[Jewelry making - Article 00494] - Re: [Orchid] Pregnancy and ventillation in studio

[Stephen Walker]

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>     As well you should make sure you avoid skin contact with borax
>     (flux) as that can be hazardous for the fetus. 

    Is that so? I just had a good look at my box of 20 Mule Team (R)
    borax laundry booster and there are no cautions or hazard warnings
    on it at all! I know that the borax based fluxes that contain
    fluorides are bad, but it is the fluorides that we have been warned
    about rather than the base. Could you please clarify? If straight
    borax is a problem I would like to know about it as I use it
    frequently and my wife had plenty of contact with it during multiple
    pregnancies. 

Stephen Walker
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