The trend recently gained viral attention when TikTok user @chem.thug, a PhD candidate in synthetic organic chemistry, took to the app to warn people against “recklessly poisoning” themselves by ...

(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 ...

People on TikTok are claiming that consuming borax can help treat different things, ranging from joint pain to eye swelling to mouth swelling to menstrual cramps to even cancer. (AP Photo/Matt York, ...

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, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — No matter what the “experts” on TikTok say, borax is not a miracle cure that will detoxify your body and cure what ails you. Borax, also called sodium borate or sodium ...

BORON, Calif. (KERO) — Geologist Tim Elam to deliver special presentation about Borax mining and 20 Mule Team at Buena Vista Museum. The presentation is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. More information is on ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ***Related video above: Doctors warn against ...