Social media is home to plenty of questionable health trends. The latest has people ingesting borax, a laundry detergent booster, in hopes of treating a variety of ailments. MORE HEALTH Dahlia flower ...

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 ...

Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs. It is also found in some kinds ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Yet another new, unsafe trend is catching attention. This time, some TikTok users are encouraging viewers to add borax to their water, claiming the common cleaning product can help reduce ...

The recent posts are not the first time it’s been claimed borax can serve as a natural remedy. This YouTube video, posted in 2018, says, “borax is a popular and effective natural remedy for over 100 ...

TikTokers are testing another dangerous trend on the platform with the latest borax drinking challenge. Some people who tried consuming the substance claim that it can remove parasites and reduce ...

Also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, borax is a colourless crystalline compound comprised of boron, sodium, and oxygen. You'll find it in your laundry detergent ...