" ▁pow der ed ▁hand ▁soap . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁some ▁to oth ▁ble aching ▁formulas . ▁ ▁S od ium ▁per bor ate ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁active ▁o xygen ▁in ▁many ▁d eter g ents , ▁la und ry ▁d eter g ents , ▁clean ing ▁products , ▁and ▁la und ry ▁ble aches . ▁However , ▁despite ▁its ▁name , ▁" B or ate em " ▁la und ry ▁ble ach ▁no ▁longer ▁contains ▁any ▁bor on ▁comp ounds , ▁using ▁sod ium ▁per car bon ate ▁instead ▁as ▁a ▁ble aching ▁agent . ▁ ▁In sect ic ides ▁Bor ic ▁acid ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁insect ic ide , ▁not ably ▁against ▁an ts , ▁fle as , ▁and ▁co ck ro aches . ▁ ▁Sem icon duct ors ▁Bor on ▁is ▁a ▁useful ▁dop ant ▁for ▁such ▁sem icon duct ors ▁as ▁sil icon , ▁g erman ium , ▁and ▁sil icon ▁car b ide . ▁Having ▁one ▁fewer ▁val ence ▁electron ▁than ▁the ▁host ▁atom , ▁it ▁don ates ▁a ▁hole ▁resulting ▁in ▁p - type ▁conduct ivity . ▁Trad itional ▁method ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁bor on ▁into ▁sem icon duct ors ▁is ▁via ▁its ▁atomic ▁diffusion ▁at ▁high ▁temper atures . ▁This ▁process ▁uses ▁either ▁solid ▁( B 2 O 3 ), ▁liquid ▁( B Br 3 ), ▁or ▁g ase ous ▁bor on ▁sources ▁( B 2 H 6 ▁or ▁B F 3 ). ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7