Since the late 1800s when borax was first mined in Death Valley, California, households all over have used a product known as 20 Mule Team Borax as a laundry booster and multipurpose cleaning agent for everything from cleaning hair brushes to removing stains from clothes or carpets to cleaning toilet bowls. Toiletrymakers use borax as an emulsifier in conjunction with beeswax (ration 18:1 beeswax to borax) and as a natural preservative in making products such as creams and lotions. It’s considered a mild alkali when used in lotions and shaving creams, may prevent skin irritation and may act as a water softener. Borates are used in some specialty toothpaste and muthwash products. By far, the largest use of borate today in oral hygiene is in the denture cleaning products area. Borates have been used in a variety of powdered and liquid shampoos as well as hair conditioners. Borax is fequently added in small quantities to eye drops or artificial tear products to provide pH control and moisture retention. This is “technical grade” 10 Mol white powdered borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate), odorless nad tasteless. INCI: sodium borate. Storage: avoid wide fluctuations in temperature and humidity, store under normal storage conditions. Melting point 62C/144F.