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This year, "in the steamy South (United States)," mold has once again turned out to be a serious problem.
What's best to be done about it? "Borax!"
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Originally Posted by https://moldblogger.com/how-borax-kills-mold/ :
Borax has a really cool name, maybe because it sounds really mean like anthrax, or Clorox®, or maybe just because it has the phonic ‘ax’ in it. At any rate, borax is interesting because it is a naturally occurring substance, and in addition to its mold-fighting powers, it is also used in making glass and ceramics. The key superpower of borax, when it comes to fighting mold, is it’s extreme pH level. Borax is found in very alkaline (basic) mineral deposits, and carries a pH level of about 9.3, which on a scale of 1 to 14, makes it extreme enough to be effective, yet not so extreme that it becomes harmful to humans.
You see, just like you and me, mold thrives in an environment where it feels comfortable. For most types of mold, they like to live in an environment where the ph is somewhere between 3 and 7, which is more on the acidic side (a pH of 7 is considered neutral). Some molds even like to live in pH environments below 3! Enter borax, the alkaline archenemy of mold. When you apply a borax solution to mold, it turns its environment into hostile territory. It’s like taking a shade-loving, water sucking fern from Florida, and transplanting it into Death Valley, California, where it is extremely hot, dry, and no shade. The plant cannot survive in such environment, so it shrivels up and dies. And so it is with mold when you apply a borax solution.
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