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They are certainly not the same thing, but it depends on your purpose if you can substitute them or not! If you are cooking and the recipe calls for baking soda, borax can definitely notbe used! But if you are using baking soda for cleaning, borax is also a good cleaning agent.
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∙ 13y agoNo. Cornstarch is a food product extracted from corn. Borax is a mineral, dug out of the ground.
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∙ 14y agoNo. One is a starch, the other a sugar (fructose).
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∙ 13y agoCornstarch and baking soda each have many diverse uses but for cooking or baking, you can not substutute one for the other.
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∙ 12y agoNo, cornstarch is a thickener and baking powder is a leavening agent. They do entirely different jobs.
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Can cornstarch be a substitute for borax powder?
It only depends on what you are trying to do with it. So just be careful:)
What canu substitute for cornstarch?
All-purpose flour can be used as a substitute for cornstarch.
Could you substitute borax for baking soda?
No... just go out and buy bakingsoda.. why must you substitute borax?
What can you substitute borax with?
xarob
How do you make goo without borax and glue and cornstarch?
you cant
How do you make goo without borax or glue?
you could get cornstarch i think
How do you slime without glue?
You mix cornstarch and water. This works great and is easy to clean up! An alternative to the cornstarch would be borax.
What laundry soap is considered a substitute for borax?
It is all borax unless it is considered with scent ..............
Can someone tell you how to make slime or putty or goo without borax cornstarch.?
No.
What can you substitute for cornstarch in corn pudding?
arrowroot
Is there stuff similar to borax?
I think there isn't, but maybe use cornstarch. I hope that helps!
How do you make slime without borax and cornstarch?
you use cornflour instead but it dosent work as well
