Hydrogen Peroxide is so versatile that
it can also be used for many tasks in your home. (The strength you'll use at
home is the 3% grade.) Here are 10 awesome uses for Hydrogen Peroxide:
1. Whiten Your White Laundry
Pour in a cup of hydrogen peroxide into a washer load of white laundry instead
of chlorine bleach and it will whiten your clothes. Don't pour it directly on
your clothes. It can fade out the color just like bleach does!
2. Sanitize Your Kitchen Surfaces
Mix up a 50/50 solution of hydrogen peroxide and tap water and pour it into a
spray bottle. Use it to sanitize your kitchen counter tops, clean appliances
and help keep your kitchen germ-free.
Note: Mix up only as much as you'll use at one time. If you don't store
hydrogen peroxide in its brown bottle, light will break down its chemical
makeup.
3. Sanitize Public Drinking Fountains
Did you know you can get contagious diseases like Trenchmouth from using public
drinking fountains? Carry a small container of hydrogen peroxide with you so
you can sanitize fountains before you drink from them. Just splash some
peroxide on the spout and let it set for several seconds. Then turn the water
on and let it run to the count of five before you drink from it.
4. Kill Fingernail and Toenail Fungus
Soak your fingernails or toenails in a 50/50 solution of hydrogen peroxide
every day and it will kill harmful fungus.
5. Make a Homemade Tooth Whitener
Swish a teaspoon full of 3% strength hydrogen peroxide in your mouth for five
to ten minutes every day. It will kill harmful germs and bacteria. It will also
act as a homemade tooth whitener!
6. Help Houseplants Grow Healthier
Mix up an ounce of hydrogen peroxide into a cup of water and spray your
houseplants with this solution. It will help your houseplants grow greener and
more lush.
7. Remove Harmful Pesticides From Fruits and Veggies
Pour a fourth of a cup of hydrogen peroxide into a sink of cold tap water.
Place your fruits and veggies in the solution and wash them off well. Then,
rinse each piece off with tap water and dry.
8. Clear Up Skin Acne
Use a clean cotton ball to generously dab straight hydrogen peroxide onto skin
acne two or three time a day. The peroxide will dry the problem up in no time
at all!
9. Remove Waxy Build Up From Your Ears
Tilt your head and use an eye dropper to put three or four drops of hydrogen
peroxide into the ear that has the waxy build up. Let it set for several
minutes. Then, use a syringe and flush your ear out carefully with warm water.
Dry your ear with a soft, clean cloth.
10. Kill Germs in Your Bathroom
Mix together equal parts of 3% hydrogen peroxide and tap water and pour it into
a spray bottle. Use this solution to kill germs in your bathroom and keep it
smelling clean!