Lotus root powder, mung bean starch, potato starch, corn starch, groundnut starch, and laundry detergent can be used in place of borax.

Borax and its substitutes can not be used as food or flour additives, the state ordered the ban on borax for food use, borax in food is illegal, so there is no exceeding the limit of the problem, but not allowed to eat the problem, because it has been proved to be a carcinogen. It is generally used externally, and caution must be exercised if it is taken internally. The weak are forbidden to take borax.

Borax is a very important boron mineral and boron compound. It is usually a white powder containing colorless crystals and is easily soluble in water. Borax has a wide range of uses, can be used as detergents, cosmetics, insecticides, but also for the configuration of buffer solutions and the preparation of other boron compounds and so on.

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Uses of Borax:

Mainly used in glass and enamel industry.

In glass, it can enhance the transmittance of ultraviolet rays and improve the transparency and heat resistance of glass. In enamel products, it can make the enamel not easy to fall off and make it glossy.

It is also widely used in special optical glass, glass fiber, welding agent of non-ferrous metal, binder of jewelry, printing and dyeing, washing (silk and woolen fabrics, etc.), gold refining, cosmetics, pesticides, fertilizers, borax soap, antiseptic, antifreeze, and disinfectant for medical use.

Borax is the basic raw material for the production of boron containing compounds, almost all boron containing compounds can be produced by borax. They have important and wide-ranging uses in metallurgy, iron and steel, machinery, military industry, cutting tools, papermaking, electronic tubes, chemical industry and textile and other sectors.

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