29 Magical DIY Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2) has been a long time stable for myself and my family needs. Apart from its obvious uses as a medicine cabinet staple, It deserves a mention among the cleaning supplies as well and it has other uses beyond that, some of which are so unconventional that they strain the imagination.
These 29 magical DIY uses for hydrogen peroxide are just some of many ways to use the amazing product. There is no doubt this is an awesome old-fashioned product that has many modern-day uses. As you can see it’s an ideal sanitizer and disinfectant, among other things!
Because of the many diverse uses for hydrogen peroxide, We have come up with a list of 29 magical uses for this highly versatile household product for general health, hygiene, cleaning and much more.
There are some uses that will surprise and amaze you in equal parts. From curing a common cold to teeth whitening and even carpet cleaning, there is really something for everyone. In the home, a 3% solution is normally used.
Read on to discover 29 amazing reasons why you need hydrogen peroxide in your home.
Hydrogen Peroxide Uses
1. Sanitize Sponges
Just soak your sponges in a strong (hydrogen peroxide) warm water solution, let the sponge soak for a bit, rinse it off. This will kill any germs or bacteria that love to live in sponges.
2. Mouthwash
Use a 50/50 mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water to gargle your mouth and you’ll find out that it’s a very effective mouthwash. Just don’t swallow it.
3. Whiten Clothes
One of the main uses for hydrogen peroxide is whitening your white clothing. To get the desired results, add about 1/2 to 1 cup of H2O2 to your wash. It is excellent for removing hard stains from white clothes.
Yes! Peroxide also works great as a blood stain remover, even on WHITE Paramedic uniform shirts. You can use hydrogen peroxide to gently keep your whites “white” by adding a little when you do laundry and then thoroughly rinse.
4. Foot Fungus
One of the 29 magical DIY uses for hydrogen peroxide is that it serves as a foot soak. Soaking your feet in a peroxide solution helps soften calluses and corns, disinfects minor cuts and cures athlete’s foot or toenail fungus. Prepare a 50/50 solution of H2O2 and water, soak your feet in it once a day.
This solution will clear up the fungal problem. Continue to repeat the soak every night for several days repeatedly for it to be effective.
5. Cleaning and Healing Wounds
Hydrogen peroxide has been proven to effectively kill germs and bacteria on wounds. That same 3 percent solution mixed 50/50 with water helps clean wounds when applied directly on the wound. The reason you have to dilute is that the 3% H2O2 can shock the healthy skin, according to sport injury experts.
Also, after treating a wound with this peroxide, it should be rinsed off to ensure the healthy tissue is not harmed. Hydrogen peroxide removes dead tissue, stops open wounds from bleeding, also helps heal infections, even if in very bad condition.
6. Wood Cutting Board Cleaner
H2O2 is perfect for cleaning wood cutting boards. These boards are really more difficult to remove germs from than the other types of cutting boards.
7. Eye Care
Among the 29 magical DIY uses for hydrogen peroxide is its use for eye care. It is useful for cleaning contact lenses as it is said to be very effective in eliminating the microbes that build upon the lenses after some time.
8. Water Purifier
Hydrogen peroxide has been known to work as a perfect water purifier. just add a pint of hydrogen peroxide to one gallon of water you use in humidifiers and steamers, and H2O2 will help ensure that the water stays safe for drinking.
9. Tile Grout Cleaner
Speed clean your dirty tile grout with the 3% hydrogen peroxide. Though it may take some bit of scrubbing with a brush.
10. Immune System Booster
This is truly one of the 29 Magical DIY uses for hydrogen peroxide, Most people don’t know that our bodies actually produce hydrogen peroxide via certain leukocytes, aka, white blood cells. The role of hydrogen peroxide is to help fight off, bacteria viruses and toxins.
11. Tooth Whitener
As an all-purpose whitener, hydrogen peroxide is hard to beat. Gargling with it can also whiten teeth, but the same rule applies about not swallowing it.
12.Vegetable Wash
Pour 3% hydrogen peroxide in your water that you wash your vegetables or to remove any herbicides or pesticides from them. You can also mix up a spray bottle with 50% water and half 3% H2O2. Then wash the vegetables and fruits with the mixture to remove dirt and pesticides. After washing, rinse thoroughly with cool water.
13. Natural Hair Bleach
H2O2 have long been used as an effective hair dye and lightener. Lighten your hair by spraying it with a 50/50 mixture of 3% H2O2 and water after it has been washed. Just comb this spray through your hair and let it dry.
This does not bleach your hair drastically in the same way as the commercially lightening mixtures do. This gradually lightens and you may have to reapply every few days to get the effect you desire.
14. Toothpaste
Mix it with that other medicine cabinet staples such as baking soda,(baking soda works to remove stains and debris) and you have got an effective toothpaste, which is handy for those times when you go to the store and accidentally leave toothpaste off the shopping list. This is indeed one of the 29 magical DIY uses for hydrogen peroxide that you don’t know about. It can also be used for toothache remedy
15. Mildew Free Humidifier
Mould and mildew can be damaging to your health. The quicker you clean it up the safer for you and your family You can place a pint of 3% H2O2 into the water in your humidifier to keep mold and mildew from forming. This will help the moist air that comes from your humidifier healthier to breathe.
Great Article – thanks for sharing 🙂
Glad it was useful..Thanks
Thanks for all the tips. Just be cautious using it for a tooth Whitney. I did this little nag term and it eroded my enamel.
KK Pam, will be good to `take note of that!
30th use :
it can be added to speed up composting as it makes compost media unsuitable for anaerobic bacteria and prevent bad odor of compost if composting in containers
Thanks Muhamad, that is an interesting use especially for gardening enthusiasts like me..
It Can Also Be Used With Rubbing Alcohol And Dish Soap (Dawn) But I’m Sure Any Soap Would Work, Baking Soda To Get Out Those Really Hard Set in Stains,I Use It all The Time Sincerely Rhonda
Hi Rhonda
Any chance you could please supply the ‘formula’ for this stain removal function?
I use the 50/50 solution of water & peroxide in a spray bottle to remove mineral deposits from kitchen and bathroom faucets, it softens the deposits so less scrubbing and harsh chemicals can be avoided and disinfects at the same time
I clean mirrors and windows with 50% water and 50% H2O2 in spray bottle. Leaves no streaks and much less expensive than commercial window cleaners.
Great tips, and it’s cheap! PLEASE proofread your instructions! Some just don’t make sense, though it is possible to figure out the meaning.
Wow thank you for all of these amazing uses! I love h2o2 and have used it for a few of these. We just got a water purification machine that also makes a highly oxidizing water for wound care, cleaning & sanitizing and all of these uses you just shared gives me great ideas of how to put that water to use!
I personally used hydrogen peroxide a lot because I’m really sensitive to chlorine and will feel sick for days. This has always worked just as well for me as a substitute. Glad, you found lots of great ideas.
I don’t use any conventional cleaners in my house, if it can’t be cleaned with peroxide, vinegar, baking soda or dr. Bronners, I don’t need it lol.
Some other uses in my house: I pour peroxide in my toilet, let sit for about 20-30 mins and scrub with a toilet brush. Works great! I also make a paste of peroxide and baking soda for cleaning bathtubs, sinks (leaves the kitchen sink sparkling) and even my glass top stove. So many uses and so inexpensive!
Thanks for the interesting post, Lots of great tips!
Great news…but how do you use of for #10?
Thanks, I’m going to try this.