hey mastonauts in the US - i'm watching a DIY cleaners video on youtube, and they mention borax.
is this a cleaning product available in the US that has the same name as the chemical or is it the actual chemical borax?
@distelfliege
The actual chemical, but "purified" into boric acid. It's sold under both borax and boric acid, depending upon the breand.
Mind, I'm in Canada, but we use here, too. The most common brand I've seen is Mule Team.
@felyn thanks! I just knew it was common in US households, so I asked the US folks :)
I'm in germany and here, it's illegal to sell it to consumers for the household. you can only get borax if you prove you have a business.
the reason being it's hazardous for fertility and can harm embryos of pregnant people. on the other hand it has been used and I think it's still used as a food additive.
@distelfliege @felyn there are warnings about safety on it, but I don’t remember hearing about the issues with pregnancy before. Good to know! (I don’t expect it will be relevant to me, but still.)
I came across the pregnancy warnings when I was, well, pregnant. I think it was covered in some literature given out during prenatal classes.