13 Ways to Save Money with Hydrogen Peroxide

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If you have dental work (caps, braces) it can loosen the cement causing a trip to the dentist/orthodontist. I know this from experience!

Diane of TN 1:17PM January 09, 2010

I have been using peroxide for years in my mouth.. I get sick much less then anyone im around.. When you first wake up in the morning you know how your mouth is all gunky and dry with yuk in it.. Well when you first wake up and use peroxide you dont tast is due wto the gunk.. So first use a capful of peroxide in your mouth for about thirty seconds at the end brush it into your gums quickly then put tooth paste on your brush, spit out the peroxide and brush throughly scrubbing toung too and rinse.. You will be soo refreshed after this... it is great.. After doing it a few times you wont even taste it any more.. Dont be surprised if you get comments on your good breath or even when you dont get sick as much.. Good luck.. Its great..
Byron Ferm
Vallejo Ca.

Byron Ferm of CA 9:02PM December 14, 2009

How much peroxide to water for cleaning windows/mirrors?

Anne Nolan 5:43PM December 03, 2009

- fever blister, it will not prevent it , but it will reduce the effects , to a day or to rather than 2-3wks
-whiten nails, again , 3 HP/4 water, dip nails in bowl, then RINSE
-clean ears, dilute, 1 HP/100 water ratio, with q-tip, dip and SQEEZE excess off, and insert carefully. then use a new dried q-tip to get excess
****** as mouthwash, it has irritated my throat*********** therefore always test and use a little.
when in doubt!!! don't try

Rachel of NY 11:07AM September 21, 2009

Some good tips, and I say tips. So glad some pointed out, not to use the unduluted peroxide. This shows me to research what I read. Thanks so much for the person who said the 1%peroxide is better.
As far as Alex-please don't use space for gutter talk.
Thanks. Most of what you had to say was good, but one of the last remarks was not necessary.

Lou of VA 11:59AM May 28, 2009

* Rinse your mouth out with one capful of hydrogen peroxide instead of mouthwash. Some people say it helps prevent canker sores and keeps teeth white.
- - - Okey, I have to agree the with the first one, some dentist recommend washing your mouth with H.P.
* To clean your toothbrush, soak it in a cup of hydrogen peroxide.
- - - I would say can be done, but you can also use baking soda.
* Pour peroxide on cuts and skin infections. (Bonus factor: Kids love to watch the blood fizz away.)
- - - H.P. kill bacteria and also your cells, ever heard of hydrogen bomb, well the the same idea, when you see
those bubbles it's kind of little explosions, where your and bacteria cell explode.
* Clean toilets and sinks with peroxide.
- - - Yes, it will kill bacteria, but it just useless they will come back the next day.
I don't see the point of cleaning toilets with H.P. Anyone heard of people dying from toilet germs..... i don't think so.
* Spray peroxide into your nose when you have a cold or stuffed up sinuses.
- - - Okey, my dad once spray H.P. into his nose by accident, and as far as I remember he wasn't happen, since his nose was burning.
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* Spray peroxide on your hair and then go out into the sun if you want to lighten your locks.
- - - Don't know about this one, but there is a reason why H.P. kept in dark bottles.
* Substitute peroxide for bleach in your white load of laundry to whiten up those whites.
- - - Too expensive to do that.
* Instead of Windex, use peroxide to clean mirrors.
- - - Are you crazy, NO. Defiantly I will stick to Windex.
Please share your own peroxide uses below.
- - - When a moon full stand on your head against the wall, and stick the whole H.P. bottle up your butt so that H.P. could to enter you large intestine.
That way you will kill all of your germs in intestine and yourself.
Yea, go add this to your list!

Alex Seb of CA 7:53PM May 23, 2009

Kimberly stated:
"Spray peroxide into your nose when you have a cold or stuffed up sinuses."
Kim, you must be referring to the 3% diluted (consumer) hydrogen peroxide found in drug stores, etc. Unfortunately, it can be bought undiluted, too. People don't understand how dangerous it is as one could receive a serious chemical burn if you sniffed the undiluted stuff! Just because 3% hydrogen peroxide is ubiquitous, it can be potentially dangerous, too. I would dilute the hydrogen peroxide to 1.5% concentration before I might sniff it as a cold remedy. The nose skin is very sensitive.

Larry Duisberg of FL 2:19PM May 08, 2009

Kim clearly went on the internet and extracted questionable information, much of which is incorrect.
Kim - check your facts. They're there for everyone to read. You're just being lazy!

Ellen of PA 11:51AM March 27, 2009

Didn't the medical community come out years ago and say that using peroxide to clean wounds is not good because it destroys tissue??
As a disinfectant, while it may smell better than bleach, it is way more expensive. And bleach can be diluted further, 1 in 10 - I believe, and still disinfect.

jimmy of LA 10:25AM March 26, 2009

>Rinse your mouth out with one capful of hydrogen peroxide instead of mouthwash. Some >people say it helps prevent canker sores and keeps teeth white.
Now that thar is some high-quality journalism. "Some people say" is certainly on page one of J-School 101 as among the best ways to state facts.
Look, Kim. Either the stuff does or does not prevent canker sores and/or keep teeth white. And who are these "some people"? Too lazy to fact check?
Morty must be proud to see this type of writing in USNews.

Jay Skool of DC 2:28AM March 13, 2009