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 ...

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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 ...

The trend recently gained viral attention when TikTok user @chem.thug, a PhD candidate in synthetic organic chemistry, took to the app to warn people against “recklessly poisoning” themselves by ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Another dangerous trend is gaining popularity on social media. This time, some TikTok users are encouraging people to add Borax to their water. They claim the cleaning product can ...

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 ...

The powder is found in laundry detergents, insecticides, and cleaning supplies. TikTok is no stranger to dangerous viral trends. In yet another disturbing trend, some influencers on social media sites ...

WTF?! Remember back in 2018 when people were posting TikTok (and YouTube) videos of themselves eating Tide Pods? What about the Kiki challenge of the same year when people would exit their moving car ...

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 ...

Borax, a naturally occurring mineral, has been an ingredient in cleaning products for decades. It is not safe to ingest. Borax can be harmful and may cause many serious side effects. In this article, ...