Why You Should Add Borax to Your Wash Loads
Do your clothes come out of the wash looking less than clean? Here's a frugal fix for that problem:
Just add half a cup of Borax to each wash load, and you'll boost the cleaning power of your laundry detergent.
The Benefits of Using Borax as a Laundry Booster
Borax will:
- whiten your whites
- soften hard water
- remove soap residue from your clothing
- neutralize any laundry odors
- disinfect clothing
- increase the stain removal ability of your detergent
Why This Works
An answer from our Chemistry guide: How Borax Cleans
Tips and Warnings
1) Borax sells under the name 20 Mule Team, and can be found on the laundry aisle.