What's Borax?

Question

Me and my friend are trying to make something, and one of the ingredients is borax, neither of us know what it is.

Answer 1

Are you trying to make "silly slime"?

Borax is, in technical terms, Sodium Tetraborate, (Na2B4O5(OH)4)

You can find Borax at some grocery stores, under the brand name "Twenty-Mule-Team", or labeled generically as "laundry booster" or somesuch. Look for it near the laundry detergent, bleach, fabric softener, and things like that.

It's used as a cleaning agent for laundry. Borax works as a "water softener", and as a "wetting agent" allowing the laundry detergent to work more efficiently....

~W.O.M.B.A.T.

Answer 2

Whats Borax

Answer 3

Borax from Persian burah, also called sodium borate, or sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water.
Food additive

Borax is used as a food additive in some countries with the E number E285, but is banned in the United States. Its use is similar to salt, and it appears in French and Iranian caviar.
Other uses
component of detergents
component of cosmetics
ingredient in enamel glazes
component of glass, pottery, and ceramics
fire retardant
anti-fungal compound for fibreglass and cellulose insulation
insecticide to kill ants and fleas
precursor for sodium perborate monohydrate that is used in detergents, as well as for boric acid and other borates
treatment for thrush in horse's hoofs
used to make indelible ink for dip pens by dissolving shellac into heated borax....

Answer 4

It is a mineral formed by boron and sodium, sometimes called sodium borate. You can buy it in the laundry aisle.

Answer 5

You can find it in the section of the grocery store with the laundry soap and bleaches,
If you add it to your laundry it helps get grease out and freshens the wash.