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 ...

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 ...

In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily “hopped on the borax train” and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false ...

A July 18 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a TikTok video where a woman touts the supposed health benefits of ingesting borax, a household cleaner. “I’ve been using it for probably ...

(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 ...

The recent death of a college student in Tamil Nadu after allegedly consuming borax for weight loss has sparked alarm across medical and public health circles. What initially appeared to be a fringe ...

TikTokers are testing another dangerous trend on the platform with the latest borax drinking challenge. Some people who tried consuming the substance claim that it can remove parasites and reduce ...

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, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - TikTok can be useful if you want to learn how to dance or cook a winning dinner for a first date. However, the latest trend is anything but useful, and it involves a laundry ...

The recent posts are not the first time it’s been claimed borax can serve as a natural remedy. This YouTube video, posted in 2018, says, “borax is a popular and effective natural remedy for over 100 ...