Borax, also termed as tincal, sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na2B4O7·10H2O). A naturally-occurring mineral found in soil, plants, and even our own bodies. Borax is soft and lightweight, colourless crystalline substance, it is utilized in several ways—as a part of glass and pottery glazes within the ceramics business, as a solvent for metal-oxide slags in metallurgy, as a flux in welding and soldering, and as a fertilizer additive, a soap supplement, a disinfectant, a mouthwash, and a softener.
Borax is a salt of boric acid but it is not chemically the same as boric acid.
You can buy Borax from the following stores:
- Hardware stores
- International grocery stores
- Farm supply stores
- Health food stores
- Swimming pool supply stores
- Online stores
