20 Mule Team Borax
| Product type | Laundry aid, household cleaner, mold cleaner, insecticide |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henkel |
| Country | Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley, California |
| Introduced | 1891 |
| Related brands | Boraxo hand soap (discontinued) |
| Markets | United States, Canada |
| Previous owners | Pacific Coast Borax Company (1891–1956), U.S. Borax, Inc. (1956–1988) |
| Website | www.20muleteamlaundry.com |
20 Mule Team Borax is a brand of cleaner manufactured in the United States by The Dial Corporation, a subsidiary of Henkel. The product primarily consists of borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, and is 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.