2 User Reviews
You Can Buy Borax On Ebay 20 Mule Team Borax
( ingredient Sodium Tetraborate A Natural Mineral )
(London)
03/30/2022
Cazza,
Here is one way to get Borax in the UK :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Borax&_sacat=0
Art
(somewhere, europe)
03/30/2022
Cazza, in Europe, that IS Borax!
UK
Hi,
I have some sodium tetraborate decahydrate 99.9% - is that the right compound to use as an arthritis treatment? It's off-brand with no accompanying info, except for "do no ingest" (sic) on the label, marketed as 'slime activator'. If not, I'd rather not poison myself, and I'm sure the kids will enjoy making slime...
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
UK
Hi. I have a question. I live in the UK and have just purchased Borax Sodium Tetranitrate Decahydrate ( 20 mule team Borax.). What is the difference between this and the Hexahydrate?
Is the one I have purchased safe to use internally?
Many thanks.
(Uk)
10/18/2021
UK
I am stuggling on with demodex mange on my 2 year old dog. He is on homeopathic tablets but the going is very slow and we still have constant flare ups of the scabs. Want to make up the wash but cannot find anywhere to buy the borax here in the uk. There is natural borax substitute available. Will this produce the same result?
Many thanks.
(Devon, Uk)
02/14/2016
Don't buy the substitute. You can get the Borax on Ebay. Some is called by it's chemical name - sodium-something (can't recall) - it's the pharmaceutical grade 99.99% pure, or they have the jewellers borax, but it's all the same thing. Doesn't cost much.
EC: Borax goes by several chemical names: sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, disodium tetraborate. It is all the same borax.
(In)
08/12/2016
How about this one on ebay?
Art
(London Uk)
08/13/2016
(West Yorkshire)
01/03/2017
Borax is available from Intralabs, but it must be for commercial use or they will not sell it apparently.
What about this one?........... Http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Borax-Sodium-Tetraborate-Decahydrate-99-9-Pure-Lab-Grade-1KG-1000g-/321145555408
Art
(In)
09/10/2018
Julietta
The group I spoke of has become inactive. Or disbanded.
There are a few, related to borax. I did a search, 2 English speaking groups popped up.
Janet
UK
Hi there, you can get borax in the UK, just go onto ebay.co.uk and search on there! It will go by various names, the one I get is sodium tetraborate decahydrate, , , , It's cheap too!!
UK
Where can I buy borax which is safe for internal use? Do you sell it?
EC: Hi, you will find some information on buying borax here: https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/borax17.html#uk
Hello, I purchased Bill Thompson's book "Candida, killing so Sweetly" and want to undertake an anti-candida protocol.
The problem I have is I live in the EU (UK) and sales of Borax are restricted to the public. I don't know what it's like in Asia but I can imagine you could easily buy it there.
Online you can buy Borax substitute, would this be just as effective or not?
Would it be possible for you to advise me on how to obtain what I need?
Even if I have to order from the USA for example. I cannot move forward without getting past this snag so I would really appreciate if you could help.
Keep up the good work! Best, Fearghas
(Indiana)
12/20/2015
UK
Where can I obtain food grade pure Borax in the UK.
I bought some from intra labs but it says on the package do not eat, technical grade powder for general reagent use, sodium tetra borate decahydrate. would this be ok to take orally?
(Brighton)
03/03/2014
I just bought some from the same place. I actually enquired about this; due to pharmaceuticals corrupting our lives, its very hard to get borax that will say for consumption. However the little impurites in the borax you bought are just other mineral s that our bodies will get rid of. So should be fine.
UK
Hi, in searching to buy borax online, I found it under this name: Sodium tetraborate decahydrate at this site, top of page
http://www.jmloveridge.com/cosh/Borax.pdf
and I'm not sure that this is the right stuff. Can anyone tell me? Thankx, Avi
(Helsinki, Finland)
09/10/2011
(Liverpool, Uk)
09/29/2012
Is Borax safe for internal consumption in very small amounts say 1 ml spoon daily? there is an article in Nexus, that say because Borax was so good for arthritis and many other ailments it was banned, I cannot seem to find whether it is actually safe, some chemical sites suggest definitely not!! Any ideas or has any one used Borax internally safely?? thanks jane
(U.k)
09/10/2016
Intralabs says you can only purchase Borax you're trade or professional.
UK
Re: Mandy from Dorset, Uk writes: "You cannot buy borax in England anymore - any other possiblities for horse mange?"
People say you can't buy borax in England. I bought some today in Boots, in the household cleaning aisle. Also available in tesco and ebay.
(Paris, France)
12/12/2009
(Glasgow, Scotland)
12/13/2009
I thought something like this had happened, as I've not been able to find Borax anywhere and this is one item I do not want to be without.
Do any of our UK readers know of anywhere that has slipped under the EU's net and still supplies real Borax? If not - folk in the US seem to a product called 20 Mule Borax and this can be bought on EBay from users in the US. It will cost around £30 though (most of that is postage).
I have my doubts about this "substitute" being of any use to most of us. Treatment for demodex mites is definitely in the realms of pest control!
EC: Why did they stop selling borax in the EU, anyone know? Very weird.
(Manaton, Uk)
12/13/2009
(Glasgow, Scotland)
12/13/2009
(Reading, Uk)
04/13/2010
Apparently...
"Borates as a family (including sodium borate also known as Borax), have been proposed as Reprotoxins and I think this is the reason they have been removed from the consumer market. A reprotoxin is something that can have long term systemic effects on the reproductive systems in humans (Risk phrases will be R60 may impair fertility and R61 may cause harm to the unborn child)."
I'm assuming Borax substitute (sodium sesquicarbonate) is no good for Dog Mange.
(San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines)
04/14/2010
Hi Ben...I have no doubt that boron or borax at high concentrations will cause the problems that you state. Unfortunately, you didn't quote the relevant concentrations of borax at which this reprotoxicity would occur, so we are all left hanging in the dark.
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about boron or borax:
"Elemental boron and borates are non-toxic to humans and animals (approximately similar to table salt). The LD50 (dose at which there is 50% mortality) for animals is about 6 g per kg of body weight. Substances with LD50 above 2 g are considered non-toxic. The minimum lethal dose for humans has not been established, but an intake of 4 g/day was reported without incidents, and medical dosages of 20 g of boric acid for neutron capture therapy caused no problems. Fish have survived for 30 min in a saturated boric acid solution and can survive longer in strong borax solutions.[93] Borates are more toxic to insects than to mammals."
Boron in the form of borates or borax is always taken in small trace amounts, usually taking it for only a few days out of every week. I've been using trace borax for over a year now, off and on, and find it very useful and without any side-effects whatsoever.
Boron is useful as a very effective anti-fungal, as a general hormone balancer and is helpful to bone health. See this link :
https://www.healthy.net/scr/article.aspx?Id=2000
And your assumption concerning sodium sesquicarbonate is quite correct. This substance would be absolutely useless against mange. A topical mixture of borax and hydrogen peroxide would be far more effective.
