Borax soap-powder

Mr. Eowbottom produces borax dry soap, soap powder by adding borax to the usual carbonate or silicated ash or alkali, or other substance used in the manufacture of dry or powder soaps. For hcrtu mft Maps he adds a solution of borax to the ingredients usually employed for making ordinary soft soaps before or during the manu ctore, or he dissolves by heat any ordinary soft soap in the borax solution, and incorporates the same, after which the mass is allowed to cool in the usual maimer. 

Potassium biduoride crystals may break down to a fine white powder that is readily airborne. In this form, the salt is quite irritating to the nasal passages, eyes, and skin. Therefore, the hands and eyes should be protected and acid dust masks should be worn while handling, as an acid duoride KHF2 can cause superficial hydroduoric acid-type bums. Areas of skin that have been in contact with potassium biduoride should be washed as soon as possible with mildly alkaline soaps or borax-containing hand cleaners. If there has been contact with the eyes, they should be washed well with water and a physician should be consulted. 

Refined borax (Na B Op is an additive in laundry products such as soaps and water-softening compounds. Also used for cosmetics, body powders, and the manufacture of paper and leather. Borax is an environmentally safe natural herbicide and insecticide. 

Laundry soap bars are precursors of the chip and the powder forms. They are generally made from tallow or a combination of tallow and coconut oil. Borax and builders, such as sodium silicate and sodium carbonate, are included to improve performance and help soften water [1, 2, 5]. 

Sodium borate is a white powdery material that, when diluted in water, forms a cleaning solution. Powdered borax is used as a deterrent for pests such as mites and cockroaches. It can be caustic in high doses, but in low concentrations is an effective disinfectant. It s commonly found in laundry detergents, some hand soaps, and it can also be found in teeth bleaching solutions. 

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