Hydrogen Peroxide {How Many Uses?}
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Open up your medicine cabinet, and right next to the alcohol and bandages, you’re bound to find a bottle of good ol’ Hydrogen Peroxide. You know, the stuff that foams up when Mom poured it over a cut? Well, it turns out there’s more to hydrogen peroxide than just cleaning cuts! Besides being one of the world’s most effective anti-germicidal agent, there are many other common household uses for Hydrogen Peroxide. Here are my favorites:
- Fruit & Vegetable Wash - Pour 1/4 cup into a large bowl of water and wash fruits and vegetables very well. Rinse thoroughly with cool water.
- Sanitize Kitchen & Bath Surfaces - Use a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water. Spray down all surfaces to kill harmful bacteria. The FDA has approved the use of peroxide as a sanitizer! Make sure your spray bottle filters out sun light to protect the mixture.
- Whiten Laundry - Substitute bleach with 1 cup of peroxide to your load of whites and they’ll come out whiter and brighter than ever!
- Mouthwash - Make a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water. Add some mint essential oil to it and use that as your daily mouthwash for a clean, fresh rinse. The FDA has actually approved the use of peroxide as a mouthwash!
Fun Fact:
Invented during World War I, Hydrogen Peroxide’s primary use was to clean soldiers’ wounds, and keep hospitals free from dangerous infections.
Do you have other uses for hydrogen peroxide that you’d like to share? Please do!
Peace,
Sarah
Sarah UmmYousef is a former school teacher turned stay-at-home wife and mama with a passion for all things simple, natural, and homemade. She loves the natural world, and believes the solutions to many of the world’s ailments lie in nature. Her blog, Nature's Nurture, began as a way to document her family’s journey to a greener home, but has since become a thriving community and resource for those wishing to take small steps towards a more eco-friendly, natural and sustainable lifestyle. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.
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- When I was a kid my mother used the ‘stuff in the brown bottle’ as a canker sore medicine.
- It was also used to treat an owie before putting on a band-aid when I was a child.
- Add one bottle of peroxide, two tbsp. baking soda and two tbsp. liquid dish soap to a spray bottle. Swirl the liquid to mix it well. Do not shake the bottle or you will cause bubbling. Use this mixture to spray on household odors. Simply saturate the area and let it air dry. Swirl before each use.
Thanks so much for that awesome tip, Cindy! I’m going to try it and add it to the post
I use it to remove blood stains.
Hallo Sarah,
What is the peroxide strength that you have used for “how many uses…”
Hi Hester, there’s usually just one kind at my drug store. I think it’s 3%