Boron and its derivatives Boric Acid & Borax
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- A simple lecture on BORON & its derivatives:
Boric Acid & Borax
It mainly concentrates on the derivative BORIC ACID & very lightly touches on borax & the master element boron.
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Boron is the 5th Element on the periodic table of elements. It is the first of 7 elements known as metalloids, which is something between metal & solid non-metal
It is in the water, the air & the soil & is found in small amounts on meteors
Chemically uncombined boron, or pure boron is not found on earth & is extremely difficult to produce
Trace boron is necessary for all plant life
Boric acid, which comes from boron is used as a very effective insecticide for insects that are susceptible, like colony or grooming insects
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Boric Acid will NOT kill; Ticks, bedbugs, lice, spiders, beetles, flies, fleas or moths
Visit my other Insect Killing Videos to learn my 2 favorite killers that WILL kill these pests
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I. My DDT & Red Dye paper
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II. From Chemical Regulatory Consulting
“boric acid is only poisonous if taken internally or inhaled in large quantities”
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III. The reproductive toxicity of boric acid
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
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23 uses for Boron/Boric Acid/Borax and counting
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1. Yeast Infections, vaginitis & other bactericides and fungicides of skin and organs
2. Eye Drops
Boric acid has been a common anti-bacterial in eye drops for over 70 years
3. Ear Drops
Boric Acid is an effective antibiotic for the treatment of ear infections and pain relief
4. Cancer Treatment.
Articles published in prominent Medical journals report the potential of boric acid in the treatment of certain cancers
Melanoma, Breast & Prostate Cancer studies have shown that boric acid can cause cancer cell apoptosis and prevent tumor growth
Apoptosis is a process by which abnormal cells are killed by the body & cancer cells are typically immune to apoptosis as the body doesn't recognize them as abnormal
But recent studies are showing that boric acid opens certain cancers to apoptosis, which means, they become known to the body as abnormal cells & the body then kills them naturally
5. Anti-fungal meds
It kills candida fungus & is used on fingernail and toenail fungus
It also kills more drug-resistant forms of candida glabrada
6. Flea control in carpets
Just sprinkle a light dusting of boric acid on your carpet & it will kill fleas & any eggs that hatch
It will not kill adults however
7. As a mold and fungus killer
Mix a little boric acid & soap in water & use it as a cleaner
It will kill mold, mildew and fungus which cause illness and allergies
8. Antiseptic
Boric acid mixed in distilled water is a very effective antiseptic
9. Cold Sores
Boric acid ointment can shorten a cold sore infection by up to 1/3 of the time
10. Acne
Boric Acids antibacterial properties make it a very effective for acne breakouts
Some people use it pure and some use it in an ointment
11. Fertilizer
It’s a Crucial nutrient for plant life
12. Boron comes OTC as a dietary supplement
(THAT'S RIGHT, YOU EAT IT) for boron deficiency & bone health including osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)
Ref: www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ing...
13. Oral supplement for Menstrual cramps
AGAIN... YOU EAT IT!
14. Athletic Performance
AGAIN... EATEN!
15. Laundry Brightener
16. Forging Metal, Metal Welding, soldering & brazing
17. Flame retardant
18. Neutron Absorber
19. Catalyst in lead acid battery function
20. Treatment of chronic wounds
21. Used in the finishing of cotton fibers
22. A crucial element in cobalt electroplating
23. Jewelry metal working
And there are many, many more
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#boron #borax #boricacid
I am a physician of Internal Medicine. We have successfully deployed boric acid vaginal suppositories for years. The reason we moved into that field was because the preponderance of the peer review empirical evidence shows that it OUT PERFORMS ALL THE MEDS!
Moreover, the mechanism is excellent: As it kills the bad guys, it simultaneously promotes the growth of good bacteria - that bacteria that wards off the bad ones!
In our view, you just can't beat it!
It usually takes about 10 days of treatment (one 600 mg suppository capsule inserted in the morning and another in the evening) to wipe out the infection. If the problem returns, a repeated course of treatment of two to three days might be needed. Treatment for current yeast infections with boric acid suppositories requires that one capsule be inserted as deeply as possible into the vagina in the morning and evening for about five to ten days; women who suffer from recurrent yeast infections may use one capsule vaginally at bedtime twice weekly for prevention beginning one week after menstruation.
1. Eschenbach DA (2008). Vaginitis section of Pelvic infections and sexually transmitted diseases. In RS Gibbs et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10th ed., pp. 608-612. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
2. Kessel KV, et al. (2003). Common complementary and alternative therapies for yeast vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis: A systematic review.
Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 58(5): 351-358.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 1998; 6(4): 191-194.
Boric acid vaginal suppositories: a brief review.
S M Prutting and J D Cerveny
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2008 Jan;30(1):55-8
Recalcitrant Trichomonas vaginalis infections successfully treated with vaginal acidification.
J Infect. 2007 Oct;55(4):374-7
Prolonged (3-month) mycological cure rate after boric acid suppositories in diabetic women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.
Diabetes Care. 2007 Feb;30(2):312-7
Prevalence of Candida glabrata and its response to boric acid vaginal suppositories in comparison with oral fluconazole in patients with diabetes and vulvovaginal candidiasis.
J Reprod Med. 1991 Aug;36(8):593-597
Antifungal agents vs. boric acid for treating chronic mycotic vulvovaginitis.
Am J Ob Gyn. 1981 Sep 15;141(2):145-148
Treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis with boric acid powder.
Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Apr;24(4): 649-652
Treatment of Torulopsis glabrata vaginitis: retrospective review of boric acid therapy.
Am J Ob Gyn. 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):820-823
Chronic fungal vaginitis: the value of cultures.
Anyone interested can message me and I will send you link where you can get FULL studies for free! They are not supposed to be charging you for studies because the Tax Payer funds most of it and funds the collection and collation of those studies.
This is awesome and thank you for all the information. ❤❤❤
Thank you
@ Sugar Puddin Thanks for the advice, and for including the reference citations. I am considering enrolling in a 36 month Nurse Practitioner Program in California at UC DAVIS Medical School.
@@bouffant-girl Advanced nursing programs have really evolved into some amazing avenues!
I believe it is an extremely powerful and exciting door! UC Davis has a terrific Family Nurse Practitioner program. You can continue to develop into additional areas of specificity if you feel a particular 'calling' over time.
I can tell you that in medicine the very MOST important issues is your legal prerogatives! And NP's have many in the State of California, (dispensing meds, and do not need an MD to countersign medical patient charts). Those legal prerogatives are the single most important issues PERIOD!
See here: www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-i-25.pdf
My great grandma prescribed boric acid vaginally for yeast infections. One gelatin capsule suppository for one or 2 days should do it
I have remodeled a number of kitchens over the years and I often would put boric acid in opened walls and under cabinetry. Some of the places had a lot of cockroaches. The clients would tell me years later that the roaches didn't come back.
NICE OF U
I live Hawaii boric acid did nothing for the cockroaches hmmmm
It took me many decades to read about treating athlete's foot with boric acid. I had used the expensive anti-fungal creams for years and at best they gave temporary relief. A 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of boric acid in each of my shoes and I've never been bothered with athlete's foot again. I recently had conjunctivitis and was reading that you should never mix a boric acid solution as an eye wash because it's just too dangerous. Yet I have an ancient container (4oz for 49 cents) that says to mix a teaspoon to a pint of boiled water as an eye wash. It seems to me that we're being discouraged from using cheap and effect remedies in favor of expensive, less effective remedies that require continued use and profit a few. I've developed an allergy to neomycin/neosporin containing products so I have had to go back to using old tried and true methods. If I cut or scrape myself I now use iodine/betadyne and I have found it's far more effective at preventing an infection than the antibiotic creams ever were. If I remember correctly, it seems like I read that one would have to ingest twice as much salt as boric acid to receive a fatal dose and that made me start questioning just how toxic boric acid really is. I know that it's said to cause kidney damage but so too does alcohol consumption and most prescription drugs so it seems it has more to do with what pharmaceutical companies want us to believe and what's socially acceptable than it is about what's really more dangerous.
As a child I had 2 major and many minor eye surgeries.Through it all my mom made a boric acid eye wash to care for my eyes. I never had any problems.
borax in the shoes right? How long did it take?
Omg this just reminded me of a presentation I saw as a high schooler. A local doctor showed us about the magical, effective wonder of mixing iodine and salt for very severe wound control. Apparently there were people with terrible wounds who weren't healing well or there would be lots of issues with their healing. But when u use iodine and salt I can't remember the proportion. The patients healed super fast and no infections. The guy literally started crying while giving us this testimony. It worked miracles for these ppl Apparently. It is true that doctors aren't really taught the tried and true because our sold out government and medical and medicine industry as a whole is hell bent on us being sick. So I think this discovery for him of real solutions for healing was pretty intense.
@@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions - he said he used boric acid, but borax would probably work too... you would need to powder the borax, as it comes as a coarse powder that would feel like sand in the shoes. Also could soak the inside of the shoes with a borax solution and dry it out...
@@orcoastgreenman ....99% Boric acid is found in Roach Away (Wal Mart, I think). My Mom had used it successfully for years to eliminate roaches where ever we lived. I never thought about adding it to shoes to treat or prevent athlete's foot fungus. Let us know if it works for you.
I can remember my mother adding Borax to shampoo when she washing my hair as a young child. I never caught 'nits'.
I was taking Boron in order to increase my free testosterone (which it provably does). I noticed that it cured the arthritis I had in my fingers. Suddenly I could open water bottles without pain any more. I had forgotten that boron was known to relieve arthritis pain. So it definitely was not a placebo effect...
It's one of the supplements in Morley Robbins "The Root Cause Protocol."
@@satbobsmith7261 I think it took a couple of months to notice any change. It is supposed to work better if taken with some form of magnesium.
Are you serious about the arthritis 😮wow. Please tell me how to dose and take it. I just ordered some plant I learned about yesterday ( thistley something). Rub the leaves on aching joints etc. I’ll look up the actual name if you are interested. Thanks
@@e.t.preppin7084 Milk thistle. Cayenne pepper powder in olive oil works for me.
Boric acid cured my chronic yeast infections.
Not boring at all. Short, straight and informative. Thank you.
Thanks Boris
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This has been one of the best videos I have ever seen on pest control. I wish I knew this stuff 30 years ago, when I accidentally tried to use it in my garden and my garden went crazy, putting out hundreds of times more fruits and vegetables than I ever thought possible... . And I didn't know why.
Wait, can you explain that to me a little more slowly? What are you saying here?
i have long suspected that if you used a level teaspoon of borax to your bucket of water made up with half cold bath water that you had added magnesium to & soaked in for your health, as well as half a bucket of plain water & poured this over your plants regularly, then they would most likely be the healthiest, happiest plants on the planet. I don't have a garden these days to trial it on but wish I had known years ago when I did grow my own vegetables rather unsuccessfully, I might add as it didn't matter what I added to the soil, nothing grew luxuriously except the weeds. It was very depressing!!
Im guessing doing this adjusted their soil ph to be favorable for whatever they were growing. Plants have diff needs. Like people. I always have to look it up for each plant. Ii am cautious with bases. Borax is a base..ph of between 8-9. I did some crafty dying of bamboo in my kichen. Where I spilled it on my counter…ate the finish off. I learned much respect. Oven cleaner is base. Soil ph is always interesting to me. Hydrangeas will produce blue and pink flowers..depending on the soil ph. I appreciate this video being an old arthritic bag of bones myself. I didn’t know all the boron info. Found some great reads today. 🙂
Good to know thank you also seaweed fertilizer
Borax or boric acid in garden?/ THANK you
I can say with one hundred percent certainty that Boric acid absolutely destroys cock roaches. Years ago I had a small infestation in my kitchen. While looking at some black flag and other products I found a huge squirt bottle of powdered Boric acid and decided to give it a try. I've never saw another Roach. I've kept small piles in corners and out of the way places and to this day, I never see any insects. Period!
Small infestation? Really? Small infestation? -> _How to Get Rid of German Cockroaches. Permanent solution that never fails._ - ua-cam.com/video/FoxCB5qLPMA/v-deo.html
My Mom and I both have used it for years to kill cockroaches. She always mixed it with 3/4 Roach Away/ or Roach Proof (Wal Mart) with 1/4 powder sugar to attract the roaches to eat it faster and bring it back to their nests for all baby roaches to eat. It may take a couple of weeks to eliminate them but it does work.
@@singmysong1167 Thanks for backing up my little bit of sugar thoughts.
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Not even Papa?
Timbor packs are the cheapest way to get a lot - timbor is water soluble as well so can be sprayed on wood and pulp products.
I had a horrible flea infestation in carpet years ago. Having previously worked for an entomologist & been given a recipe to rid my kitchen of cockroaches by mixing boric acid and flour with a little bit of water to form small marble size balls and roll behind the stove frig and under the sink, I decided to follow another recipe for fleas. I purchased a $2 bottle of boric acid with a spout to dust the carpet and baseboards. After vacuuming really well, I dusted the baseboards and carpet with it and then swept all into the nap of the carpet where the flea larvae hide, and did not vacuum again for 10 days. After the 10 day period I vacuumed again very well. Don't forget to empty the vacuum bag outside both times. Problem solved. So I can vouch for it working on both, first hand. Never had another issue with fleas nor cockroaches. You're welcome.
Thank you! ❤❤❤
Around 2000 Chrysler developed a fuel cell vehicle that used boron as the active ingredient.....Its a flame retardant and good for decalcifying the pituitary gland Boron is an amazing element I use everyday.
I used 10mg boron capsules by opening them and applying a small amount of the powder directly to a stubborn infection surrounding a dental implant.The implant infection had also spread to a sinus cavity. I sniffed a very small amount through the nostril on that side and it immediately made me sneeze. Bottom line.. within a couple days, there was no more inflammation , pain, or putrid discharge at either infected site. I used boron citrate, if that is of interest as a factor. There are some researchers that recommend ingesting as much as 80 milligrams for autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. The dose found in health food stores of 2-3 mg is not enough to be effective when ingesting it. I haven’t seen anyone else using it the way I have for implant or sinus infections, but I think it may be worthy of further study. Again… I used only a few grains of the powder and it brought fast results.
I recently had a bone graph to later get an implant and I have an infection affecting my sinus and swelling in my cheek. Antibiotics aren’t working where did you get the capsules?
I too had an implant for twenty years and my gum started bleeding around the implant so l went to the dentist and the xrays showed l had lost over 50% of my bone so l am in the process of having had my implant removed and a bone graft and waiting for a new implant. My dentist says he is seeing lots of this happening with implants.
Bro, doing lines of boron😂😂
@@timmywitty1432what kind if material was implant made ?
Titanium, l believe.@@musicalchemystudio9070
The Navy came up with a recipe for stopping dry rot on docks (it's a fungus). It's boric acid, borax, and glycol (as found in the more expensive nontoxic RV antifreeze). It worked on my 1872 log cabin.
That is amazing but I've never heard of a non-toxic antifreeze
propylene glycol is the food grade version they may have used.
@ R Gray
I use it in the bilge of my very old wooden boat.
The only problem indicated was, borax or its derivatives wash away. However, if you can impregnate the wood with it, then seal the wood, it will perform long term.
Using it under a house it will deter termites, and since it's sheltered, will not wash away, baring a broken water pipe [or worse].
thank u
Thank you Sir for redirecting me to this episode! It was amazing! I did not say that I have been using it (20 mule team borax) for 2 years internally to remove heavy metals from my body because most people would call the men in the white coats on me. I am subscribing to your channel! Thank you again!
You’re very welcome Nancy.
My channel is more educational than entertainment but I try to lighten it up when possible.
Enjoy.
how did you take it and what effects did you see in the body! Thanks for sharing!!
@@keinohrtini I believe an eighth teaspoon (1/8 tsp) per 100 lb of body weight one time a day for about 3 weeks max then one week off.
Generally I just put a pinch on my food when I remember it. I am overdue for a regular regimen.
I can't say definitely it helped because I can't afford to have any kind of testing done except to say it can alter bowel movements by slight increase in size and weight.
Me too 😂
@Nancy Doggett that's way too much. It's a trace mineral. I mix 1 teaspoon in a quart of distilled water and take 1 teaspoon of that once and a while, some people take 1 teaspoon of the mixture everyday.
Boric acid absolutely works for vaginal infections, & not just yeasts. It works for giardia too, as suggested to me by a nurse!
So you mix it with water? I wonder how much
@@AbbeyOnAtkins yes just put no more than a 1/4 tsp worth in two cups of water for a deuce once a week for one month. you can buy capsules also.
I use borax internally....i use 1/8 teaspoon, daily, as partial treatment for my arthritis. Works GREAT!!
I have been taking a pinch of it in my glasses of water for quite a few years now for my arthritis & now I am wondering how much worse it might be if I wasn't taking the boron as I still get a lot of pain etc & have often wondered whether it was worth taking but somehow the thought that it might be worse keeps me taking it. Besides a little bit goes a heck of a long way...
Where do you get it from? Im in the UK
@@magskelly8490 amazon
Is boric acid the same?
@@madj7152 ....no.
Great video! Boron is needed for us to be healthy. It is one of the ignored minerals we need (like vanadium, molybdenum, gold and silver) in small amounts. I use borax in a foot soak with Epsom salts and sea salt. It has helped my teeth and bones strengthen. it is one item I will always have in my house for health, laundry and my garden. It makes sense why plants need boron since they can use it for insect control. Thank you for this video. Have a wonderful 2023.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Molybdenum is great for hers reaction.
@@laylahalgharib3150 thank you for this. 😊
Where can i purchase boron? Can i get it from the supermarket or the chemist?
@@ineitafenton9316 Any drug store should have it. Do an online search for Boric Acid.
I remember my Mom putting Boric Acid in our kittens eyes when I was young. It cleared up any infection they had. Thank you.
That's funny because I have people insist that it kills cats!! 😅
@@CaptainWingnut funny our kittens lived very long lives! Thanks for your channel.
@@jillreed926 I remember that to.
Yep did the same for a Persian with an eye infection.
@@CaptainWingnut is there a link anywhere for dilutions for eye drops and such?
I have used boric acid in water as an effective cure for the ring worm fungus. It works fast and causes no side effects.
You drink it ? If yes how much
No, I never drank any! Just apply the water-boric acid solution to the surface of the skin and it will kill most funguses.@@Bambotb For a glass of water, a tablespoon of boric acid powder (or as much as you can get to dissolve in the glass is all you need. It will never harm your skin, unless you have extremely sensitive skin. Try a small area first, just to be sure that it doesn't have any adverse effect. I have used it for many years as an anti-fungal applicant. Also, if you put a little powder in your shoes, it will keep them smelling fresh. It has a lot of uses that you can Google.
@@Bambotb a pinch in filtered water 3x day. It's helping my arthritis and my toenail fungus is gone since I started taking it about a month ago
Growing up, we always had a tube of Borofax (5% Boric acid in lanolin) on hand for healing minor cuts or abrasions. It's truly amazing how fast healing occurs with just a tiny amount on the injury. When GSK stopped selling Borofax, my Mom drove to several drugs stores to buy up all the tubes they had left!
Old remedies are the best, and most natural. My grandfather would work in the orchard, and if he cut himself, he would simply wrap it in cloth and back to work. I think being in nature makes a huge difference
is there any ointment like that now?!
@@driamikala IDK, but the ingredient list was so simple, you could probably make your own! "5% Boric acid in lanolin" and I think it also said "mineral oil"
My mother would mix 1/3 amounts of powered sugar, flower, and boric acid to kill roaches, which she could not stand. She was an old school nurse, took her training in the 1930's, they used it for all kinds of treatments. Thanks for all the info, this is very good stuff.
that is amazing thank you.
I think you meant flour not flower
@@2Jeezuzisreal Yes, a synonym of flower. Thanks and will watch some of your stuff.
Exactly what kinda of "all kinds?" 🤔
@@ljb9001 She was a nurse. Used for eye wash, skin rash, anti fungal. This was in 1930's.
Absolutely Wonderful & Educational. In Boron, CA there is an “open pit boron mine” that claims to produce 1/3 of the world borax. They actually have tours!
Yes, 2 sources on Earth. THe other is in China I believe. God knew we needed it and he put deposits on either side of the planet. Pretty cool. From outerspace? Naw.
In which country are 75% of boron deposits? If you want, ask Google:? :) You will realize that you have been deceived. Türkiye contains 75% of the world's BORON mineral.
@@dawnhasbroken6304 In which country are 75% of boron deposits? If you want, ask Google:? :) You will realize that you have been deceived. Türkiye contains 75% of the world's BORON mineral.
the stars aligned finally this month and I got to stop in the 20 Mule Team Borax / Boron mine! Definitely worth the stop in! Super informative, the view is spectacular and deeper into the earth than most people ever see. There are piles of the raw crystals they dig up, free for the taking in the parking lot. (rock hounds!!)
where is that?
@@divinederelicts2956Boron CA There’s an exit off Hwy 58 called 20 Mule Team Rd. I’m a 🚛er 😊
I’ve been using pinch of borax 3x day for a year at least in 8 ounces water to rid of nano particles and it helps with arthritis and joint pain. Good cheap stuff. Great info. I subscribed ❤
I use it in the same way.
Are you talking about the nanoparticles thatmateralized a couple years ago?
Just commenting to follow this thread about the nanoparticles.
Are you using the laundry brightener?
@@I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_itSame 😂
Wow, my eyes just popped open to see the Hungarian periodic table.
I had a borox conversation some 3 years ago with my sister in Hungary she mentioned that they tried to ban borox- although how is that possible to ban something natural?! (they did the same with salicylic acid as well
this was the beginning of my awakening as it also led me to discover how I was fluoride poisoned years prior by city water.
People need to get their common sense back!
Mendeleev Periodic Table. "Hungarian"??? I thought he is Russian.
If there's no money to be made out of it for the drug companies, then it must be instantly banned by governments 😂😂😂
I have occasional problems here in south Florida with fat-eating ants overrunning my kitchen. I take a few ounces of raw bulk breakfast sausage and mix the fatty meat thoroughly with borax. Ants show up promptly and start carrying the tainted meat away. Occasionally I’ll have to repeat this but usually once is enough to make the ants disappear after several days. Borax is cheaper and easier to get here than boric acid.
Hey wingnut when i was a kid i had eczema on my feet and the doctor had me soak my feet in water and boric acid powder as hot as I could stand for 15min once a day, then dry my feet and coat with bacitracin or triamycin and it cured it
I have taken Borax internally for years ,And have used it in my bath. Never had any issues.
Fluoride is deadly, but they put in toothpaste.
I heard Borax/Boron helps filtrate fluoride, among other harmful substance, out of your body,… I’m starting to think everyone needs to supplement with this important mineral 🤷🏻♀️
Our world controlled by big pharma is being forced so far from common sense natural supplants it’s pathetic. Money, Power & Influence is winning at the expense of common sense.
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I call those in power Babylon. ( As per the book of Revelation)
And in public water system
It has to be put somewhere. A chemist friends of mine once said that the sodium fluoride
waste from aluminum processing is far too poisonous to put in landfills, so they put it in
water supplies, toothpastes and other consumable $#!+ to get rid of it.
Turns toxic waste material into PURE PROFIT.
Funny story, that. Eh wot?!
Frankly, glad I dropped out of High School...save for chemistry. Chemistry is honest, as honest as mathematics. I like honesty.
Fascinating video! In ceramics we use Borax to bring out more color in oxides. It's also a frit (powder that becomes part of the vitreous/glass on glazed pieces in the kiln, forming a glossy layer that also binds well enough to the surface of the piece that it can withstand being nuked.) which makes it a good addition for functional glazes.
Thank you. So. Much... I. Have. 2. College. Degrees. And. Majored. In. Biology. And. Took. Entomology...
I. Have. Learned. More. About. Insect. Pests. From. You Than. I. Learned. In. The. College. Entomology Course...
WOW! Now that’s a serious compliment… I have a Ph.D. in behavioral Psych and a Masters in Biology
I was totally ignorant of this subject. Thanks!!!! My Brain feels better now.
Fire Ant Killer:
Mix equal parts bu volume of
Borax,
Sugar,
Water.
Heat mixture until all particles are dissolved. Pour cooled mixture in and around mounds and pathways.😊
THANKYOU I'M A SUBSCRIBER.
I believe the bad pr is due to boric acid being a cost effective and safe alternative to chemicals .
I'm a Timber Pest Tech, Boron is very interesting.
Thank you so much I have a dog with chronic yeast ear infections and he is going to be very happy to be ear infection free.
Unfortunately, Doc, there is a noticeable lack of that common sense stuff today. Great video, thank you.
Notice when Voltaire said it:
Common sense is not so common. prior to -1764 François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), better known by his nom de plume “Voltaire”
Great episode. I have been using a mix of 1 part Borax and 5 parts white sugar in a water base to where it is thick and viscous. Then soaking cotton balls and dropping the balls on fire ant beds. Within a week the ants in that ant hill are all dead. Great fire ant control method. But does leave cotton balls around the yard, which a lawn mower will soon get rid of. The only downside is sticky fingers!
I poke a hole in the center of the mound and pour a large pot(turkey fryer size preferably) of boiling water into the mound. Usually kills it with one application, sometimes it takes a second. I have also poured a gallon bottle of ammonia into one and covered the mound with a large bowl to trap the vapors. That is almost as effective as the boiling water. I don't use conventional insecticides at all, they bother me more than the bugs, both interpretations of that phrase before anyone asks. 🤔🤓🍻
I am going to try this.
throw some raw grits on ants and after they eat it, it swells in their gut and explodes it. poof, no more ants.
Thanks for the ratio. Last year I poked holes near the bottom of a plastic container (with lid) and desolved the borax in warm water. Then added sugar and set it in the vicinity of cat food bowls. The ants crawled into the holes and took the borax back to where they came from. I had forgotten the ratio, now I can do it again. Starting to see a few ants.
Great informative video! I learned so much about Borax/Boron. I've seen others where people do ingest a borax mixture for health purpose, in small quantities. Good to know you can eat it in large quantities and probably get indigestion only. Loved this video, will be coming back to this channel!
People have been using it as a health supplement for centuries. Modern pharma says it’s a poison to boost their patentable profits. Salt and pepper and acetaminophen is a poison too if taken in greater quantities.
That’s why I teach common sense.
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@@CaptainWingnut yeah, they also say that the toxic waste they call "fluoride " that they put in everything is good for us too......
@@CaptainWingnut - check out William Parker Laboratories on acetaminophen... it is FAR more toxic than has been previously realized, especially to infants and toddlers.
Just found this. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. You are a very good and likable teacher. Your students were and are very lucky to have you. Thank you for choosing a career that so suited you and benefited so many.
Awesome educational video Captain Wingnut! Already have multiple "rehydration stations" outside to deal with a aggravating wasp/hornet problem. Thx for taking the time to make these videos!
I can attest to the fact that boric acid kills cockroaches better than anything on the market that I've found. You can spend six bucks on a bottle of boric acid powder or spend $12-20 on popular name brand home perimeter pest control sprays. A cheap bottle of boric acid powder does a better job every time. I've used it for over 10 years now. I knew about the eye drops and eye flush but I didn't realize all these other uses. I appreciate the info. Thank you
Good stuff, thanks. I had (and have) a tendency to eye infections. Mother swabbed my eyes with cotton balls soaked in warm water plus boric acid. But when I grew up and tried to buy some at the pharmacy here in New Zealand they acted like I was shopping for Sarin. I favour boric acid over borax in this application because it has limited solubilty. So it self regulates the concentration. Just add enough to 50 ml warm water so there is still some solid left. Works a treat
Momma used it on us when we were children with eye infections or crusty eyes.
Australia has banned Borax. I didn't think the Kiwis would follow in the Australian stupidity. I've always considered the Kiwis as superior in common sense and other things as compared to their more boastful and arrogant neighbors the Australians. Please tell me the New Zealand government has NOT banned Borax or Boric acid? I hope to God not.
Shopping for Sarin 😂😂😂 they do act like that eh?
I watched a video about using it for wasps 18 months ago. My dads property/barns always had at least 8-10 wasp nests/year. I was always afraid to look through the barn in the summer.
In that 18 months I haven't had a single nest and other than queens looking around in the spring, I have only seen dead wasps on the floor. The fact I can reach my hand into boxes with confidence to search for things has been a game changer!!! THANK YOU!!! I only wish I found you sooner because your into for carpenter bees allowed me to clear a 15 year problem in the barns too!!!
Idk if you mention it but since you pointed out permethrin is oil soluble, I put pure concentrate into vaseline and then stuffed every carpenter bee hole I could find on the barn with that Vaseline. In the next week I found about 20 Vaseline covered bees on the ground. The next season I saw a couple more, and since then I've only seen a handful that I think we're from somewhere else and just looking for a home. But I haven't seen any of them coming from the barn area. they were so bad I would go out with a tennis racket (I called it "Bees-ercise") and wack them into the wall and run and stomp them... I could get 20-40 per night. Now they are gone and that damage to the barn has been stopped. My dad died a year ago, I wish he could have seen how much your information helped!!! Anyway, I doubt you will see this and I'm sorry for rambling... but I can't thank you enough!!!
Where do you get premethrin?
@@wandabellamy9171 I got a bottle of concentrate at Rural King. It wasn't cheap, ab $70 I think, but it lasts a few years (even when you mix it to max strength like I do).
Just stumbled onto this video. Never had heard of Cougar Ridge Ranch, Capt Wingnut, or the Doc before. THIS IS MY LUCKY DAY!
I'm loving this video and his approach so far. Liked and subscribed!! I'm looking forward to exploring his other vids!
Thanks, Doc!
We don't have a lot of problems with cockroaches here in North Central Washington. However, some years back, I had to boot a farm hand. The house was horrible. They hadn't done dishes in ages and left piles of laundry everywhere. The roaches were taking over.
Fortunately, we bought boric acid by the 40 pound bag for farming purposes. After I hauled everything off, I spread several pounds of boric acid under cabinets, the fridge and the stove. A few weeks in and the roaches were all dead.
Borates via Boric Acid in swimming pool water, at a level of 50 to 80 parts per million, is used as a pH Stabilizer and as an Algae-stat
Boron works wonders for my aches and pains especially before sleep
Very good. People think its a poison but tylenol is a poison too. Used in the right amount and it has astounding benefits.
@@CaptainWingnut I can't wait to try👍👍👍
Will this work well with powder post beetles and Termites?
@@josephburnham4621 Thanks for a great question
Boric Acid will NOT kill; Ticks, bedbugs, lice, spiders, beetles, flies, fleas or moths
It will kill termites but you must get them to eat it, usually mixed in something they want like water but they MUST eat it.
Boric acid will dehydrate and thereby kill any termite that touches it but it is difficult to get it on all of them.
A more effective solution is this video KILL EVERY INSECT that touches this ON CONTACT... wet or dry. Lasts up to 90 days.
ua-cam.com/video/pVndhssiYlk/v-deo.html
This method causes the killer to soak into the wood and is laced with water… they will eat it and pass it around.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the Borax product and it’s derivatives. That was a Great video.
Many Thanks for giving a detailed analysis of borax, boric acid. Excellent 👍👍👍
I was having trouble with pink eye. My primary care was reluctant to give me the little tube of ointment I had used before--for some reason. She suggested I just wash my eyes with soap and water. As if I *would* bring it up if I hadn't tried simple common sense approaches-huh! I thought about it a little more and remembered my grandmother's older sister, a nurse, used to make an eye wash with a little boric acid in water. So I ordered a glass eye cup, and some boric acid. I mixed 1/4 tsp of boric acid in 1 cup of boiled water and let it cool. I used this as an eye wash before bedtime and it worked very well in a very short amount of time.
* you apply boric acid into eyes?
Yikes she said SOAP and water in your eyes? Was she deranged??? 😂
WOW❤. You are a truly a talented artist! It’s not just the finished products that you make being beautiful. Even more importantly, it’s about the process used, the smallest details & features, quality, and integrity of the finished product. Another thing, your tutorial is very pleasant, and the viewer’s attention is locked into following your explanation of how you created each masterpiece. This is what makes you stand out! Thanks for sharing, and I really enjoy watching, and learning from you. God bless! 🤗💞
Thank you
My search ended. At last I found the answers for my questions. Excellent Video. Thanks👍🤗
Same!!
About 8m30s it's Not a "neuron" absorber, but is a "neutron" absorber(Subatomic particle).
Easy to mix them up, I've done it many times myself.
Came here hoping you’d talk more about why borax is used in forge welding, listened to the whole video anyway but couldn’t decide whether to upvote or not until you said there would be a test on Friday. That clinched it.
@Mark Ferguson. Borax is an Excellent Fkux For Blacksmith Forge Welding. It will help the Slag to come to the surface; and fly off of the metal; once you start hammering the joints together!
Great information, I am looking forward for more videos like this one. Thank you very much. ❤
Most informative video that I have watched. I have had all of my questions answered in a way that was easy to comprehend. I want to thank you.
UA-cam must be reading my mind. I was just thinking this morning about getting some boric acid to make an eye wash. I was also wondering what was the difference between boric acid & the borax I use in my laundry. Good video. I’ll be looking for your further videos to learn more.
I remember 20 mule team tales with Ronald Regan.
I think this may be my new favorite channel.. thank you
Wow thank you for this post. We, jewelers, use boric acid in silversmithing and I always wondered about the dangers. This makes me breathe a little easier! Thanks!
I use Boric Acid for arthritis, it's less bitter if placed on the middle of the tongue. Very good info! Bravo!
I don't mind the taste.
How much do you need to take to help with arthritis? I used to be able to buy it in the pharmacy section of the grocery store, but can't find it now. Did you just buy a bottle of it off the internet? TIA for your info. Have a great day.
Oh so it wont damage tissue doing it that way?? I thought it had to be in a lot of water.
@@happy.homestead he metioned web md somewhere in this video
@@happy.homestead Use about as much as you would use salt to salt your eggs, a pinch of salt (borax).
To be technical, maintenance dose (minimum daily requirement) is often said to be about 3 mg of elemental boron. I have found that you have to take 3 times that much, or more (at least 10 mg of elemental boron), to affect arthritis if you are having symptoms. Borax has only about 11% of elemental boron, so the amount of borax would be on the order of 100mg of borax. Salt is more toxic than Borax, so you can use that as a rule of thumb. Use a pinch, as you would use a pinch of salt...
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Thank you sir, for your confirmation. There are a lot of negative rumors floating around. I am delighted to know that borax can be used in a similar way as boric acid. The later is hard to come by in our country. Borax is more readily available, but very costly.
All the good old trusted remedies are slandered.
My history teacher in high school was a short guy with a big moustachio like yours and a great sense of humor. Mr.Rudman in NYC. Thanks for the lowdown on Boron, Bo...
We really enjoy your videos and we learn so much! Thank you!
At first it was an inconvenience to make them but I had requests. Now it’s just fun, especially when I get comments like this.
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Borax makes watermelons taste amazing. It's one thing to add to the soil to make melons sweeter and more enjoyable, just don't use too much or it will stunt growth.
Too much is how much?
@MaryPoppins-tu1ms 1 tablespoon of borax and 1 of Epsom salt per gallon of preferably rainwater this mixture will prevent overdosing use atleast 3x during the grow
I use boric acid mixed with sugar for ant control.
Works like a charm!
So does cinnamon 😊
Very helpful video, thank you! I've been dealing with annoying insects for a while now, ever since my centipede moved out (had them for close to 20 years, all of a sudden, gone, and then the ants and roaches arrived!). Maybe a few spiders will help, if I can steal a few from my friends who don't like them; we used to have them in our basement when I was a kid, and, no bugs in my parent's house, either. Keep up the good work, you are helping the world get rid of pests.
thank you for the info. and yes , we have had common sense taught right out of us.
Thank you i learnt something today , eye eye Captain Wingnut , You are a wealth of knowledge.
Thanks Captain! Valuable knowledge & experience being shared 👍
Wish everyone was as straight as you. I like the way you talk
Great Work. Thank you for your knowledge and education.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and more thanks for taking the time to comment.
Also, boron in it’s purer state, is the premier material used in very high end phonograph transducers, aka phone cartridges. It is used to make the very small cantilever that connects the diamond tip to the coils (usually) that then move in proximity to small powerful magnets to produce the electronic signal from the record player or turntable. Boron is ideal as it is very strong, stiff and light weight (low moving mass) with very low resonance properties as well. Of course it is very expensive to make such small and very precise parts like these from boron. Such phono cartridges are always priced it the thousands of dollars with a few microscopically made pieces coming out of laboratories costing in the five figure range! Good work if you can get it.
We need more men like this man!
I hope we have more to come!
Superb video brother!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Peace love and blessings 🙏
Keep it up captain, the simple things are often the best,and are easily found when someone breaks it down a little.
Thank You.
Yup, Occam’s Razor cowboy style… If the plain sense makes sense, don’t look for any other sense.
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Love this lecture, Professor!
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for this video! You can mix it with powdered sugar, put in a small jar on its side along the wall of your house if you have ants coming in. I saw a video that also said to mix some with water in one container and leave some dry in another container. It seemed to work pretty well for me, but ants can be relentless and they're back this year. I'll have to get some more set out.
You can also sprinkle
" Dicomose Earth "along the house to keep ants away !
(I don't think I spelt it right) but it work well can also sprinkle on pet food for a natural dewormer and other pests . I also use D.E for my chickens in a dust bath and in their food!
When you use it don't breath in any of the dust it's like shards of micro glass !
Informative and easy to understand. Thank you!!
Nicely done.
Boron, gas original form from reaction derived from _________ and _______.
Rare element, Boronium from Boronite, and it believed to come from meteorites, in a fused silicate form and comes from only one type of meteorites.
I have used boric acid for insects for years effectively. It is in my eye contact solution and I take boron supplements.
Love it
Wow!! I had No Idea that it is So Versatile!!! 🤠👍
I thoroughly enjoyed his presentation. He represents another period but it's all good. Thorough, well researched, Scientific and yet encouraging us to employ commonsense in reasoning. He's priceless, belonging to two different periods. Mustache is o k . You go, 'Dads' Island Girl👍🤗🌴
My credentials in a moment. First, "apparently", roaches can smell boric acid, though some 'experts' disagree. So the trick is to cover the smell in a bait they will eat. When I first got my house, I went thru a couple of very expensive exterminator visits. Enough already. I asked a retired pest controller if I could get some concentrated poison and he laughed at me. "Won't work," he said, "that crap doesn't work!" Then he told me the secret: Bacon drippings hide the smell of boric acid. Formula: Boric acid + peanut butter + bacon drippings. I instead used baked chicken drippings and it worked fine and super fast. DANGER: If you don't grind the mixture to totally get rid of all the little boric acid bits (they look like little BBs in the peanut butter mix), all you'll have is BAIT, and that'll make your roach problem worse. Keep adding boric acid 'til the mixture is kind of stiff, then apply a half-teaspoon here and there. Lasts for years! CAUTION: Hide from dogs, they'll eat it. Indoor/Outdoor use. BTW, any outdoor grill is a roach magnet (drippings on ground). Also any lumber or woodpiles sitting on ground (moisture underneath attracts them). Now my credentials. After my bad experience with exterminator, just out of curiousity I studied pest control thru a major university and got licensed as a PC. Used this formula above with many clients- all very successfully- then got bored with the biz and quit.
Silver soldering and brazing of metals cannot be done without boric acid. Copper can be joined by a copper/Phosphorous alloy but not other metals. It excludes the oxygen from the air which prevents wetting of the solder. Boric acid cleans and allows fillet flow and capillary action.
Thank you so much. I already knew some of this. But you know overloards don't like these easy remedies for anything. I had some Boron supplement for weight loss. My kiddo lives in Boron. At my last visit I lost 15 lbs in 2 weeks. I am going to pick me up another box of Borax. Thank you so much for clearing up the false info.
Thoroughly enjoyed this invaluable education! Much appreciated!!
Very interesting, good to know. Good job Brad keep it up.
Hey John,,, thanks
Great video. It's elementary school teaching we never got.
I bet you were a very good teacher. I enjoyed the information you shared and I plan to listen to more of your content on your channel. Thank you
Well! I was not aware of this. In fact, I would have sworn I had never been close to it in my home
Thank you! I just subscribed
Great lecture, Sir. You sound like Dr. Joel Wallach too. Great presenters, both of you
Wow, thank you!
Oh that former wild kingdom veterinarian ?
Delightful video.
Its a Boring sounding topic, but I could tell the Channel and Host are Top Notch. I gave it a chance, learned a lot. Very clear and concise. I like, share nd sub 😊
Marvelat, ditto 1000%. Fascinating info. I feel blessed for sure!
Awesome! I been meaning to buy some of this and re-watch your hornet killing video for mixing instructions. Boron is an interesting element; I remember my organic chem professor always briefly saying how it had some strange characteristics and how it behaved (the electrons and so forth). It makes sense for it to have many uses and desirable affects because as an element it is only 1 proton away from Carbon. Saying Carbon is a crucial element is an understatement. All organic live has to have carbon right?
Thanks for the video I enjoyed it!!
Wow! Thanks so much for watching it… I usually put the humor at the end for those who stick with it..
I told my wife, it’s such a boring science lesson but I need it to help people know just how wonderful and strange this element is…
Thanks again.
I didn't know of anything that could take electrons away from Fluorine. Surprising! But it may explain why it is used in osteoporosis. Some water may have a high metallic content
Very informative captain, thanks.
Wow. That is thorough! And Great info