Comments on: Ten Household Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide

By: Patric'

Patric' — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:36:25 +0000

A friend gave me an extensive list of uses for H2O2, one of which was a Christmas tree formula. It included sugar. Her tree was up for several weeks and had several inches of new, though weak, growth. I tried the formula and had several weeks of HEALTHY growth, about 5 inches. I moved and lost the formula. I’ve since tried several combinations unsuccessfully. Sure would like the original recipe.

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By: Tigerlily

Tigerlily — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:22:22 +0000

Hi, I just would like to say I don’t think its a good idea to use HP as a mouthwash. My Dentist has told me that it might be a carcinogen when used on cuts repeatedly. For this use I think alcohol is better, in the form of Listerine, or pure isopropyl alcohol for the skin. For other uses I believe it is safe, and is a much better alternative to bleach.

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By: Kip Lajoie

Kip Lajoie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:40:25 +0000

That was awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! I even did a review on my website! Why am I using exclamation marks everywhere! :D

By: kramer

kramer — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:02:05 +0000

another use!!
My doctor friend told me that in case u have a thorn or such thing stuck on the sole of your foot, HP can be used by making a slight incision in the spot and then dabbing the spot with HP, the piece of thorn is either fllushed away or is loosened so that you can remove the thorn more easily.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:45:48 +0000

Thanks so much, Nic – I will try it the next time I need it!

By: nic@nipitinthebud

nic@nipitinthebud — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:51 +0000

Hi Melinda, it definitely doesn’t hurt. You lie on your side and use just a couple of drops and it starts to fizz – same sound you’ll notice when you use it as a bathroom cleaner and pour it on mildew. The bubbling sound is how you know it’s working – it’s the bacteria being suffocated by the releasing of the extra oxygen atom (HP is H202 so all you’re left with after this chemical reaction is hydrogen and oxygen – water!). The only reason it would hurt would be if you had any spots or cuts in your ear and I guess you could test this out before hand with a very dilute saline solution (although personally I’d rather be putting HP in my ears than water because of the way it evaporates). After a couple of minutes turn over, placing a towel under the ear you’ve already done to catch the drips and repeat (HP is a natural bleach though so don’t use a dark coloured towel or one you’re precious about). You can get different strengths of HP but only use 3% solutions for this. If you’re still concerned here’s a medic’s view http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/03/13/hydrogen-peroxide-part-one.aspx

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:18 +0000

Awesome – I love all these great new ideas – will totally use it for seedlings (thanks The Mom). And interesting about the mushrooms, Red Icculus. Hadn’t planned on drinking it, Tree, but good to know I shouldn’t! ;) And Chile, very interesting – I hadn’t noticed that it breaks down clothes more quickly. I’ll keep an eye on it. (Yes, thank you for pointing out the typo!)

I must admit, I’ve read about putting it in your ears but it kinda scares me yet… that may take a little extra time for me to do that! So for sure it doesn’t hurt your ears, and it works??

By: diana

diana — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:40 +0000

I no longer use Hydrogen Peroxide on cuts as I’ve heard it slows down healing because it dries out the wound. I use it mainly as a stain remover and bleach.