Comments on: Borax: Is it safe? http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html Loving simple, natural, and intentional living Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:51:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: deb huber http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-76321 deb huber Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:42:26 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-76321 di you use the avove recipe in your laundry?? if so, how much per load. do you use it dry, or mix w/water. thank you before hand for your relpy :) di you use the avove recipe in your laundry?? if so, how much per load. do you use it dry, or mix w/water. thank you before hand for your relpy :)

]]> By: Miranda http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-73904 Miranda Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:41:05 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-73904 What are the borax-free recipes you have that work great? What are the borax-free recipes you have that work great?

]]> By: Denise (Centsible Girl) http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-73820 Denise (Centsible Girl) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-73820 Could you share your dishwasher detergent recipe with me or do you use the one above? Thank you!!!! Denise centsiblegirl@gmail.com Could you share your dishwasher detergent recipe with me or do you use the one above?

Thank you!!!!

Denise

centsiblegirl@gmail.com

]]> By: Johan http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-72623 Johan Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:10:24 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-72623 Oxalic acid is another acidic cleaner that could be experimented with. It occurs naturally in small amounts in some vegetables. The concern with boron is that it's only a tiny trace element in humans needed in such minute quantities that dust in the air supplies enough. Beyond that it is like any other rare earth metal that can cause typical metal exposure symptoms, which are rarely lethal but also never a good thing. Also, using acidic vinegar followed by alkaline soda might be useful for some things, but combining them in any way before use would obviously only neutralize both compounds in a dramatic fashion. Oxalic acid is another acidic cleaner that could be experimented with. It occurs naturally in small amounts in some vegetables.

The concern with boron is that it’s only a tiny trace element in humans needed in such minute quantities that dust in the air supplies enough. Beyond that it is like any other rare earth metal that can cause typical metal exposure symptoms, which are rarely lethal but also never a good thing.

Also, using acidic vinegar followed by alkaline soda might be useful for some things, but combining them in any way before use would obviously only neutralize both compounds in a dramatic fashion.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-72222 Sarah Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:19:48 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-72222 Oliver- I'm so excited you are interested in natural health! What do you use now? My greatest natural health find was Young Living Essential Oils. I've been using them for 2 1/2 years now to help get over illnesses and stop using many prescriptions! Check out www.youngliving.com I hope that helps! Sarah YL # 1074157 Oliver-
I’m so excited you are interested in natural health! What do you use now?

My greatest natural health find was Young Living Essential Oils. I’ve been using them for 2 1/2 years now to help get over illnesses and stop using many prescriptions!
Check out http://www.youngliving.com

I hope that helps!
Sarah
YL # 1074157

]]> By: Anna Miller-Tiedeman http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-72126 Anna Miller-Tiedeman Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-72126 First, I so appreciate all of the comments I’ve read. Shared intelligence moves us forward faster. Now about this borax thingy. I feel like T. S. Elliot who said, if you think it is so, then it is so. So many opinions about everything. Here's my take: I use 2 C Laundry Soda, 1 cup borax, 1 cup baking soda ((Mother Earth News & Martha Stewart variation), that's it. In my dishwasher I use about 2T, which isn't a problem for me, because the ratio of 3 to 1 substantially reduces the amount of borax, then only 2 T in the dishwasher. Much of the time I wash my dishes in plain water, with sanitize. Pesticides on vegetables are far more worrisome for me that a little borax, so I choose not to worry about borax in a 3 to 1 mixture, particularly when I run two rinses. The Cascade product ( and other brands as well) is the reason I started making my own dishwashing powder, as I could see the residue on my dishes and glasses, and I did not want to have those chemicals in my body, never mind those particles I couldn’t see. Web sites doing good research but not asking what I call the second question, really bums me out, as this is where the better information resides. At the end of the day, we’re all captured by the paradigms (beliefs) of those writing on any topic, one good reason for and drilling down beyond those not trying to sell us a product. First, I so appreciate all of the comments I’ve read. Shared intelligence moves us forward faster.
Now about this borax thingy. I feel like T. S. Elliot who said, if you think it is so, then it is so. So many opinions about everything.
Here’s my take: I use 2 C Laundry Soda, 1 cup borax, 1 cup baking soda ((Mother Earth News & Martha Stewart variation), that’s it. In my dishwasher I use about 2T, which isn’t a problem for me, because the ratio of 3 to 1 substantially reduces the amount of borax, then only 2 T in the dishwasher. Much of the time I wash my dishes in plain water, with sanitize. Pesticides on vegetables are far more worrisome for me that a little borax, so I choose not to worry about borax in a 3 to 1 mixture, particularly when I run two rinses.
The Cascade product ( and other brands as well) is the reason I started making my own dishwashing powder, as I could see the residue on my dishes and glasses, and I did not want to have those chemicals in my body, never mind those particles I couldn’t see.
Web sites doing good research but not asking what I call the second question, really bums me out, as this is where the better information resides. At the end of the day, we’re all captured by the paradigms (beliefs) of those writing on any topic, one good reason for and drilling down beyond those not trying to sell us a product.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-71566 Lindsay Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:50:59 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-71566 Have you tried hydrogen peroxide, followed by vinegar, and baking soda? Let one or all of these ingredients sit for awhile and then scrub. Have you tried hydrogen peroxide, followed by vinegar, and baking soda? Let one or all of these ingredients sit for awhile and then scrub.

]]> By: Kat http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-71528 Kat Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:02:27 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-71528 Have you ever used it on oranish hard water stains in bathtub? I have very hard water, with alot of iron, and it is a nightmare to clean. Do you have any ideas that are safe and odor free, that you have personally used? Thanks, Kat Have you ever used it on oranish hard water stains in bathtub? I have very hard water, with alot of iron, and it is a nightmare to clean. Do you have any ideas that are safe and odor free, that you have personally used?

Thanks,
Kat

]]> By: Leigh http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-69272 Leigh Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:27:05 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-69272 I thought it was funny too. Kids and animals are dumb. I have several of each ;) I can testify to the fact. :) :) I thought it was funny too. Kids and animals are dumb. I have several of each ;) I can testify to the fact. :) :)

]]> By: machelle http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html/comment-page-2#comment-68124 machelle Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:14:11 +0000 http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/?p=5302#comment-68124 Oh please lighten up..her statement was CLEARLY meant in good fun...sheesh! Oh please lighten up..her statement was CLEARLY meant in good fun…sheesh!

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