20 Mule Team Borax

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20 Mule Team Borax is a brand of non chlorine bleach cleaner, manufactured in the United States by The Dial Corporation, a subsidiary of Henkel. The product consists of a mix of borax (also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate) and other chemicals. Named after the 20-mule teams that were used by William Tell Coleman's company to move borax out of Death Valley, California, to the nearest rail spur between 1883 and 1889.

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