(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 ...

CLAIM: Taking borax daily can help with a range of ailments, including osteoporosis, kidney stones, chronic fatigue and erectile dysfunction. THE FACTS: Not only is there no evidence to support ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is ingesting borax safe? No way, says experts. (Photo illustration: Blake Cale/Yahoo; photo: Getty Images) (Illustration by Blake ...

Borax, a combination of sodium, boron and oxygen, is a natural substance mined from the earth in its crude form, found in abundance in the deserts of California and Nevada. Powdered borax is white, ...

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In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily “hopped on the borax train” and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false ...

If you're looking for a way to get rid of bugs in your home, you may have come across borax as a solution. Borax is a pesticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and used in the U.S.