I wanted to report my friend's success with using borax lotion effectively for arthritis in her hands, because I feel this is a very good option for people who found that while oral borax worked to alleviate their arthritis, it also caused them gastrointestinal discomfort and had to stop using it. This will also be a quick and easy way for people who are fearful of taking a laundry booster for arthritis, to test borax topically before testing it orally. If it works topically, it is likely to work orally also.
Recently, a close friend asked me if there were any alternatives to oral Borax for arthritis as she had tried oral borax and found that while it significantly reduced her arthritis symptoms, it caused a dry skin condition that had the appearance of multiple stairsteps on her skin, which she said she didn't like and consequently stopped using oral borax.
I told her that I could make her an easy to make version of borax lotion to see if the lotion would prevent the "dry staircase appearance" on her skin while having the arthritis relieving effects of oral borax and she agreed to test this Idea. So I made her two bottles of borax lotion and she agreed to give me feedback while she was testing it.
She started using the lotion on a Thursday night, applying only once nightly before going to bed. I told her that two applications per day to her problem areas would be a good way to go, but she told me she is constantly washing her hands during the day so one application before bed was going to be all she would be able to do. Not ideal in my opinion, but her mind was made up. She asked me how long I thought it would take to notice a difference and I told her that because it is her hands she is treating, some benefit might be seen in a week, but I would allow a month to see if it might help. I would expect the hands to be one of the fastest responders to this lotion, while thicker areas such as hips or knees to be slower responders.
On Friday evening she said she thought she could feel some relief from the pain in her hands. On Saturday evening she said she could definitely feel relief in her hands. On Sunday evening, she said the pain level was very noticeably reduced. On Monday afternoon she said the pain was barely noticeable in one hand and there was no pain in the other hand! She said she is going to continue using the lotion on her hands every night before bed. She called me to let me know of her quick and significant results from using this borax lotion on Monday afternoon because she was so excited about the pain relief from her arthritis! So far, no appearance of the "dry staircase skin" and she is quite happy. She told me that her hands were so painful that it hurt to use them when she showered.
She further told me that her doctor had told her that she has arthritis in her hips, but she reports no pain in her hips. I suggested she apply the lotion to her hips anyway because oftentimes, by the time you feel pain in your hips from arthritis it is already time for a hip replacement.
She went on to say that her doctor told her she had arthritis in her neck, lower back and the rest of her spine. She said she would also apply the lotion to those areas, now that she knows that it helps. She said she will update me as she learns more.
Here is the very simple method I used to make the borax lotion that she used.
HOW TO MAKE BORAX LOTION
Materials :
DIRECTIONS
Add the 1/2 teaspoon of borax to the empty 3 ounce bottle and then add the 1.5 ounces of hot water to the bottle. Replace the lid and shake very well until the borax is fully dissolved. Add the 1.5 ounces of Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion to the bottle and shake very well. The lotion is now ready for use.
The empty bottles I used are available at Walmart and seems ideal for this particular use because the bottle is actually about 3.25 ounces and that extra space allows room for shaking the material once the Cetaphil Lotion is added to the bottle.
Here is a link to the bottle I used :
I understand that people want to try other methods of making this lotion such as using a different lotion or filtered or distilled water, but I suggest that you test the original to make sure it even helps you and then once you know that it works, you can try other lotions or waters.
Previously I wrote about how to make a more complicated borax lotion on EC here :
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/art-solbrig-topical-arthritis-lotion.html
While that remedy was effective for arthritis also, it was no where near as easy to make as the above borax lotion.
If you decide to test this borax lotion, please give your feedback as a reply to this thread!
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