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People are ingesting borax. 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 ...
Borax has been banned in U.S. food products, but some people on TikTok have falsely suggested that adding a pinch of it to their water could reduce inflammation and help with joint pain, or that ...
A review of the boron toxicity (as boric acid and borates) published in 2012 in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health concluded: "It clearly appears that human B [boron] exposures, even in the highest exposed cohorts, are too low to reach the blood (and target tissue) concentrations that would be required to exert adverse effects ...
No reports of serious toxicity with vaginal boric acid have been published since the 1880s, when extremely high doses (25 to 100 times higher than present recommended doses) were employed. [1] Since the 1880s, only sporadic and mild side effects have been documented. [1] This has included findings in more than 2,000 women in one study.
According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, "The minimal lethal dose of ingested boron (as boric acid) was reported to be 2–3 g in infants, 5–6 g in children, and 15–20 g in adults. [...] However, a review of 784 human poisonings with boric acid (10–88 g) reported no fatalities, with 88% of cases being asymptomatic."
A Feb. 17 video posted by @Madisdawgs, taking part in the trend, reads “how to not care no borax no glue.” It has garnered over 3.8 million views as of Feb. 20.
Many sodium borates have important industrial and household applications; the best known being borax, (Na +) 2 [B 4 O 5 (OH) 4] 2− ·8H 2 O = Na 2 B 4 H 20 O 17. The ternary phase diagram of the Na 2 O – B 2 O 3 – H 2 O phase diagram in the 0–100 °C temperature range contains 13 unique hydrated crystalline sodium borates, including ...
Research has increasingly found chemicals and other worrisome materials in many products that come into contact with food. Most recently, a study found high levels of toxic flame retardants in ...