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Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming

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Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming

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World News@beehaw.org · 11 months ago

Borax is used in laundry detergent and is not safe to ingest.

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cases of two infants who developed chronic borate intoxication after their mothers repeatedly dipped their pacifiers in a honey-borax solution, thinking the borax was a safe antiseptic (it isn’t).

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