She explained that borax can be used to brighten and deodorize laundry, and she said that all of Wirecutter’s top laundry-detergent picks include sodium borate, aka borax, in their ingredients.

First sold in the US in 1891 by 20 Mule Team, borax has been used in homes as a laundry detergent booster and multipurpose ...

Just a little bit of borax can improve the cleaning power of laundry detergent. Add borax when you're washing whites or fighting acid stains like tomato sauce, says Syren. Garbage disposals can ...