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, ...

Social media is home to plenty of questionable health trends. The latest has people ingesting borax, a laundry detergent booster, in hopes of treating a variety of ailments. MORE HEALTH Dahlia flower ...

(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 ...

Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs. It is also found in some kinds ...

July 22 (UPI) --Health officials are fighting to convince people that one of the latest social media trends -- adding borax to their drinking water to reduce inflammation and ease joint pain -- is ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is ingesting borax safe? No way, says experts. (Photo illustration: Blake Cale/Yahoo; photo: Getty Images) (Illustration by Blake ...

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