I am 70 years old. when I was 7 I went off the garage roof in my Radio Flyer wagon! Now I wasn't stupid, I knew it needed wings. I attached8 foot 2x4's on it! Yep... Wings! I planned on flying the thing to a nice soft landing across the street. When I got out of the hospital my parents didn't sue Radio Flyer; nope! My dad smacked the crap out of me for being an idiot! The pilot certificate came later in my life!
I didn't get slapped for being stupid flying off of a roof in a . . .oh we didn't have any wagon after my sister, age 2, stuck our other sister, age 1, in the wagon and pulled it kitty corner across an alley, a parking lot, very busy intersection to go to the city park. We did think to throw the smallest pieces of paper out of an attic window, while the same important sister called that baby a little bug 🐛. She meant litter bugs but we got little bugs out of the phrase. We never got pilot licenses. The wagon rider is afraid of heights and flying. We all got ol and I don't care for having a wagon as much now. Glad you got your pilots license. Keep up the lame brain ideas 💡 sometimes they are on the right ✅ mark in the wrong bowling lane. 🎳 maybe the ✈ runway 🏃♂️ lights ✨ could be a little dim and pointless sometimes. The smile when the object has landed safely 😊tells the tail ✈ 🛩 🛬 correctly. 😂
I use Borax for deep cleaning laundry, making laundry detergent, insecticide (safer & cheaper), garden bug killer-if done in small amounts, weed killer-but you can use vinegar for this as well. Big companies don't like people who gain knowledge about chemicals to use wisely because their products won't sell if you "Know."
Yes. I have seen two types. They make it look like it posted, but if you sign off and check, it is not there. And if it is particularly unacceptable, you will not be able to post it at all.
I know something about Borax. Talking to a little old lady in 1992 about a flea problem my cat brought into my apartment. Went home with a box of Borax, sprinkled in waves from the far end of my apartment to the door. You could see the fleas in full on panic mode trying to stay ahead of the borax rain. All gone - 1 application - 45 minutes later I vacuumed it all up and de-flead the cat - problem gone.
@condew6103 - My plumber, just yesterday, was trying to convince me to buy this new water filtration system for the house. Naturally it's a $6000 system, but you could tell he really, really believes how bad water is, even confessing that he wouldn't even shower in water that is unfiltrated. So I asked him some questions: 1. What about all the food that has water in it? The factories don't filter their water to that level. 2. His 3 kids all play baseball. Do you bring 3 giant water containers from home filled with the ultra-filtrated water for those all day tournaments? No. 3. Do you allow your kids to go to the swimming pool? Yes. 4. How many people die from toxic chemical absorption swimming here in our local lake? Ummmmm....... I declined the filter system and he walked away feeling a bit silly. Win-win.
@@TheTibetyak Huh? Listen are you on a well? All water is treated! every drop of water that we use has some form of filtration for it. Municipal water treatment is a massive operation for every city and public water supply. Now Even if you are on City water its going to have some constituents in that water after treatment. I can guarantee it will be full of minerals that are both good and bad at the same time good for you to drink but will play a role in staining and leaving hard mineral deposits everywhere. If that doesn't bother you then perfect! however it will have chlorine at about 3 -4 ppm I do not want to drink chlorine at any level. If I gave you a glass of water and said here this has trace amounts of arsenic, nitrates, and uranium and this glass has nothing which one are you going to drink from? All municipal water treatment results should be provided in every county and city in the U.S. you would just google up those results and you can see whats in the water supply. But if you're on a well you need to be testing your own well. Please at least every few years as water tables can change. Now I don't know what your lab results look like from your well and I don't know which part of the world you live in. Your water in most cases will need some type of filtration. If you aren't testing it periodically how would you know? There are some spring wells that are actually pretty good right out of the ground. but more and more as time goes one these will become less and less. PFAS testing has shown that PTFE teflon, plastics are forever chemical bonds that are in everything we touch now days. If you don't give a hoot about that and pesticides herbicides that make it down into the water tables when it rains I say you're crazy. But it's your life and you can do what you want with it for the most part. Good luck
My dog had a recurring skin problem that was very like mange except that the other dogs never caught it from her. I put a gallon of hot tap water in a small trash can (she was a small dog), dissolved as much 20 Mule Team Borax in it as would (it took a lot), then added a gallon of apple cider vinegar (NOT white vinegar, that burns), and stood her up in the container full of that mixture, making sure to also pour enough on to soak her head, ears, front paws, and any part that was not submerged. I was advised to soak her for 20 minutes but she was just too nervous a little girlie to do that so she probably spent 4-5 minutes in the water and then was lifted out, wrapped in a towel, and cuddled for awhile. (no rinsing) Immediately her horrible itching stopped and within a few days her big bald spots had hair growing. The hair came back amazingly quickly and within a week she would be her normal fluffytailed self again. I did all 3 dogs maybe twice but she kept getting it over and over so she had maybe 10 treatments in 16 months, Then it finally left her alone. BONUS: None of them ever needed any sort of that horrible flea repellant again although they lived for 8-10 years after that.
Very few people realize that boron is an essential element for us. In micrograms, it doesn't take much. A salt shaker is how I get my magnesium via magnesium citrate. Flavorless, just sprinkle a lot on your food. Most people are deficient in magnesium which is used n over 300 functions in our body.
Historically we should respect Borax. Men died mining Borax. It was treated with respect historically- important enough to die for. Historical information is insightful.
My great great grandfather drove twenty mile teams in Death Valley when he was 16 yrs old. History is really interesting, especially when your family plays a part.
In the pool it completely eliminates all algae’s! It’s a common pool chemical used everywhere. Been using it for a decade and haven’t had difficult algae since.
@@toneenorman2135 Borax is used in the pool in addition to chlorine or salt water, and there are test strips that you can test the levels. I keep mine at around 35, and I do not have any problems with algae at all.
@@toneenorman2135 So just another vague generalization that doesn’t address an actual problem, or provide a realistic solution. But if you can point to an actual problem caused by one of the mentioned agencies, I’d be interested in hearing what you have to say.
@@biekgiek The FDA, are the idiots who deem various foods & products as "toxic," even if said food/product is actually good for you, like meat, & dairy. The FDA is wrong way more than they are right...
If it is bad for people- approved! If it is good for people or has potential to make tons of money and hurt the establishment- disapproved! The current modus operandi of America
I use borax mixed with washing soda and Zote soap to make washing machine detergent for about 40 cents a gallon. I am curious to know how much a gallon of Tide costs now days. I have been using it for years with no problem. About a year after the homesteading YT community started showing this, the detergent manufacturers paid some in that community to make videos saying it would destroy your washing machine and septic system. Apparently, they were afraid this would take off and they would lose a lot of money. A surfactant scientist chimed in and dispelled the rumors, saying it's basically the same stuff you buy, only without fillers like microbeads, etc., that actually are harmful to the environment. Thanks for the science, Steve!
@@frozenrogue8970 In a large canner pot (about 4 gallons) heated by a single-burner stove in my shop, I slowly mix in 1 - 14oz bar of Zote soap, grated with a cheese grater, 2 cups of Boric acid, and 2 cups of washing soda. After it is thoroughly mixed, I pour the mix equally into 2 - 5 gallon buckets and fill them both to nearly full, then divide the 9 gallons into jugs. We use 1/4 to 1/2 cup per load, and it lasts my wife and me about a year. My wife likes its cleaning abilities and the lack of perfume smell.
Yay! So do I and have been making my own for over two years now with Zote soap. It's so easy and I love how clean it smells. Please tell me how much Borax you add?
@@debpratt52 I use 1 - 14 oz bar of Zote soap shaved with a cheese grater, 2 cups Borax, and 2 cups Washing Soda to 9 gallons of water. We use 1/4 to 1/2 cup per load. One batch lasts my wife and me about a year. My wife saved up a bunch of those large iced tea bottles with molded-in handles to fill.
DITTO here. I found that very simple recipe and make up a 5-gallon drum of detergent for roughly a couple bucks. I have seen the prices of detergent AND smelt the boatloads of chemicals in them. I can't even walk down the detergent aisle because of the harsh smell.
As a retired physician, I found this video interesting in that I never in thirty-plus years treated a dermatitis among all the people who absolutely swore by borax for cleaning their laundry, nor did I see ill effects in those whose clothing was thus cleaned. Thank you for speaking Science to Social Media. Without folks like you, we might well be in the Second Dark Age by now!
grosbeak2007 It is really important for people like you sir/ma to continue to speak up and back publications like this, with decades of knowledge in related subject. FACTS cannot be over emphasized! Thank you for all you have done and still doing.
grosbeak2007 borax cures arthritis in three weeks it cures gout in three days. It dose many other things. It’s completely good for us. And it’s only required in minute doses.
I heard there is one country that doesn't suffer from arthritis, and that is Israel. The reason given is because it has the largest Boron mine in the world, and its soil is rich in it. Boron is an easy way to get rid of arthritis, and other healing attributes which if taken by most people would eliminate trillions of profit from big pharma. Does anyone know if Israel is arthritis free? would love to know if this is fact
@@anndaluz2052 I had that happen on some of my teeth but I have some now that I've had for years. I have used borax off and on but the other ones haven't filled in. How did you use borax for your teeth?
@@ramonaakright6622 For ants, you mix it with somethin sweet like corn syrup, pancake syrup, or simple sugar syrup until it is suspended/dissolved. Then you can either put it directly on a surface that has ants or on a note card. The ants will eat it and take it back to the colony. Works every time!
Loved this. My wife is an elementary school teacher and nothing works her up more than when parents and the media jump to conclusions and vilify things without knowing what they are talking about.
there are MANY such poeple out there - but they are attacked and taken down. so many doctors I know actually left the country because they were being sued by our own government for using natural things to heal. This is the mindset of big pharma and our gubermint.
I now work at one of the largest borax mines in the world in Southern California in the logistics department, 3rd party. During training they would give us all sorts of warnings and fear mongering.. saying things like “whatever they’re mining out there will burn the sht out of your skin” .. and that’s why we must wear all this PPE: long sleeves both arms and legs , helmets, eye protection .. etc. .. When little did they know during training I had borax in my shoes, in my socks, I used it in the shower, sometimes I even take small sips of it 😂
As a fellow western desert native it seems likely that all the burning is from other stuff besides borax , most likely carbonate (washing soda the stronger sibling of baking soda). It could be other chemicals they're using to purify it too, like lye or lime!
We use 50/50 Borax and baking soda to brush our teeth! Mix about 2 tablespoons each in a small container, wet toothbrush, dip in mix, brush teeth. Works quite nicely, is healthy, and inexpensive.
You should stop that. If you don’t believe me ask any dentist. If you don’t ask…. You probably know but just don’t WANT to know it’s bad. It’s toxic to ingest borax and using it as toothpaste will inevitably lead to swallowing some amount. Over and over and over …. Plus there is no reason or benefit to doing so. Baking soda is already abrasive and could be even too abrasive depending on your mouth, how you brush, and your toothbrush. Secondly it’s way too abrasive and I. Sure your teeth are clean but you probably have very little or NO enamel left. So do you rinse with vinegar or hydrogen peroxide after? (Please say mo cause that would just be doubly awful)
unfortunately dentists are as bad as Dr's for lying to us. have you ever read the small print on the back of a regular flouride toothpaste? it's says DO NOT SWALLOW
Right.. baking soda is twice as toxic as borax when studied on an msds chart.. not to mention salt is even more toxic than baking soda.. not to mention fluoride is even more toxic 🤣!! The nerve!! To say go ask a dentist? You mean the person who DRILLS into your teeth instead of prescribing a cure for the reversal or rotting enamel?!!! I bet you'd say to go talk to child protective services for advice on how I should reprimand my child, or ask a drug dealer what kind of drugs I should take for a tummy ache...
Borax has a significantly lower toxicity rating compared to regular table salt. The reason the warnings exist on the label is because of lobbying from the pharmaceutical industry since borax/boron is a natural remedy for a long list of ailments if consumed in small doses, particularly arthritis.
@@trudyhattendorf1821 Got this from an old timer who lives in the Alaskan wilderness. He makes a 1 liter solution from bulk borax. 20 mules is the brand most commonly seen on store shelves. It's all the same stuff. Borax is the stuff we naturally find in the bottom of dried out lakes. Borax concentrate solution 1. Mix 1.5 tsp or 6 grams of Borax in 1 L. of distilled or pure filtered water. This becomes your concentrated solution. Refrigerate. 2. Drink 1 - 2 tsp or 5 - 10 ml of this solution, mixed in a glass of water or food 3 to 5 times daily spaced evenly throughout the day. Continue with this amount for 3 to 4 months before dropping back to a maintenance dose of 2 times daily. Too much mixing for me. I just put a pinch in my morning coffee.
I take BORON supplements... is it the same as Borax? I started taking them when I found they add BORON to the drinking water in Israel and have LESS dementia and osteoporosis. 🎉
@@trudyhattendorf1821 So you can make up a solution but for me that's a nuisance I can do without. So I lick then dip my finger into the borax and then lick it off and swallow it with tea or coffee or water. It doesn't taste great (but not really bad either) but it disappears quickly!
I lived in Columbia, South Carolina, had a problems with flees. Couldn't get rid of it. At an 60 old women how do I cope. She said pore borax on your carpet and leave in for two day. No more flees.
If it was gonna be caustic and horrible in contact with any part of your body, you'd think it'd be in contact with the part with the delicate PH balance and the extremely sensitive mucus membranes that can get irritated just from fragrances or heat--but nope!
Yep I used borax with water to clean mould on my wall. Sprayed it on and wiped it off, sprayed on again and left it for 15 minutes. Then I used vinegar to clean it down. That was 3 years ago and mould never returned.
@@jhenry9486You can wash your shower curtain in the machine with powdered Borax for mold , too . FEMA recommends Borax to clean mold , not chlorine bleach .
@@martabachynsky8545 1/2 cup of borax powder into 1 litre of water or 1 cup into 2 litre of water. With borax there is no exact measurement but these worked excellent. With the white vinegar pure strength no need to dilute.
@@martabachynsky85451/2 cup of borax in 1 litres of water or 1 cup of borax in 2 litres of water. With the white vinegar use full strength no dilution.
Our family knew an old, very reputable doctor who treated pink eye with boric acid. Worked like a charm for me and my 2 sisters when we were young - every single time! Our elders have so much wisdom and continue using the older healing meds, because they work and are safe!
@@johnnybongshow5257 You can still buy it, but hard to find. It's Boraxo - borax mixed with powdered soap. You would not want to wash your hands with pure borax!
I remember as a small child stopping into what was called " service stations" to get fuel and use their restroom. There was a Boraxo dispenser ... Turned a little knob and it ground a fresh powder from a block of Boraxo to clean your hands. I loved the smell and cleaned hands nicely... Sometimes I wax nostalgic!
I still use Boraxo to clean my hands when I've been into something especially greasy or dirty. Boraxo is borax mixed with powdered soap and is good for lots of cleaning chores. You can clean almost anything with old basic things like vinegar, ammonia, bleach, borax and baking soda. Pretty much the only branded cleaning thing I buy is Dawn. Be careful how you mix these chemicals but you really don't need to pay for corporations to mix them up for you.
My husband and I have been taking Borax for over 3 years n it really helps our arthritis in our hands a lot. You take a pinch of it in a 8 ounce cup of distilled water three times a day for 5 days n rest for 2 days n start it all over again. One of two things will happen. You may get constipated or you may have diarrhea,but it sure works out great for arthritis in your hands and joints. It also helps to cut your cravings for sweets. It’s safe to use but I find it only works with distilled water! Borax is only salt from the salt mines of Boron California. Look it up do research it’s safe to take.
@@vickywhitesell7482never take more than 1/16 of a tsp or even less. I dissolve it in a quart of water and sip it throughout the day while adding additional water. It eliminates my back and hip pain.
I'm a professor, and I second everything he says about how business knows how to use noble words for its own ends. The profit margin in borax is nothing compared to the profit in contact lens solution.
It took me less than a minute to find a study called Neuroprotective Effects of Boric Acid Against Fluoride Toxicity and to read the abstract. It shows that in vivo Borax binds with fluoride to remove it. You guys in the replies here are on the internet why not just try using it maybe to find information instead of just coming to a conclusion based on absolutely no information at all. The OP is right and I just looked it up to find out instead of acting like I'm sure I know one way or the other when I didn't. Try it sometime, the internet is useful for a lot more than just social media and watching videos you know.
The reason is that when taken internally, it helps with calcification sin the body that is the root cause of arthritis and other issues and that would put the medicos out of a job.
@@Char-weee yes, borax from the store is used by many to help build strong bones & lessen the pain of arthritis. I'm 72, been using it for at least 10 yrs. If I'd learned about it sooner I probably wouldn't have do much arthritis, at least it's not very painful. Another good arthritis supplement is avocado & soy unsaponafoniables, sold under the name N'more. It took at least 6 mos for a noticable lessening of pain, and I continue to take it & instead of getting worse as I age I am still getting better.
You may want to do a little research on our Bodies need for Boron which makes up approx. 12% Of BORAX> Boron helps your body metabolize key vitamins and minerals, has a key role in bone health, and also affects estrogen and testosterone levels.
I just found out I can't use borax at work (washing dishes) because of the reaction it can have with the dish machine's detergent. According to Bing Chat GPT, even running dishes that had been soaked in a Borax solution through the dish machine is "dangerous". And it might really be dangerous, but I can't help but wonder if that's by design. It sounds like a trap for another hit piece on cheaper natural chemicals (perhaps their biggest competitors).
Yes yes yes yes yes you are exactly right! This isn't just going on with Borax this is going on with so many other natural remedies for so many other things. You're onto something here..... Keep up with that critical thinking in somebody's going to call you a conspiracy theorist soon enough 😅💯🙌
My Dad, recovering from open heart surgery(mid1960s)built a 20 Mule Team model kit for me! Was the showpiece & start of MY model collection. Think that thing was like 3' long? I don't know, l was 5 or 6 then. I just remember it was BIG & me & Dad ❤ed it!! RIP Dad,miss ya!!
I believe the equivalent of taking Borax is taking Boron pills 💊. I am 63 years old and 3 years ago started taking Boron (1) 3mg pill daily and my left knee and my right hip pain were COMPLETELY gone within TWO days!!! I still take Boron daily. Research yourself about Boron and how it helps with joint pain/inflammation.
LD50 of boric acid is 5.14 g/kg for oral dosages given to rats according to the Merck Index. LD50 of salt is reported to be 3.75 g/kg in rats according to the Merck Index. Boric acid is safer than table salt given orally.
friend had 4 teeth with cavities problem (hole in each tooth), lost sleep over pain, cried. i learnt fr watching online benefits of borax and told her to try, she took a pinch and add few drops of water put into cavities, the pain is gone within 2 min, she smiled and thank me.
@@joyhayuan A 'search' would scare her into the dentist office. If she lacks $$, there are usually resources out there. At one time, tooth decay was a leading cause of death! "Untreated tooth decay can lead to serious, potentially life-threatening complications, including sepsis, Ludwig’s angina, necrotizing fasciitis, and mediastinitis1. When tooth decay reaches the pulp, it can cause an infection that affects the nerves and blood vessels, potentially leading to an abscess or tooth death2. Additionally, poor oral health has been linked to heart disease3.
@@SunriseLAW- You are so right! Proper oral hygiene is paramount. People that don’t have a lot of money should check out dental hygienists colleges. The students work on your teeth but are supervised by the teachers who are dentists. Down side is it takes a long time because every inch of your mouth is rechecked by the teacher. But, you will not retreat it. Best cleaning you will ever have!! 🦷
Oh wow, so you’re taking this to Clint your pineal gland I’ve been off Floride for three years and I am always looking for ways to enhance my enlightenment of my pineal gland. Tell me how you’re doing this.
there was a show that was called DEATH VALLY DAYs and was sponsored by 20 mule team borax, and they had a pic of the actual 20 mules pullin the borax cart....
stay away from it as much as you can, and start finding the opposite - natural health and healing and actual doctors who specialize in it. I started making my own stuff as much as I can (tooth paste, deodorant, detergent, etc. ) cleaning supplies - mostly use vinegar, baking soda, etc. (I am currently soaking orange peels in vinegar for cleaning supply). finding, researching and making this stuff will build you up and give you energy - while the climate of today brings you down and drains you. There are many DIY books and info out there, just read and research. Good for you and your family.
I have heard people say borax is really bad for you. Yeah that also kind of gets me a little triggered too because they have no idea what they are talking about.
Ikr! I know that people just want to keep their chilldren safe, but why would you let your child be unsupervised with a box of Borax! These parents and other people should acctually do some research and not be lazy and find the acctuall *TRUE* facts, and not just be like, "OH! THIS THING ON THE NEWS SAYS THAT BORAX IS BAD! BORAX IS BAD! I WONT LET MY CHILD MAKE SLIME WITH BORAX ANYMORE!"
most of the people who say its great for you _also_ have no idea what theyre talking about. the common denominator is that, regardless of subject, most peoples compulsion to talk is greater than their willingness to go learn about things. ;) borax is actually bad for you in a couple of specific situations (if ingested), but generally safe to handle, or at least as safe as other household products like baking soda.
It's used in emergency cooling systems in nuclear reactors. The hang blocks of borated ice above the reactor. Borated ice melts if the reactor gets too hot, and borated water floods the reactor. Boron absorbs neutrons and shuts down the nuclear chain reaction.
Borax ....boron ...my wife has been suffering with terrible arthritis pain ..in all of her joints yes i said all of the joints...6Mg of boron and in one day and a half .almost 100% relief...one Fiinnn day...
This happened to me too!!! I am 63 years old and was SUFFERING from joint pain in my left knee and right hip for 2 weeks. I thought it would eventually get better. NOPE. I was researching on UA-cam about what could be the problem and what could HELP me and ‘Boron’ kept coming up. I rushed out and bought some. I took (1) Boron 3mg pill and several hours later 80 percent of my pains were GONE!!! The next morning I took the second pill (3mg) and a few hours later, 100 percent of my pains were COMPLETELY gone!!! I still take Boron daily.
This is amazing that you are doing this. It's a shame that our society is being dumbed down. For what? It appears that recently half truths and flat out lies being spewed by corporate media has been rampant and completely out of control. Thank you for fighting the good fight, by trying to make that the next generation doesn't turn into a complete gaggle of simpletons.
BORAX is AWESOME!!!! In the old days they used to use it in recipes for baking! Its also awesome for cleaning up grease from clothing - like your cover-alls etc. Add it into your washing machine for those tough Form Oil stains and the like :)
I think you should do a fear/myth busting science series where you take suggestions from the comments or stuff that you've found on the internet (like you found the borax myth) and either prove or disprove them.
I just found your channel Steve. I’ve been researching the benefits of borax. The reason people take it (heavily diluted with water and drink it) is mostly because of the high Boron content in Borax. Boron is a trace mineral, that most of us do not get enough of. Boron is necessary, to help calcium absorb into our bones. Boron is also said to help rebuild cartridge. I have arthritis, therefore I believe it will be beneficial for me. Wish I had understood this years ago, then my arthritis, may have been prevented! Thank you for your video! Please do correct me if I’m mistaken on anything I said here. I’m still researching. I would love to know more of your thoughts on Borax, if you have the time. Have a nice day! ☺️
I love borax and all the uses of it. Kind of funny that I can only find it in a hardware store now when it use to be on the laundry aisle of every shop.
Watch Adrian .... he says he puts a pinch 🤏 of it in 1L water and drinks it throughout the day. The water used should be distilled. Because of him I’ve invested in a water 💦 distiller for me and my family.
I’ve taken it for more than a year by making a mix of one teaspoon in a quart of distilled water and then adding one teaspoon of the mix to my morning coffee. Got rid of pain from thumb arthritis. Hand is still weak to open jars.
Want to see Borax mined? It’s a mind-blowing AWESOME place to visit in the middle of the CA desert in Boron, CA. Stop by the plant, you’ll tour an amazing museum, see a quick film in a theater, then behind you a giant curtain opens to reveal the mining operation. Unbelievably cool!!
Borax in large quantities OR exposure to playing with slime for hours at a time for almost 2 years (being drenched in borax with water solution) is BAD! My nephew is obsessed with his slime collection. Yesterday he complained of really bad stomach pain. I thought it was gas so I had him lie down. Soon after he said he wanted to throw up. He vomited twice. He had clammy skin on his forehead and looked extremely pale. I did research on the internet and found that the bad stomach aches, nausea, vomiting were the immediate symptoms of boric acid toxicity. The body absorbs through the skin, nose, mouth, and eyes. My dog has also signs of patches of scaly, itchy, and dry skin. I’m not sure if loss of appetite is another symptom, but both nephew & his pet have experienced this over long period of exposure to his use of borax with his slime. He suffers from ADHD and playing with slime was Godsend in terms of calming him down. He will be turning 12 next month. He is now afraid to touch his slime, because we all believe that, and according to articles online, the accumulation of borax (boric acid) over time has absorbed into his body specifically bone and fatty tissue. Yes, borax or a derivative of boron is harmless in small quantities like salt, but a large exposure to anything can be lethal! We have bagged all his slime and dumped in the trash. This is a warning to all avid slime users!!! 😤
@@Kim-eh2ov No, his symptoms cleared a day later. We threw out all his collection of slime soon after, and he has never had those symptoms ever again. Knowing this just confirms my belief about borax.
@@MailaDRwell,that’s what this guy in the video said in the beginning…..hours and hours of constant absorption is probably not good. That doesn’t negate the potential positive of micro doses…
People see something happen and freak out, making the thing that makes a “good” story the “cause” of the ailment, no one does research anymore, sad really.
Thank you! I didn't realize anybody had dissed Borax. I make laundry detergent using Borax, and taking boron (Borax) helps keep bones healthy the way I understand it. Bones need calcium, magnesium, and boron, they say.
@@KatherineClairmont There's petty of studies and research if you look. Your parathyroid glands are basically concentrated boron! You need it to live! It's a trace mineral like any other! On the other hand, avoid corrosive and lethal fluoride & mercury!
@Dolores M Government s use it to calm down the population, Germany use it in WW2 prison camps, now uk Gov has tripled the content in the water supply, the want to keep the population complient.
Jaxxon Koethler borax is actually a great flux for brazing. Simply heat up the uncoated rod with the torch and stick it in some borax powder. Then braze as usual.
Jaxxon Koethler ... Borax contains boric acid...its used as a flux for melting metals...also used to kill roaches ...trade name roach- proof...rub some in your eyes if you think its so safe😀😀
Borax would be poisonous, except the mammalian kidney is very good at filtering any excess of it out of your blood. As a result, it can't build up to toxic levels unless you consume stupidly large amounts of it (the toxicity to humans is similar to things like salt or baking soda). However it's a totally different story for insects. Insects don't have kidneys, instead they have something called Malpighian tubules, which aren't very good at filtering out boron. As a result, even a small daily intake of borax (or boric acid) accumulates in an insect's body and ends up poisoning it. This makes borax (and boric acid) a very safe natural insecticide. It also has antifungal properties, which makes it good for laundry.
Hugh Easton .... .... Boric acid is also a treatment for Termites, spraying a liquid version directly onto infested areas...last time I checked it was around $100 a gallon for the commercial sprayable version....ouch!!
Some studies suggest that boron may have potential health benefits, including: Balancing sex hormones Strengthening bones Reducing arthritis pain Inhibiting inflammation
I am 70 years old. when I was 7 I went off the garage roof in my Radio Flyer wagon! Now I wasn't stupid, I knew it needed wings. I attached8 foot 2x4's on it! Yep... Wings! I planned on flying the thing to a nice soft landing across the street. When I got out of the hospital my parents didn't sue Radio Flyer; nope! My dad smacked the crap out of me for being an idiot! The pilot certificate came later in my life!
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I didn't get slapped for being stupid flying off of a roof in a . . .oh we didn't have any wagon after my sister, age 2, stuck our other sister, age 1, in the wagon and pulled it kitty corner across an alley, a parking lot, very busy intersection to go to the city park. We did think to throw the smallest pieces of paper out of an attic window, while the same important sister called that baby a little bug 🐛. She meant litter bugs but we got little bugs out of the phrase. We never got pilot licenses. The wagon rider is afraid of heights and flying. We all got ol and I don't care for having a wagon as much now. Glad you got your pilots license. Keep up the lame brain ideas 💡 sometimes they are on the right ✅ mark in the wrong bowling lane. 🎳 maybe the ✈ runway 🏃♂️ lights ✨ could be a little dim and pointless sometimes. The smile when the object has landed safely 😊tells the tail ✈ 🛩 🛬 correctly. 😂
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Idiot seems harsh for a curious kid experiment. Smacking the crap out of you is a pretty unimaginative way to educate
I miss read the firs time and thought you were 71 when you did this . LOL the 7 is close to the I
I use Borax for deep cleaning laundry, making laundry detergent, insecticide (safer & cheaper), garden bug killer-if done in small amounts, weed killer-but you can use vinegar for this as well. Big companies don't like people who gain knowledge about chemicals to use wisely because their products won't sell if you "Know."
Can not imagine the laundry room without.
Yes I make all my own detergent with Borax, Arm and Hammer Washing soda, and a bar of laundry soap (e.g. Fels Naptha).
Cleans toilets, too.
Same
what I learned is UA-cam removes truthful comments, Just like a Dictator controlling the Narrative....
UA-cam is a censorship platform. They S U C K!
Reality is now the algorithm. and the Algorithm is reality. See how they love. the big algorithm
_Just like a Dictator controlling the Narrative_
Very accurate analysis, SADLY.
[edit: fix typo]
Yes. I have seen two types. They make it look like it posted, but if you sign off and check, it is not there. And if it is particularly unacceptable, you will not be able to post it at all.
U Toob SUCKS
I know something about Borax. Talking to a little old lady in 1992 about a flea problem my cat brought into my apartment. Went home with a box of Borax, sprinkled in waves from the far end of my apartment to the door. You could see the fleas in full on panic mode trying to stay ahead of the borax rain. All gone - 1 application - 45 minutes later I vacuumed it all up and de-flead the cat - problem gone.
Fascinating
Lol fr?
Yes - common veterinary medicine professional knowledge from days of yore.
Toxic to pets too.
Yeah, ants, too.
Even water is poisonous if you get too much of it.
DiHydrogenMonOxide
In Flint Michigan even a small amount is toxic.
I almost had a once in a lifetime experience to experience that, as a kid!
@condew6103 - My plumber, just yesterday, was trying to convince me to buy this new water filtration system for the house. Naturally it's a $6000 system, but you could tell he really, really believes how bad water is, even confessing that he wouldn't even shower in water that is unfiltrated. So I asked him some questions:
1. What about all the food that has water in it? The factories don't filter their water to that level.
2. His 3 kids all play baseball. Do you bring 3 giant water containers from home filled with the ultra-filtrated water for those all day tournaments? No.
3. Do you allow your kids to go to the swimming pool? Yes.
4. How many people die from toxic chemical absorption swimming here in our local lake? Ummmmm.......
I declined the filter system and he walked away feeling a bit silly. Win-win.
@@TheTibetyak Huh? Listen are you on a well? All water is treated! every drop of water that we use has some form of filtration for it. Municipal water treatment is a massive operation for every city and public water supply. Now Even if you are on City water its going to have some constituents in that water after treatment. I can guarantee it will be full of minerals that are both good and bad at the same time good for you to drink but will play a role in staining and leaving hard mineral deposits everywhere. If that doesn't bother you then perfect! however it will have chlorine at about 3 -4 ppm I do not want to drink chlorine at any level. If I gave you a glass of water and said here this has trace amounts of arsenic, nitrates, and uranium and this glass has nothing which one are you going to drink from?
All municipal water treatment results should be provided in every county and city in the U.S. you would just google up those results and you can see whats in the water supply. But if you're on a well you need to be testing your own well. Please at least every few years as water tables can change.
Now I don't know what your lab results look like from your well and I don't know which part of the world you live in. Your water in most cases will need some type of filtration. If you aren't testing it periodically how would you know? There are some spring wells that are actually pretty good right out of the ground. but more and more as time goes one these will become less and less. PFAS testing has shown that PTFE teflon, plastics are forever chemical bonds that are in everything we touch now days. If you don't give a hoot about that and pesticides herbicides that make it down into the water tables when it rains I say you're crazy. But it's your life and you can do what you want with it for the most part.
Good luck
My dog had a recurring skin problem that was very like mange except that the other dogs never caught it from her. I put a gallon of hot tap water in a small trash can (she was a small dog), dissolved as much 20 Mule Team Borax in it as would (it took a lot), then added a gallon of apple cider vinegar (NOT white vinegar, that burns), and stood her up in the container full of that mixture, making sure to also pour enough on to soak her head, ears, front paws, and any part that was not submerged. I was advised to soak her for 20 minutes but she was just too nervous a little girlie to do that so she probably spent 4-5 minutes in the water and then was lifted out, wrapped in a towel, and cuddled for awhile. (no rinsing) Immediately her horrible itching stopped and within a few days her big bald spots had hair growing. The hair came back amazingly quickly and within a week she would be her normal fluffytailed self again. I did all 3 dogs maybe twice but she kept getting it over and over so she had maybe 10 treatments in 16 months, Then it finally left her alone. BONUS: None of them ever needed any sort of that horrible flea repellant again although they lived for 8-10 years after that.
I'll try this for my eczema! TY
THANKS
Great information! Thanks for sharing that ❤
@@colleen9844Hi, does it work for your eczema please ?
It sounds like a fungal issue. Borax and ACV treats fungal issues very well.
iv been eating borax for years, its boron, your body needs boron, i have it in a salt shaker and put it in my coffee everyday.
Salt shaker! I was looking for a convenient way to put a pinch in my water. Thanks 👍
Noted. Thank-you. Will research.
Very few people realize that boron is an essential element for us. In micrograms, it doesn't take much.
A salt shaker is how I get my magnesium via magnesium citrate. Flavorless, just sprinkle a lot on your food. Most people are deficient in magnesium which is used n over 300 functions in our body.
My grandmother used boric acid as eye wash. I love borax for everything cleaning etc..
I never knew!!
People are so easily fooled these days, they will accept and believe a lie before the truth.
@@paulauncapher8957 common sense...so rare nowadays its like having a "Super Power"
UA-cam--where the truth goes to die.
Historically we should respect Borax. Men died mining Borax. It was treated with respect historically- important enough to die for. Historical information is insightful.
My great great grandfather drove twenty mile teams in Death Valley when he was 16 yrs old. History is really interesting, especially when your family plays a part.
In the pool it completely eliminates all algae’s! It’s a common pool chemical used everywhere. Been using it for a decade and haven’t had difficult algae since.
Do you mean that is what our pool chemicals are,or,you add borax to your pool? How much ? Thank you!
I know someone who is having issues with their pool. It's huge. How much borax should they put in ?
@@toneenorman2135 Borax is used in the pool in addition to chlorine or salt water, and there are test strips that you can test the levels. I keep mine at around 35, and I do not have any problems with algae at all.
The problem is the FDA, USDA, AMA & CDC.
In other words people, the US govenment needs to be vastly minimized, STAT!
To which problem are you referring?
@@biekgiekThat pretty much covers ALL our problems…or,most,anyway…
@@toneenorman2135 So just another vague generalization that doesn’t address an actual problem, or provide a realistic solution. But if you can point to an actual problem caused by one of the mentioned agencies, I’d be interested in hearing what you have to say.
@@biekgiek The FDA, are the idiots who deem various foods & products as "toxic," even if said food/product is actually good for you, like meat, & dairy.
The FDA is wrong way more than they are right...
If it is bad for people- approved!
If it is good for people or has potential to make tons of money and hurt the establishment- disapproved!
The current modus operandi of America
I use borax mixed with washing soda and Zote soap to make washing machine detergent for about 40 cents a gallon. I am curious to know how much a gallon of Tide costs now days. I have been using it for years with no problem. About a year after the homesteading YT community started showing this, the detergent manufacturers paid some in that community to make videos saying it would destroy your washing machine and septic system. Apparently, they were afraid this would take off and they would lose a lot of money. A surfactant scientist chimed in and dispelled the rumors, saying it's basically the same stuff you buy, only without fillers like microbeads, etc., that actually are harmful to the environment.
Thanks for the science, Steve!
What are the proportions?
@@frozenrogue8970 In a large canner pot (about 4 gallons) heated by a single-burner stove in my shop, I slowly mix in 1 - 14oz bar of Zote soap, grated with a cheese grater, 2 cups of Boric acid, and 2 cups of washing soda. After it is thoroughly mixed, I pour the mix equally into 2 - 5 gallon buckets and fill them both to nearly full, then divide the 9 gallons into jugs. We use 1/4 to 1/2 cup per load, and it lasts my wife and me about a year.
My wife likes its cleaning abilities and the lack of perfume smell.
Yay! So do I and have been making my own for over two years now with Zote soap. It's so easy and I love how clean it smells. Please tell me how much Borax you add?
@@debpratt52 I use 1 - 14 oz bar of Zote soap shaved with a cheese grater, 2 cups Borax, and 2 cups Washing Soda to 9 gallons of water. We use 1/4 to 1/2 cup per load. One batch lasts my wife and me about a year. My wife saved up a bunch of those large iced tea bottles with molded-in handles to fill.
DITTO here. I found that very simple recipe and make up a 5-gallon drum of detergent for roughly a couple bucks. I have seen the prices of detergent AND smelt the boatloads of chemicals in them. I can't even walk down the detergent aisle because of the harsh smell.
As a retired physician, I found this video interesting in that I never in thirty-plus years treated a dermatitis among all the people who absolutely swore by borax for cleaning their laundry, nor did I see ill effects in those whose clothing was thus cleaned. Thank you for speaking Science to Social Media. Without folks like you, we might well be in the Second Dark Age by now!
grosbeak2007 you're one of the enlightened ones!
grosbeak2007 It is really important for people like you sir/ma to continue to speak up and back publications like this, with decades of knowledge in related subject. FACTS cannot be over emphasized!
Thank you for all you have done and still doing.
grosbeak2007 we’re definitely in the second dark age but for many reasons.
People got dumber while phones got smarter.
grosbeak2007 borax cures arthritis in three weeks it cures gout in three days. It dose many other things. It’s completely good for us. And it’s only required in minute doses.
I heard there is one country that doesn't suffer from arthritis, and that is Israel. The reason given is because it has the largest Boron mine in the world, and its soil is rich in it. Boron is an easy way to get rid of arthritis, and other healing attributes which if taken by most people would eliminate trillions of profit from big pharma. Does anyone know if Israel is arthritis free? would love to know if this is fact
Irresponsible parents and fearmongering journalists go hand in hand.
Nowadays, money and fame are more important than integrity and responsibility.
Nomicro4u he is one
Steve Spangler tales it in the butt
fake news strikes again
Nomicro4u Yes yes and yes!!!!!
Nomicro4u those parents were not just responsible...THEY WERE STUPID...OR PLANNING TO WIN A GHETTO LOTTERY WITH OUT A GUN
It totally healed my friends and my teeth. I suffer so much less from arthritis too. GREAT STUFF
How bad were your teeth?
@@TheEnigmaticmuse you know you can have sort of black holes by your gums? They gone like they are filled. Wished I could put pictures here.
@@anndaluz2052 I had that happen on some of my teeth but I have some now that I've had for years. I have used borax off and on but the other ones haven't filled in. How did you use borax for your teeth?
Were you brushing with it or drinking it? @@anndaluz2052
@@anndaluz2052could you tell me how you used it specifically? I would like to heal my teeth
It gets rid of ants, termites and other pests. It also kills and prevents mold. This stuff is fantastic!
How do you use the borax for getting rid of mold and killing ants, termites etc?
@@ramonaakright6622 For ants, you mix it with somethin sweet like corn syrup, pancake syrup, or simple sugar syrup until it is suspended/dissolved. Then you can either put it directly on a surface that has ants or on a note card. The ants will eat it and take it back to the colony. Works every time!
And it comes with 20 mule team horse power!😂
I just spread it around my house and the ants pick it up on their legs and transport it to the nest. Use it every spring.
Never knew this !
Borax is baad m’kay! Because…………Karens and lawyers!
Karens and Lawyers ... to things to DEFINITELY avoid !!
Loved this. My wife is an elementary school teacher and nothing works her up more than when parents and the media jump to conclusions and vilify things without knowing what they are talking about.
Eric McMahon well don't be afraid to do the right thing if shes gonna take things too far.
I love you already for describing my own situation so succinctly .. love is the only thing which really matters
Tell the sheep the truth, and the sheep will attack you.
Great video. I will watch more of yours.
I went and played this whole video to my sheep. They listened politely, then bent their heads and continued eating.
@@GarrisonFallsheep are so ungrateful
to complete this level burn down the lodge before you talk to the sheep.
why do people always miss that part huh
Thank you, sir! Our country is getting dumber by the minute… we need more guys like you.
there are MANY such poeple out there - but they are attacked and taken down. so many doctors I know actually left the country because they were being sued by our own government for using natural things to heal. This is the mindset of big pharma and our gubermint.
I now work at one of the largest borax mines in the world in Southern California in the logistics department, 3rd party.
During training they would give us all sorts of warnings and fear mongering.. saying things like “whatever they’re mining out there will burn the sht out of your skin” .. and that’s why we must wear all this PPE: long sleeves both arms and legs , helmets, eye protection .. etc.
.. When little did they know during training I had borax in my shoes, in my socks, I used it in the shower, sometimes I even take small sips of it 😂
I love it!
As a fellow western desert native it seems likely that all the burning is from other stuff besides borax , most likely carbonate (washing soda the stronger sibling of baking soda). It could be other chemicals they're using to purify it too, like lye or lime!
@@ms_nop Maybe. The thing is though that borax doesn’t burn the skin .. like at all.
It makes a nice shower exfoliant 😊
I put it in my bath water and I drink a pinch in water or coffee. I brush with it also
@@pinkford2 Excellent 👍
We use 50/50 Borax and baking soda to brush our teeth! Mix about 2 tablespoons each in a small container, wet toothbrush, dip in mix, brush teeth. Works quite nicely, is healthy, and inexpensive.
I use baking soda and coconut oil. Can you tell me what the borax does to the mix?
You should stop that. If you don’t believe me ask any dentist. If you don’t ask…. You probably know but just don’t WANT to know it’s bad.
It’s toxic to ingest borax and using it as toothpaste will inevitably lead to swallowing some amount.
Over and over and over ….
Plus there is no reason or benefit to doing so. Baking soda is already abrasive and could be even too abrasive depending on your mouth, how you brush, and your toothbrush.
Secondly it’s way too abrasive and I. Sure your teeth are clean but you probably have very little or NO enamel left.
So do you rinse with vinegar or hydrogen peroxide after? (Please say mo cause that would just be doubly awful)
@@FknNefFycompared to fluoride it's not that toxic it's actually a supplement yet you'll use fluoride in tooth paste
unfortunately dentists are as bad as Dr's for lying to us. have you ever read the small print on the back of a regular flouride toothpaste? it's says DO NOT SWALLOW
Right.. baking soda is twice as toxic as borax when studied on an msds chart.. not to mention salt is even more toxic than baking soda.. not to mention fluoride is even more toxic 🤣!! The nerve!! To say go ask a dentist? You mean the person who DRILLS into your teeth instead of prescribing a cure for the reversal or rotting enamel?!!!
I bet you'd say to go talk to child protective services for advice on how I should reprimand my child, or ask a drug dealer what kind of drugs I should take for a tummy ache...
Borax has a significantly lower toxicity rating compared to regular table salt. The reason the warnings exist on the label is because of lobbying from the pharmaceutical industry since borax/boron is a natural remedy for a long list of ailments if consumed in small doses, particularly arthritis.
How do you mix it for arthritis
@@trudyhattendorf1821
Got this from an old timer who lives in the Alaskan wilderness. He makes a 1 liter solution from bulk borax. 20 mules is the brand most commonly seen on store shelves. It's all the same stuff. Borax is the stuff we naturally find in the bottom of dried out lakes.
Borax concentrate solution
1. Mix 1.5 tsp or 6 grams of Borax in 1 L. of distilled or pure filtered water. This becomes your concentrated solution.
Refrigerate.
2. Drink 1 - 2 tsp or 5 - 10 ml of this solution, mixed in a glass of water or food 3 to 5 times daily spaced evenly throughout the day.
Continue with this amount for 3 to 4 months before dropping back to a maintenance dose of 2 times daily.
Too much mixing for me. I just put a pinch in my morning coffee.
I take BORON supplements... is it the same as Borax? I started taking them when I found they add BORON to the drinking water in Israel and have LESS dementia and osteoporosis. 🎉
@@trudyhattendorf1821 So you can make up a solution but for me that's a nuisance I can do without. So I lick then dip my finger into the borax and then lick it off and swallow it with tea or coffee or water. It doesn't taste great (but not really bad either) but it disappears quickly!
ALSO it is better to have it early in the day. It sharpens your mind which is great but it can keep you awake if taken late in the day...
I lived in Columbia, South Carolina, had a problems with flees. Couldn't get rid of it. At an 60 old women how do I cope. She said pore borax on your carpet and leave in for two day. No more flees.
After 2020 im never going to "leave it to the scientists" to tell me what's safe.
1000%... burdie floooo cometh
No sh&t!!!!!
I've learned anytime something is villainize that usually means the opposite... and anytime anything is touted, it is usually the opposite.
Let's not forget that Boric Acid is the main active ingredient as a suppository for Bacterial Vaginosis.
wow! didn't know that, but never heard of that suppository, or what it cures.
If it was gonna be caustic and horrible in contact with any part of your body, you'd think it'd be in contact with the part with the delicate PH balance and the extremely sensitive mucus membranes that can get irritated just from fragrances or heat--but nope!
Truth. Stupid people make every one's life more difficult.
Yep I used borax with water to clean mould on my wall. Sprayed it on and wiped it off, sprayed on again and left it for 15 minutes. Then I used vinegar to clean it down. That was 3 years ago and mould never returned.
Good to know.
@@jhenry9486You can wash your shower curtain in the machine with powdered Borax for mold , too . FEMA recommends Borax to clean mold , not chlorine bleach .
At what dilution? I have mould on my shower walls and can't get rid of it.
@@martabachynsky8545 1/2 cup of borax powder into 1 litre of water or 1 cup into 2 litre of water. With borax there is no exact measurement but these worked excellent. With the white vinegar pure strength no need to dilute.
@@martabachynsky85451/2 cup of borax in 1 litres of water or 1 cup of borax in 2 litres of water. With the white vinegar use full strength no dilution.
Our family knew an old, very reputable doctor who treated pink eye with boric acid. Worked like a charm for me and my 2 sisters when we were young - every single time! Our elders have so much wisdom and continue using the older healing meds, because they work and are safe!
I remember my mom using the same to treat my pink eye in the 1960s.
I'm 65 and that is what my nurse mom used on my eye infections in the sixties.
before liquid soap they had dispensers with borax powder to wash your hands
You can still buy it in a box (Boraxo) but it's hard to find.
@@MyPoptART I also remember those, my dad had some at the tractor shop. You could really get the grease and dirt off your hands.
I remember those in parochial school in the '50's. I loved the clean smell!
I didn’t know that powder stuff was Borax!
@@johnnybongshow5257 You can still buy it, but hard to find. It's Boraxo - borax mixed with powdered soap. You would not want to wash your hands with pure borax!
I remember as a small child stopping into what was called " service stations" to get fuel and use their restroom. There was a Boraxo dispenser ... Turned a little knob and it ground a fresh powder from a block of Boraxo to clean your hands. I loved the smell and cleaned hands nicely... Sometimes I wax nostalgic!
Wow, I never heard of using it like that. Maybe we should use it to Stop The Spread! 🤨
I remember those dispensers too. Maybe THAT's the basis for some of my wife's complaints about my intermittent "quirkiness" !!
I still use Boraxo to clean my hands when I've been into something especially greasy or dirty. Boraxo is borax mixed with powdered soap and is good for lots of cleaning chores. You can clean almost anything with old basic things like vinegar, ammonia, bleach, borax and baking soda. Pretty much the only branded cleaning thing I buy is Dawn. Be careful how you mix these chemicals but you really don't need to pay for corporations to mix them up for you.
Borax, also called Peng cha in chinese medicine is used to treat a whole range of health ailments taken internally.
My husband and I have been taking Borax for over 3 years n it really helps our arthritis in our hands a lot. You take a pinch of it in a 8 ounce cup of distilled water three times a day for 5 days n rest for 2 days n start it all over again. One of two things will happen. You may get constipated or you may have diarrhea,but it sure works out great for arthritis in your hands and joints. It also helps to cut your cravings for sweets. It’s safe to use but I find it only works with distilled water! Borax is only salt from the salt mines of Boron California. Look it up do research it’s safe to take.
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Did anyone even ask if the dyes in the slime were causing the allergic reaction???
Heavy exposure can definitely cause a rash -- but it's rare for anybody not working with borax in industrial uses to be exposed to that much.
Good for inflammation, hair, arthritis, teeth, cancer, ect... The list goes on.
Ingesting borax makes me sick, so the best substitute is Baking Soda. Soda is a acid neutralizer, that kills cancer.
@@vickywhitesell7482never take more than 1/16 of a tsp or even less. I dissolve it in a quart of water and sip it throughout the day while adding additional water. It eliminates my back and hip pain.
@@vickywhitesell7482how much did you take?
@@vickywhitesell7482 you’re taking too much at a time, 1/16 tsp. to a quart of water is all you need.
@@vickywhitesell7482yes I use both daily
I'm a professor, and I second everything he says about how business knows how to use noble words for its own ends. The profit margin in borax is nothing compared to the profit in contact lens solution.
Can't patent nature but you can patent a bunch of nature with artificial intelligence aka synthetics.
I just watched someone rant about borax for 4 minutes I've never even made slime
Me neither. But you know what? I'm gonna!
Yes, I think I want to make some slime now...
Ace's Place same well I've made slime twice but I failed
cat lion polyvinyl alcohol(found in PVA glue)+ borax solution(1 tsp of borax+ 1cup of hot water) = slime
Ava Morneault Ava! Make slime it's awesome but don't use his recipies..
A little pinch of borax in water binds with fluoride and then can be eliminated from the body!!
Source?
@@greybone777BaSiC CHeMiSTY eLeCTRoN CoNFiGuRaTioN - ReSeaRCH iT
Sounds like woo BS to me, as little chemistry as I know. Probably more than you.
@@greybone777- I’ve actually heard this from someone with the background to make me accept this.
It took me less than a minute to find a study called Neuroprotective Effects of Boric Acid Against Fluoride Toxicity and to read the abstract. It shows that in vivo Borax binds with fluoride to remove it.
You guys in the replies here are on the internet why not just try using it maybe to find information instead of just coming to a conclusion based on absolutely no information at all. The OP is right and I just looked it up to find out instead of acting like I'm sure I know one way or the other when I didn't. Try it sometime, the internet is useful for a lot more than just social media and watching videos you know.
The reason is that when taken internally, it helps with calcification sin the body that is the root cause of arthritis and other issues and that would put the medicos out of a job.
So Borax that you get from the store is okay to take internally?
@@Char-weee yes, borax from the store is used by many to help build strong bones & lessen the pain of arthritis. I'm 72, been using it for at least 10 yrs. If I'd learned about it sooner I probably wouldn't have do much arthritis, at least it's not very painful. Another good arthritis supplement is avocado & soy unsaponafoniables, sold under the name N'more. It took at least 6 mos for a noticable lessening of pain, and I continue to take it & instead of getting worse as I age I am still getting better.
Yes all of those, really good for me.
@@Char-weee diluted one teaspoon to a quart of water, then one teaspoon each day.
Yep and it decalcifies the pineal gland thats calcified by fluoride...
You may want to do a little research on our Bodies need for Boron which makes up approx. 12% Of BORAX> Boron helps your body metabolize key vitamins and minerals, has a key role in bone health, and also affects estrogen and testosterone levels.
Borax is the best way to get boron. Borax is a NATURALLY occurring mineral.
I just found out I can't use borax at work (washing dishes) because of the reaction it can have with the dish machine's detergent. According to Bing Chat GPT, even running dishes that had been soaked in a Borax solution through the dish machine is "dangerous".
And it might really be dangerous, but I can't help but wonder if that's by design. It sounds like a trap for another hit piece on cheaper natural chemicals (perhaps their biggest competitors).
Yes yes yes yes yes you are exactly right! This isn't just going on with Borax this is going on with so many other natural remedies for so many other things. You're onto something here..... Keep up with that critical thinking in somebody's going to call you a conspiracy theorist soon enough 😅💯🙌
My thoughts exactly!
So stop using the detergent!!!
My Dad, recovering from open heart surgery(mid1960s)built a 20 Mule Team model kit for me! Was the showpiece & start of MY model collection. Think that thing was like 3' long? I don't know, l was 5 or 6 then. I just remember it was BIG & me & Dad ❤ed it!! RIP Dad,miss ya!!
Nice memories!
Thanks for setting the record straight!
The Patsy Family can you make fluffy slime
The Patsy Family borax burns you
The Patsy Family vokniunjhhubu
I used borax for 9 years and borAx is not for food because borax is a detergent and you don't no nothing about. Borax old man
TOY COLECTOR ozuna your funny becaues there is diffrent kind of borax you could actually use it for food so stop ok cause you don't know nothing to
5 years joint pain, 1 month taking Borax, joints like hulk bye bye acne
How much borax roughly did you start taking a day?
@@samarakennedy811I doubt this.
How much borax did u take?
I believe the equivalent of taking Borax is taking Boron pills 💊.
I am 63 years old and 3 years ago started taking Boron (1) 3mg pill daily and my left knee and my right hip pain were COMPLETELY gone within TWO days!!!
I still take Boron daily.
Research yourself about Boron and how it helps with joint pain/inflammation.
1/8 tsp in a liter of water
You can take borax or boron drops for arthritis.
My too ... but for testosterone.
@@philliptoone😅😅
@@philliptoone yes it is good to regulate sex hormones (both women and men) and to reduce tumors.
LD50 of boric acid is 5.14 g/kg for oral dosages given to rats according to the Merck Index. LD50 of salt is reported to be 3.75 g/kg in rats according to the Merck Index. Boric acid is safer than table salt given orally.
Good job with the Merck! Probably cant find in bookstore anymore.
Nice
I used it in laundry yesterday. I ain't skeered of borax but am beginning to fear the internet
Bio eugenics Clot shots good, Borax bad . Got it.
😂😂😂
Well said!
"we are chemical illiterate" that is more then half this country
I came here to learn how to take it for my health. Now I know I can make slime with it too! Bonus!
Sounds like the Big-Pharm wanted all the pieces of the pie?
so if my kid drowns can i just ask for a ban on water or what
@@spyfox434 r/woooosh
Ban dihydrogen monoxide!!!!
It's a setup dude. They want to make money off sick people.
Totally
No, we have to ban kids. No more kid drownings, no more kid poisonings, no more kids in car accidents.
friend had 4 teeth with cavities problem (hole in each tooth), lost sleep over pain, cried. i learnt fr watching online benefits of borax and told her to try, she took a pinch and add few drops of water put into cavities, the pain is gone within 2 min, she smiled and thank me.
Your friend needs to get to a dentist to have the teeth filled or pulled. The pain might be gone, but untreated tooth decay can literally be fatal.
@@SunriseLAW thank you, i told her.
@@joyhayuan A 'search' would scare her into the dentist office. If she lacks $$, there are usually resources out there. At one time, tooth decay was a leading cause of death! "Untreated tooth decay can lead to serious, potentially life-threatening complications, including sepsis, Ludwig’s angina, necrotizing fasciitis, and mediastinitis1. When tooth decay reaches the pulp, it can cause an infection that affects the nerves and blood vessels, potentially leading to an abscess or tooth death2. Additionally, poor oral health has been linked to heart disease3.
@@SunriseLAW- You are so right! Proper oral hygiene is paramount.
People that don’t have a lot of money should check out dental hygienists colleges.
The students work on your teeth but are supervised by the teachers who are dentists.
Down side is it takes a long time because every inch of your mouth is rechecked by the teacher.
But, you will not retreat it. Best cleaning you will ever have!! 🦷
Clove oil, (oil of cloves) helps with that too.
I know some people make a water solution with a dash of borax to clean the “ third eye” from the damage that fluoride did to the body!
Oh wow, so you’re taking this to Clint your pineal gland I’ve been off Floride for three years and I am always looking for ways to enhance my enlightenment of my pineal gland. Tell me how you’re doing this.
they want you to think it is bad for you because it is good for you.
As you as you said "MSM put out an article about how dangerous it is..."
I felt the need to go make some slime out of my borax.
Borax has been used as a laundry/ cleaning agent for over a hundred years
there was a show that was called DEATH VALLY DAYs and was sponsored by 20 mule team borax, and they had a pic of the actual 20 mules pullin the borax cart....
Oh gosh! I remember that! Thanks for bringing up the memory.
Those old films are on UA-cam. Just search Death Valley Days.
You just described the whole climate of today. 🙄 It’s exhausting and discouraging.
stay away from it as much as you can, and start finding the opposite - natural health and healing and actual doctors who specialize in it. I started making my own stuff as much as I can (tooth paste, deodorant, detergent, etc. ) cleaning supplies - mostly use vinegar, baking soda, etc. (I am currently soaking orange peels in vinegar for cleaning supply). finding, researching and making this stuff will build you up and give you energy - while the climate of today brings you down and drains you. There are many DIY books and info out there, just read and research. Good for you and your family.
"Stop being an idiot"
-Steve Spangler Sep. 2017
😂😂
Rex Aznil your the idiot here
*you're
If you mix borax with water and spray in open walls.....it keeps termites away
Im 77. Years old I just discovered borax and I love cleaning with it I clean toilets ceramic tiles doors everything
This is awesome! Thank you for speaking up about this!! People, DO YOUR RESEARCH! Stop listening to the news/social media!
I have heard people say borax is really bad for you. Yeah that also kind of gets me a little triggered too because they have no idea what they are talking about.
Ikr! I know that people just want to keep their chilldren safe, but why would you let your child be unsupervised with a box of Borax! These parents and other people should acctually do some research and not be lazy and find the acctuall *TRUE* facts, and not just be like, "OH! THIS THING ON THE NEWS SAYS THAT BORAX IS BAD! BORAX IS BAD! I WONT LET MY CHILD MAKE SLIME WITH BORAX ANYMORE!"
Ask them if the wear contacts.
Then tell 'em and watch the panic.
most of the people who say its great for you _also_ have no idea what theyre talking about. the common denominator is that, regardless of subject, most peoples compulsion to talk is greater than their willingness to go learn about things. ;)
borax is actually bad for you in a couple of specific situations (if ingested), but generally safe to handle, or at least as safe as other household products like baking soda.
@@JimSteinbrecher almost everything is bad for you in some specific situation. Children have gotten very sick & some died from too much salt 😵💫
God, I hope Borax isn't taken off the shelves! LOVE it for my laundry!
Why you love it, please share
And for fleas.
It helps Whiten and soften the laundry. I've used it for years.
@@pilarq7886 Removes odors, whitens whites and brightens colors. Also it kills fungus and bacteria on socks.
I doubt it in the US (right now) I love it for many things
OMG! I am SO surprised, never thought pharmaceutical industry would deceive us like that.
I detect a hint of sarcasm...
😂😅
Ignorance is bliss.
You are Blissfull... ☆
It is surprising isn’t it 🤣🤣
It's used in emergency cooling systems in nuclear reactors. The hang blocks of borated ice above the reactor. Borated ice melts if the reactor gets too hot, and borated water floods the reactor. Boron absorbs neutrons and shuts down the nuclear chain reaction.
That is SO FACILITATING!!!!
Joint pain? Calcified tissue? Weak bones? Inflammation? Candida, yeast or fungus?
Borax (boron) is a mineral that all life requires.
Do you ingest it?
Im 64 my mother used it all my life.
2022 my grandma rinsed our eyes with boric acid when we had pink eye
I remember that to when I was a kid.
When I was a child, I was taught the ratio of water and Borax to make Boric Acid for rinsing our pets eyes when needed...🦋
@@hummingbird_chirps8520please share ratio. Thank you!
One swipe of saline solution (for eyes) diluted betadine also works. Been using it for 4 years since I found out. Same for styes!
Yes, my dad showed me how to do that too.
Great video! I appreciate the common sense and critical thinking - it's pretty rare these days.
Borax ....boron ...my wife has been suffering with terrible arthritis pain ..in all of her joints yes i said all of the joints...6Mg of boron and in one day and a half .almost 100% relief...one Fiinnn day...
This doctor lectures to dentists about the need for boron. ua-cam.com/video/TJp7SW1pY2I/v-deo.html
One blessed day indeed! 😇😇😇
But my oh my, what an amazing testimony!!!
🙏🏽🙏🏽
This happened to me too!!!
I am 63 years old and was SUFFERING from joint pain in my left knee and right hip for 2 weeks. I thought it would eventually get better.
NOPE.
I was researching on UA-cam about what could be the problem and what could HELP me and ‘Boron’ kept coming up.
I rushed out and bought some. I took (1) Boron 3mg pill and several hours later 80 percent of my pains were GONE!!!
The next morning I took the second pill (3mg) and a few hours later, 100 percent of my pains were COMPLETELY gone!!!
I still take Boron daily.
These rants are gold. Poor science education is such a cancer.
I'm now a fan of Spangler AND Borax!!
This is amazing that you are doing this. It's a shame that our society is being dumbed down. For what? It appears that recently half truths and flat out lies being spewed by corporate media has been rampant and completely out of control. Thank you for fighting the good fight, by trying to make that the next generation doesn't turn into a complete gaggle of simpletons.
S.R.Bontrager true
S.R.Bontrager , Thank God for INFO WARS !
Dumbed down? I call it feared up! Because that's what is truly going on now.
Its all about money, if it's too cheap it's made ilegal until big Pharma has it slice, nothing but great criminal bastards.
BORAX is AWESOME!!!! In the old days they used to use it in recipes for baking! Its also awesome for cleaning up grease from clothing - like your cover-alls etc. Add it into your washing machine for those tough Form Oil stains and the like :)
While working in Virginia I had an older woman tell me that she sprinkles it around her house to detur snakes and large crawling insects? 🤔
I think you should do a fear/myth busting science series where you take suggestions from the comments or stuff that you've found on the internet (like you found the borax myth) and either prove or disprove them.
Yes Please!!!!!! Let's learn stuff!!!!!
I just found your channel Steve. I’ve been researching the benefits of borax. The reason people take it (heavily diluted with water and drink it) is mostly because of the high Boron content in Borax. Boron is a trace mineral, that most of us do not get enough of. Boron is necessary, to help calcium absorb into our bones. Boron is also said to help rebuild cartridge. I have arthritis, therefore I believe it will be beneficial for me. Wish I had understood this years ago, then my arthritis, may have been prevented! Thank you for your video! Please do correct me if I’m mistaken on anything I said here. I’m still researching. I would love to know more of your thoughts on Borax, if you have the time. Have a nice day! ☺️
cartilage; but thnx for the valuable info! try using tumeric in your unsweetened juice morning and bedtime; works great
Boron is a substance every good naturopathic minded soul should have 🍀
@@Lauren-vd4qe it works for me in damaged cartilage and strange skin disorders that I put down to old age, one tea spoon every day diluted
@@ianbardon8581 - You take it internally ?
@@chuckintexas I sure do, have look at YT, there is interesting video s, 💪
I love borax and all the uses of it. Kind of funny that I can only find it in a hardware store now when it use to be on the laundry aisle of every shop.
I still find it in the laundry section of my Super Market.
In South Africa it's in the Baking isle. Next to baking soda and bicarbonate of soda
I just bought some at Fred Meyers in Tacoma Wa.
It's in the laundry aisle in my wally world near Las Vegas, NV.
I just bought some yesterday at Target. $6.29 for a box.
Some people even use it to alleviate inflammation in arthritis, it's a boron deficiency.
some on youtube suggest taking 1/4 teaspoon of borax in water as a supplement. Is that healthy or not?
Watch Adrian .... he says he puts a pinch 🤏 of it in 1L water and drinks it throughout the day. The water used should be distilled. Because of him I’ve invested in a water 💦 distiller for me and my family.
@@begoodtoyourself9591, will it help in abdominal cramps?
@@begoodtoyourself9591 link the channel
I’ve taken it for more than a year by making a mix of one teaspoon in a quart of distilled water and then adding one teaspoon of the mix to my morning coffee. Got rid of pain from thumb arthritis. Hand is still weak to open jars.
That's what I take daily last 3 years.
No more pain,canceled my knee replacement
God bless you, I think you're the only video that's telling the truth about this treasure!! 👏🏼📣
I do happen to know something about Borax. It's actually a great tool as an anti-oxidant for making proper steel for weapons.
WeretigerX it's also great for killing fleas.
WeretigerX 2 thumbs up!
Look Look! See right there!!!! Borax is bad! It makes weapons! LOL!
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Borax helps get rid of roaches
Fear rules weak minds.
Erik22552 spot on! Fear kills faster than death.
That has never been truer than this day in age.
And there's LOTS of those weak minds nowadays! LOTS!
Want to see Borax mined? It’s a mind-blowing AWESOME place to visit in the middle of the CA desert in Boron, CA. Stop by the plant, you’ll tour an amazing museum, see a quick film in a theater, then behind you a giant curtain opens to reveal the mining operation. Unbelievably cool!!
Borax in large quantities OR exposure to playing with slime for hours at a time for almost 2 years (being drenched in borax with water solution) is BAD! My nephew is obsessed with his slime collection. Yesterday he complained of really bad stomach pain. I thought it was gas so I had him lie down. Soon after he said he wanted to throw up. He vomited twice. He had clammy skin on his forehead and looked extremely pale. I did research on the internet and found that the bad stomach aches, nausea, vomiting were the immediate symptoms of boric acid toxicity. The body absorbs through the skin, nose, mouth, and eyes. My dog has also signs of patches of scaly, itchy, and dry skin. I’m not sure if loss of appetite is another symptom, but both nephew & his pet have experienced this over long period of exposure to his use of borax with his slime. He suffers from ADHD and playing with slime was Godsend in terms of calming him down. He will be turning 12 next month. He is now afraid to touch his slime, because we all believe that, and according to articles online, the accumulation of borax (boric acid) over time has absorbed into his body specifically bone and fatty tissue.
Yes, borax or a derivative of boron is harmless in small quantities like salt, but a large exposure to anything can be lethal! We have bagged all his slime and dumped in the trash. This is a warning to all avid slime users!!! 😤
Could have just been a stomach bug. Did you seek medical attention?
@@Kim-eh2ov No, his symptoms cleared a day later. We threw out all his collection of slime soon after, and he has never had those symptoms ever again. Knowing this just confirms my belief about borax.
@@MailaDRwell,that’s what this guy in the video said in the beginning…..hours and hours of constant absorption is probably not good. That doesn’t negate the potential positive of micro doses…
duh
@@toneenorman2135
Could be the dyes.
It cures arthritis. I’ve been using it for 6 years
It’s amazing for arthritis 🫶 I add a tiny pinch to warm bone broth and give it to my old dog each day. That with Golden Paste (turmeric) does wonders.
Indeed! It does. Farm-a-zoo would hate for people to know that. 💰
@@OutOfBodyExperiencesgolden paste does wonders for old pets,reduces tumors as well
People see something happen and freak out, making the thing that makes a “good” story the “cause” of the ailment, no one does research anymore, sad really.
Thank you! I didn't realize anybody had dissed Borax. I make laundry detergent using Borax, and taking boron (Borax) helps keep bones healthy the way I understand it. Bones need calcium, magnesium, and boron, they say.
there's no consensus on whether or not boron is needed for humans, just that it's not as toxic to humans as it is to arthropods.
Granny Omaha alright you’re going to the hospital now
@@KatherineClairmont There's petty of studies and research if you look. Your parathyroid glands are basically concentrated boron! You need it to live! It's a trace mineral like any other!
On the other hand, avoid corrosive and lethal fluoride & mercury!
Skeptics we love you anyway we are the sickest industrialized country in the world.
@Dolores M Government s use it to calm down the population, Germany use it in WW2 prison camps, now uk Gov has tripled the content in the water supply, the want to keep the population complient.
Amazing info! Love the passion. So just mix borax with glue? I am new to the slime making world. Tnx
In tiny quantities its healthy to ingest. Its used in blacksmithing to secure strong hammer welds.
No idea why this popped in my feed but I'm glad it did!!! Go Steve!
I believe it's because the laundry detergent companies got pissed off that people are making their own using borax and washing soda.
Bless you for exposing idiocy and providing real information.
I use borax as a flux for blacksmithing as it prevents fire scale from forming when you forgeweld.
Jaxxon Koethler borax is actually a great flux for brazing. Simply heat up the uncoated rod with the torch and stick it in some borax powder. Then braze as usual.
Jaxxon Koethler ... Borax contains boric acid...its used as a flux for melting metals...also used to kill roaches ...trade name roach- proof...rub some in your eyes if you think its so safe😀😀
Borax would be poisonous, except the mammalian kidney is very good at filtering any excess of it out of your blood. As a result, it can't build up to toxic levels unless you consume stupidly large amounts of it (the toxicity to humans is similar to things like salt or baking soda).
However it's a totally different story for insects. Insects don't have kidneys, instead they have something called Malpighian tubules, which aren't very good at filtering out boron. As a result, even a small daily intake of borax (or boric acid) accumulates in an insect's body and ends up poisoning it. This makes borax (and boric acid) a very safe natural insecticide. It also has antifungal properties, which makes it good for laundry.
Hugh Easton .... .... Boric acid is also a treatment for Termites, spraying a liquid version directly onto infested areas...last time I checked it was around $100 a gallon for the commercial sprayable version....ouch!!
J Dovak borax does not contain boric acid. That would be akin to saying table salt contains hydrochloric acid.
add a quarter of a spoonful to water...no more FUORIDE!!!!! your Pinealgland will thank you later
Some studies suggest that boron may have potential health benefits, including:
Balancing sex hormones
Strengthening bones
Reducing arthritis pain
Inhibiting inflammation
It's Science Time.... let's make more slime!
learningscienceisfun yaaaasss