A July 18 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a TikTok video where a woman touts the supposed health benefits of ingesting borax, a household cleaner. “I’ve been using it for probably ...

Maybe you remember the “life-threatening” Tide Pod challenge of 2018, in which people were dared to eat the laundry detergent, leading to several deaths. Now there’s an “insane” new online trend that ...

In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily “hopped on the borax train” and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false ...

Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares what to know about the dangerous health trend. Borax, a white, powdery substance, has long been a staple in many households as a cleaning agent and laundry detergent booster ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — Many are always looking for new ways to feel better or look good. A social media trend has people ingesting a commonly known laundry booster and multi-purpose cleaner with many ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Borax is meant to wash clothes, but some people are finding other ...

July 22 (UPI) --Health officials are fighting to convince people that one of the latest social media trends -- adding borax to their drinking water to reduce inflammation and ease joint pain -- is ...

Wash your clothes with borax — not your body. The powdery chemical compound often used as a cleaning agent was trending on Twitter on Friday, after a news report claimed that some antivaxers have been ...

Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its crude form, found in abundance in the deserts of California and Nevada. Powdered borax is white, ...