The main uses of borax are:
1. As a source of perborates in washing powders and detergents
2. In heat resistant glass
3. As a hand-cleaning agent
4. Brazing flux
5. It used to be used as a shampoo to treat scurf on babies heads. I suppose
there's a proprietary product available now.
6. Miscellaneous uses as a lab chemical including use as a fusion agent in the
fire assay for gold and silver.
Richard Smith
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