Have you ever heard of Borax? I really had not. But now, I am a true believer and will have it in my house all the time!
20 Mule Team Borax is 100% natural mineral from the Earth. It is removed from the ground, washed, dried and boxed. There are no additives, no phosphates and no chlorine or chemicals added! It is used in laundry to help reduce the affects of hard water – which I deal with a lot – and it helps keep stains from redepositing onto clothes while washing.
I used it with my Purex detergent the other day while doing laundry. Curious to see if adding 1/2 a cup of 20 Mule Team Borax to every load would make a difference in the softness and cleanliness of my clothes. Something that is super important with kids!
So I tossed in some soiled clothing from the sandbox, added the Borax and washed the load. Now, I will say, I could not tell the difference right away but the dirt stained knees of my kids jeans were gone and the clothes smelled soft and clean! So far, I am liking this additive to my laundry! And I like that I can use it in my kitchen and bathroom too to help clean and deodorize!
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Now – onto OUR giveaway! Three (3) of our readers will have a shot to win their own FREE Borax Product coupon just by entering below. Lori with ADayinMotherhood.com will be responsible for mailing these out to the winners! This giveaway ends February 22, 2013 also! Enter for your chance below and GOOD LUCK!
**I received these products to review as a Purex Insider. All opinions and writings are my own. Please see my Disclosure Statement for more information.**
dry erase marker was my first tough one, then second worst would be a red glade candle. Ouch on that last one!:)
Mustard on brand new white shirt – why do i always eat mustard when wearing a brand new white shirt?
Worst issue would be the cost of detergent. This is why I make my own and actually use Borax every time!
My worst laundry issue is my kids white socks. They often run out of the house with just their socks on and the socks get so dirty.
Worst issue is the cost of detergent since I lived on a fixed income. need to start making my own.
There’s just so much of it!
My worst laundry issue–besides just making myself do it! :) –is the tomato sauce stains.
my clothes smell like crude oil from where I work
lip gloss stains. My daughter got a hold of it and it was bright pink.
food spills and pet stains
My worst laundry issue is keeping up with folding all of it.
I have an active 16 year old son, I have lots of laundry issues.
My worst problem is grease spatters on my clothes from cooking
my dogs beds
ring around the collar of my husband’s work shirts.
Stains! With a 2 year old, they are always there.
My husband’s work clothes! :/
I have 2 very young kids, they make laundry interesting sometimes.
Toddler’s clothes…she makes more mess than anyone I have ever seen!
I don’t have any real issues anymo for re, since the kids ate all grown… But I have used Borax for over 30 years, Dand swear by it!
Sorry previous message was so messed up, but you get the idea…
Stains!!! Between my 2 kids-UGH!!!!
COST of laundry det!!! And spaghetti stains from my 3 year old.
Everything laundry is a nightmare for me, I don’t like doing it :)
For me it’s always been scrubbing white football and baseball pants for my boys, sometimes several times a week during seasons! I fell in love with borax a few years ago just for this reason! Ten times better than Oxy by far!!
My worst issues are getting stains like blood out, impossible.
My worst laundry issue is with my well water. It occasionally discolors whites and light colors, especially after an extremely heavy rain.
My worst laundry issue is my husbands work clothes.
The dogs’ blankets and beds…
grease is the worst
Socks! We are so hard on socks!
Grease and grime, my husbands uniforms are a mess!!!
Stains!
My worst laundry issue is washing the dog bed and blankets!!
My husband works at the airport so Jet fuel….It stinks and is hard to get out!
My worse problem is pasta sauce, or anything that contains tomato. Borax takes care of that!! I’ve been using it for years now.
the worst is the stains my son gets at work in the automotive field.
grease is the worst
sock bottoms get stained dirty here
My worst laundry issue is my Son’s work clothes. He’s a mechanic. Need I say more?
Worse laundry issue are the socks!
worse laundry issue is a child who uses his shirt instead of a napkin at meal time.
Worst laundry issue is my husband’s work uniforms! He works with gas all day and his uniforms are a mess!
Worse laundry issue…. 3 Kids and food stains
My boys will find any mud puddle! Or make one if they can’t find one…and the dirt stains never come out, even with bleach.
Worst laundry issues…a man who works construction, two boys and two dogs=we have lots of stains!
My worst laundry issue is definnitely my husbands work clothes!
My worst laundry issue is overflowing diapers…ew!!
Worst is when my daughter had severe watery diarrhea and poop leaked on the diapers.
Nasty gym clothes and dried blood.
My worst laundry issue is my husbands gardening clothes…stinky and filthy!
koolaide stains
I hate putting the clothes away
Worst laundry issue is getting out stains
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
My husband’s collar on his white shirts… argh!! Just awful neck stains!
My worst laundry issues are my son’s gym cloths!!
I have 6 cats, 1 dog and grand children. It gets pretty messy.
My worst laundry issues are the collars on my husband’s dress shirts
My worse is trying to keep my whites white.
My daughter loves to run around in her socks, so they are ALWAYS black.
4 kids, 8 years and under… That’s my biggest laundry issue! Oh… One is a bed wetter… Thanks Borax!!
My worst laundry problem is dog oder. Dog beds and furniture covers.
I have a problem getting tomato based stains out.
my son works at a pizxa place and the smell of all those spices are hard to get out
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My worst issue is those clothes that my kids get stains and they don’t bother to tell me about. They get washed and dried and then when I go to put them away, the stain is set in.
Worst laundry issue is getting out those stains that magically happen when you eat.
mine is oil stains form dressing
grease stains from our clothes and doggy odors from his blankets and stuff
My husband is a mechanic so grease and oil are my worst problems.
Have to do my grandson’s work clothes when he forgets to take them in to the company for laundering–they are the worst.
Worst laundry issue is the massive amount of mud and dirt my husband gets covered in when he works in the rain.
my five yr old always spilling all kinds of food stains
It would be motivating myself to do it! Otherwise, dull whites.
hubby has a lawn service so we always have grass stains
My worst laundry issue is my children’s jeans. I can never get all of the grass stains out of the knees.
The worst would be food stains
Thanks for the giveaway… homemade marinara sauce !
My husband works on a submarine and his clothes reek of amine.