# Borax.co.uk

> Borax powder and borax substitute with free UK delivery


## Posts

- [Borax in the Darkroom: Film Developers, Toners and Photographic Chemistry](https://borax.co.uk/borax-darkroom-photographic-developer/): What borax does in black-and-white film developers and toners, which hydrate to use, how to mix and store it, and how to handle it safely in a UK darkroom.
- [How to Store Borax Powder: Caking, Shelf Life and Safe Workshop Storage](https://borax.co.uk/how-to-store-borax-powder/): How to keep borax powder dry, free-flowing and secure: why it cakes, why it turns chalky, where to store it, containers, labelling, spills and safety.
- [Borax for Pottery Glazes and Enamels: Raw Borax, Frits and Safe Studio Use](https://borax.co.uk/borax-pottery-glazes-ceramics/): What borax adds to a ceramic glaze or enamel, why studios usually use a borax frit, how to account for its water content, and how to handle it safely.
- [Borax Flux: Using Borax for Brazing, Hard Soldering and Forge Welding](https://borax.co.uk/borax-flux-brazing-soldering-forge-welding/): How borax works as a high-temperature flux for brazing, hard soldering and forge welding, which form to use, and how to handle it safely.
- [Borax Solubility: How to Dissolve Borax Powder in Water (Temperature Chart)](https://borax.co.uk/borax-solubility-dissolve-borax-powder/): How much borax dissolves in water from 0 °C to 100 °C, why borax solutions crystallise as they cool, and how to dissolve borax powder safely.
- [Buying Borax in the UK: How to Read the Label, SDS and Spec Sheet](https://borax.co.uk/buying-borax-uk-label-sds-spec-sheet/): If you are buying borax in the UK, three documents tell you what you are actually getting: the label on the pack, the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and the product specification.
- [What Is Borax? Sodium Tetraborate Explained](https://borax.co.uk/what-is-borax/): What borax is, where it comes from, its forms and uses, how it differs from boric acid and borax substitute, and the rules for buying it in the UK.

## Pages

- [Borax FAQ](https://borax.co.uk/borax-faq/): No, but sales are restricted. Borax is classified Repr. 1B, so it cannot be sold to the public as a household product.
- [Borax Near Me: UK Delivery](https://borax.co.uk/borax-uk-delivery/): High street shops in the UK no longer sell real borax, so most trades now buy it online.
- [Borax Powder UK](https://borax.co.uk/borax-powder-uk/): Our borax powder is technical grade sodium tetraborate decahydrate at 99.9% assay, supplied in 900g and 3kg packs.
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## Products

- [Borax Substitute Powder – Laundry Booster & Home Cleaner (1.8kg / 3.6kg)](https://borax.co.uk/product/borax-substitute/): The home-use alternative to borax. A blend of washing soda and baking soda that softens hard water, boosts detergent and tackles grease and odours around the house. Twin pack 1.8kg (about 60 washes) or four-pack 3.6kg No boron, no fragrance, no optical brighteners Legal for household use in the UK
- [Borax Decahydrate Powder 99.9% – UK Trade Pack (900g / 3kg)](https://borax.co.uk/product/borax-powder/): Sodium tetraborate decahydrate, 99.9% assay. Fine white technical grade borax for workshops, studios, restorers and laboratories. 900g and 3kg resealable packs Safety Data Sheet supplied with every order Tracked delivery to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Trade and professional use only


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