Acid are all chemically different forms of Boron but distinctly different and not substitutes for each other. Boric Acid is what kills fungus on your skin. You can look up its uses online. It is often used as a disinfectant or in eye drops but be VERY careful to use it correctly. I am not a doctor and cannot give medical advice. I was experimenting with mixing Boric Acid with white vinegar and water to kill yeast on my dog's skin. So far, not much result. It is useful as a powder on your feet to prevent shoe smells from bacteria and yeast.
3. Diatomaceous Earth comes from fossilized sea shells in ancient ocean beds. It is mined, ground up fine, and sold. When used for swimming pool filtration, it is heated up and toxic for human consumption. There is a Food Grade DE sold on Amazon which is okay to eat and use medically. I use it only for dusting food crops in my back yard, or flowering plant leaves. Food Grade DE is non toxic but should not be inhaled. DE dust can irritate your lungs and dry them out, so use a mask. DE powder kills insects by piercing their outer skeletons like glass shards would pierce our skin. It also dehydrates flea eggs and pierces larvae, so good to rub into the carpet mixed with boric acid only where your dog sleeps so that flea eggs don't hatch. Careful not to create dust that you or dog inhales. This is an irritant, but not toxic. Putting DE as a band around plant stems, kills snails and night crawlers. Dust the leaves too. Theoretically, it should kill worms and parasites inside you or a pet, but who knows if that works or not? I would use a dewormer which is 100% effective on my pets or myself. DE is guesswork. But it does kill insects 100% and is non-toxic, hurrah!
4. Bill and Melinda Gates are philanthropic people who have donated a lot of money to good causes to fight global diseases and poverty and hunger. Don't knock them. What have you done in these areas? We should support and praise those who help us, not criticize them. Vaccines are good things. Prior to vaccines, children were crippled by polio and died like flies to smallpox. These were eradicated by vaccines. Thank god we have vaccines or half the human race would be dead by now. You can see what happened with COVID-19 and no vaccines against it. The world came to a stop. This is also what happened with the Spanish Flu in early 1900s. No vaccine either. Stop believing the uneducated lies and myths circulated on vaccines. Arm yourself with scientific knowledge. Read more and watch less TV. Good luck!
@@lass-inangeles7564 Thank you for the information.
I surely would never purposely call a woman a sir, I did so by mistake.
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Where do you get your information on BG philanthropy and vaccinations?
Do you value truth?
Are you a part of a group that has convinced you that what they tell you is true and not to ever let anyone convince you otherwise?
Have you ever been lied to about something? Did you like being lied to? Do you regularly lie to people with ease?
Try not to jump all over me. I cannot help but to wonder if you are just doing what you are programmed to do, or if you just are not aware of BG and his philanthropy.
A few years ago I would have dismissed anyone telling me that vacs are harmful or that BG is a sick creep as an idiot. No one could have convinced me otherwise. I truly believed, no way would such bs be allowed against our children, and man kind especially in the US.
Boy was I wrong about just about every single thing. In an instant I realized nothing is as it appears. I realized almost everything is backwards, upsidedown, big con, poisonous, propaganda, meant to reduce our quality of life....mind control...etc.
I could provide you with lots and lots of factual information, events, reports and their links/sources....
But it would take a great deal of time to present to you that which if you truly believe BG is a good guy and want to know the truth... You can find it.
For now I will list actual events that you can look into and see and hear the words coming out of BG's mouth.
1) 2010 Ted talk - Bill Gates Population Reduction
CO2 = P x S x E x C
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2) October 2019 Event 201
3) BG one of Monsanto's largest supporters....
4) BG GMO projects around the world. (for example: Africa, India, US)
5) BG is not a DOCTOR
6) Look into who his dad worked closely with....and what they accomplished. Look into whether any of them worked with the Nazis.
7) Look into who and why Planned Parent Hood was established... Then look into why it was really established
8) Look into how much BG gives to PPH and similar establishments in other countries.
9) look up BG work with the Pope - something about not wasting food and supporting abortions
10) look up how bill gates wants to have everyone World Wide tracked/monitored/ controlled .... If tested, if vaccinated, if not obeying quarantine restrictions, monitor everyone's interactions,
Tattooed tracking, Bluetooth band tracking... Goes on and on.
11) look at China's
Real time cv19 compliance phone app - Red Yellow and Green light
11) look up Taiwan... Look at everything they have to do to go anywhere
12) look at the crimes against humanity in Africa and India - by BG w vaccines and GMO, & land mobility
Look at the harm he caused to countless innocent people and children. For instance Many children infected w polio.
13) Backdoor vulnerability virus vulnerability
Monopoly - MSDos even if not using Windows .
14) HE HAS NOT AND WILL NOT VACCINATE HIS CHILDREN.
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I Can go on and on...
If all of us do not wake up IMMEDIATELY ---
Look, NWO is knocking on our door... We are so so very close to really loosing everything that is good, everything that is precious.... Do you understand?
Look at Venezuela, China, Taiwan, Germany, North Korea, Britain, Italy. Look at how Hitler came into power.
Look at how quickly Pakistan (I think it is Pakistan) went from being free and much like US to under Sharia law.
Look at how some places if parents are at least presumably infected w cv19 they (the officials) can walk into their home and remove the children from their custody.
UN is satanic... Find the quote one of them said -- that everyone would submit their allegiance to Satan.
Now look into BG close relationship w UN, CDC, WHO.
Love these video's
NI dont understand why doc dpecialist are not taking biopsies.dking it right trayibg it rìgjt
I hate roaches
Plot twist!: he suddenly drops from poisonous fumes & his head bangs off the table dropping the flaming acid on him & igniting the whole house!
ha
I wonder, could you mix it with water and spray it around the outside of your house to keep ants under control? It would probably be better for the enviornment than the gallon of chemical I use every summer.
For ants it's better put in protected piles with sugar to give them an incentive to take it back to their nest. There's a lot of documentation about it on the 'net. But where they are a significant issue, I'd suggest staying with proven treatments while experimenting with the new ones.
Here's the MSDS: www.fishersci.com/msds?productName=AC315181000
The safety data sheets tend to err on the side of caution and are aimed at industrial use where there may be a lot of dust in the air. Most adverse effects are from internal consumption.