Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boroncompound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Powdered borax is white, consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water. Borax has a wide variety of uses. It is a component of many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is also used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy, neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources, a texturing agent in cooking, as a precursor for other boron compounds, and along with its inverse, boric acid, is useful as an insecticide. We use Sodium Borate as an emulsifier and as a neutralizer. Products using Sodium Borate: Fizzing Bath Bombs , Shower Steamers - Assorted , Mentholated Shower Steamers , Liquid Hand & Body Wash , Herbal Shampoo , Rich & Creamy Facial Moisturizer - Normal to Dry & Mature Skin , Rich & Creamy Lotion , Nut Buddy Lotion |