Displaced Homemakers

A woman who, after managing a household for years, is forced by financial necessity to find a wage-paying job. This blog is intended for the women who feel that their lives have been hit by a tornado, their tomorrows may experience a hurricane and their nights are sleepless. This blog is for the women who need to rebuild their lives, no matter the age and no matter the circumstance and for the women who needs to find resources, gather support to feel that they are not alone.

Friday, August 5, 2011

What you can do with Borax!

Instead of using all these....
Use Borax!  (A not paid for commercial)
Susan Brannon
4 August 2011
What you can do with Borax

Instead of buying 5 different kinds of house cleaners, buy one product that does them all.  Borax costs around $5.15 for 76 oz.  It is known as a laundry Booster, but it can do much more.  I added up the cost of cleaning products that came to around $17.00.  I did not add in Ant repellent, carpet stain remover, unclog drains, weed stopper, and car wash cleaner into that price.

Here is a list:
    * Floor Cleaner (1/3 cup Borax, 1 gallon warm water, squirt of dish washing detergent, splash of ammonia)
    * Window Cleaner (2/3 cup Borax, 1 gallon warm water)
    * Disinfect and Clean Toilet (1/2 cup Borax added to basin water, let stand for awhile, then clean with toilet brush)
    * Car Wash Cleaner (1/8 cup mixed with about 1.5 gallons of water)
    * Eliminate Urine Odor on mattress – handy for accidents while toilet training a youngster (dampen area, sprinkle and rub in Borax, let dry and vacuum)
    * Ants (mix equal amounts of Borax and powdered sugar, place near ant problem area – keep away from pets)
    * Carpet Stains (mix Borax with water to make paste, rub into stain, let dry and vacuum)
    * Unclog drains (dump 1/2 cup Borax into drain, let stand for 15 minutes, then dump in hot or boiling water )
    * Prevent Weeds from growing in pavement cracks (sprinkle Borax in cracks)
    * Garbage Disposer clean and sanitize (dump 1/4 cup Borax into disposer, splash in just a little water and let stand for an hour or so, rinse with hot water)
    * Tile and Grout Cleaner (sprinkle Borax with just enough water to paste, scrub with brush)
    * Laundry Booster (add 1/2 cup Borax to wash load for brighter, cleaner, deodorized clothes)
    * Carpet Powder Deodorizer  (sprinkle Borax on carpet, let stand overnight and vacuum)
    * Flea Killer (sprinkle Borax on carpet, let stand overnight and vacuum)
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