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6 Reasons to Add Borax to Your Wash Loads

Great article, dadoes. Thank you for the link! When I wash golf shirts in summer (sweaty smelly stuff!), I always add some borax to the mix. It certainly won't hurt. Now I know just how much it helps!

I've also used sprinkled borax on carpeting, brushed it in, then vacuumed up the next day. It will kill fleas (thank you, family dog) because it dries them out, and it worked.