Hydrogen peroxide is the only germicidal agent that contains only water and oxygen. It kills the disease germs and microorganism by oxidation which is a burning process. It is found to be the world’s safest all natural effective sanitizer.
Hydrogen Peroxide has several health and beauty benefits that can be safely used without any side effects.
Health benefits of hydrogen peroxide
The human body makes hydrogen peroxide to fight infection. White blood cells, known as Leukocytes and their sub-class Neutrophils produce hydrogen peroxide as a defence against bacteria, viruses, yeast, parasites and toxins.Hydrogen peroxide is not a pain killer; but as an antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal agent, it is effective at treating infections
Athlete’s foot
Hydrogen peroxide is a good treatment for athlete’s foot. Equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and water on foot fungus every night.
Toothache
A mouth rinse with hydrogen peroxide several times a day helps in removing the discomfort caused by inflammation of the gums.
Prevent pimples
Pimples are the results of the build-up of bacteria inside pores.These germs can be destroyed by swiping a hydrogen peroxide-soaked cotton swab over particularly acne-prone areas.
Freshen breath
Bad breath may not be the result of nasty bacterial overgrowth. Gargling with tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide in a glass of water can freshen the mouth and remove mouth odor.
Douche
Chronic yeast infections on any part of the body can be removed by a douche on the area with hydrogen peroxide and warm distilled water
Colonic or Enema
An enema prepared with one cup of hydrogen peroxide and five gallons of warm distilled water is found to be beneficial in clearing the large intestines.
Infections
Cuts or wounds can be treated by soaking the wounds with diluted hydrogen peroxide. This is helpful in the healing of gangrene and in getting rid of boils, fungus and other skin infections.
Bird mites infections
Hydrogen peroxide is found to be very effective in killing the mites on the skin.
Sinus infections
One tablespoon of 3%Hydrogen Peroxide in one cup of non-chlorinated water0 used as nasal spray is found to be effective in relieving sinus congestion and infection.
Wound care
Hydrogen peroxide is medically used in cleaning wounds, removing dead tissues and treating mouth ulcers. Peroxide helps in slowing the bleeding and oozing from small wounds.
Ear wax
A weak solution of hydrogen peroxide will help in the removal of set ear wax and give relief from the pain caused by wax formation.
Colds, Flu
Gargling with a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide will destroy the germs causing cold and flu and help in clearing the inflammation in the throat.
Beauty benefits of hydrogen peroxide
Whiten teeth
Rinsing the mouth regularly with 3% hydrogen peroxide helps in whitening the teeth, reducing bacteria build up and inflammation on the gums , giving a fresh feeling in the mouth.
Brighten nails
Hydrogen peroxide can brighten dull nails and help in removing the stains caused by nail polish…
Mouthwash
Hydrogen peroxide is a very effective and inexpensive mouthwash
Toothpaste
A mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda will make good toothpaste.
Revive beauty tools
Hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean artificial makeup brushes, combs and toothbrushes to keep them free from germs.
Hair lightening
Hydrogen peroxide is a bleaching agent and can be used to lighten the color of hair. It will give a natural look to light brown, faddish and dirty blonde hair. The lightening process is done gradually and so no drastic change is visualized.
Contact lenses
Hydrogen peroxide is used as a cleaning solution to clean contact lenses. It disinfects the lens, giving comfort to sensitive eyes.
Benefits of applying Hydrogen Peroxide on the skin
- It treats the spots and blemishes on the skin that is caused by acne.
- Hydrogen Peroxide heals the skin and dries the pimple or acne on the skin.
- Removes the dead skin cells, impurities, dust and other substances that clogs the pores of the skin.
- It takes care of the problems of acne and makes sure acne doesn’t come back.
- The excessive production of sebum from the sebaceous glands is taken care of.
Buying the right concentration of hydrogen peroxide
For treating acne and pimples with hydrogen peroxide without harming your skin, it is important that you pick the right percentage of it. There are a number of hydrogen peroxide creams available in the market and these creams usually contain no more than 1% hydrogen peroxide, which is quite safe for use on the skin.
However, if you are buying a hydrogen peroxide solution from the shop, the concentration may vary from 3% to 35% and even more. It is vital that you should never use hydrogen peroxide of more than 3% concentration on your skin. So, in case you are buying a more concentrated hydrogen peroxide formulation from the market, make sure to add adequate amount of water to it to bring down the concentration to 3% before application on the skin.
