A July 18 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a TikTok video where a woman touts the supposed health benefits of ingesting borax, a household cleaner. “I’ve been using it for probably ...

People on TikTok are claiming that consuming borax can help treat different things, ranging from joint pain to eye swelling to mouth swelling to menstrual cramps to even cancer. (AP Photo/Matt York, ...

In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily “hopped on the borax train” and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Borax is meant to wash clothes, but some people are finding other ...

A potentially dangerous trend has gained prominence on TikTok, with a number of people mixing borax into water and drinking it for supposed health benefits. This isn’t new. Social media platforms have ...

HOUSTON — If you have been on TikTok lately, you may have seen people talking about the health benefits of drinking borax, which is a chemical compound containing boron that is used as a laundry ...

Medical experts across the nation are warning about a dangerous new TikTok trend urging people to put Borax in their water. Borax is a chemical people use in their laundry to clean clothes. Videos on ...

July 22 (UPI) --Health officials are fighting to convince people that one of the latest social media trends -- adding borax to their drinking water to reduce inflammation and ease joint pain -- is ...

Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs. It is also found in some kinds ...

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Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its crude form, found in abundance in the deserts of California and Nevada. Powdered borax is white, ...