The Natural Health and Holistic World According to Dr Akilah El
The Benefits of Hydrogen Peroxide and its Many Uses
by Andrea Harper
Hydrogen peroxide is the only germicidal agent composed only of water
and oxygen. Like ozone, it kills disease organisms by oxidation!
Hydrogen peroxide is considered the worlds safest all natural effective
sanitizer. It kills microorganisms by oxidizing them, which can be best
described as a controlled burning process. When hydrogen peroxide reacts
with organic material it breaks down into oxygen and water.
Whiten Clothes – An Alternative to Beach
Add a cup of Peroxide to white clothes in your laundry to whiten
them. Peroxide is great to get rid of blood stains on clothes and
carpets. If there is blood on clothing, just pour directly on the spot,
let it sit for about a minute, then rub and rinse with cold water.
Repeat if necessary.
Health:
Your body makes hydrogen peroxide to fight infection which must be
present for our immune system to function correctly. White blood cells
are known as Leukocytes. A sub-class of Leukocytes called Neutrophils
produce hydrogen peroxide as the first line of defense against toxins,
parasites, bacteria, viruses and yeast.
Rejuvenating Detoxifying Bath:
Use about 2 quarts 3% hydrogen peroxide to a tub of warm water. Soak at
least 1/2 hour, adding hot water as needed to maintain a comfortable
water temperature.
Foot Fungus:
To cure a foot fungus, simply spray a 50/50 mixture of hydrogen peroxide
and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry.
Douche:
Add 2 capfuls of 3% hydrogen peroxide in warm distilled water once to twice a week to remove even chronic yeast infections.
Colonic or Enema:
For a colonic, add 1 cup (8 ozs.) 3% H202 to 5 gallons warm water. (Do
not exceed this amount) For an enema, add 1 tablespoon of 3% H202 to a
quart of warm distilled water.
Infections:
Soak any infections or cuts in 3% for five to ten minutes several times a
day. Even gangrene that would not heal with any medicine has been
healed by soaking in hydrogen peroxide. Put half a bottle of hydrogen
peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus or other skin
infections.
Bird Mites Infections:
Patients infected by tiny mites report that hydrogen peroxide
effectively kills the mites on their skins. They spray it on their skin a
couple of times (with a few minutes in between the applications) with
amazing results.
Sinus Infections:
A tablespoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide added to 1 cup of non-chlorinated
water can be used as a nasal spray. Depending on the degree of sinus
involvement, one will have to adjust the amount of peroxide used.
Wound Care:
3% H2O2 is used medically for cleaning wounds, removing dead tissue, and
as an oral debriding agent. Peroxide stops slow (small
vessel) wound bleeding/oozing, as well.
Some sources recommend soaking infections or cuts for five to ten
minutes several times a day. However, washing and rinsing action is
sufficient. You shouldn’t leave the solution on open tissue for extended
periods of time as, like many oxidative antiseptics, hydrogen perioxide
causes mild damage to tissue in open wounds. Therefore it is important
to use with caution.
Personal Care:
Mouthwash / Tooth Care:
Healing Properties: Take one capful (the little white cap that comes
with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit
it out. You will not have canker sores and your teeth will be whiter. If
you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away,
put a capful of 3% hydrogen peroxide into your mouth and hold it for 10
minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
Mouthwash: Many
people don’t realize that hydrogen peroxide makes a very effective and
inexpensive mouthwash. Use 3% H202 – add a dash of liquid chlorophyll
for flavoring if desired.
Toothpaste: Use
baking soda and add enough 3% H202 to make a paste. Or, just dip your
brush in 3% H202 and brush. Soak your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide to
keep them free of germs.
Toothbrush: Soaking your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide will help keep them free of harmul germs.
Tooth Ache: Hydrogen peroxide is not a pain killer; however, as an
anti-viral, antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, it is effective at
treating the pathogen that is causing the infection. The following is
from my own personal experience: My dentist wanted to give me a root
canal some time ago as one tooth was inflamed and, in her opinion, would
die. I felt some discomfort but told her that I would give it chance to
heal. I rinsed with hydrogen peroxide (several times a day) as well
ascoconut oil (once a day). The discomfort went away and I have had no
further problems with the tooth.
Tooth Whitening: Having used 3% Hydrogen Peroxide as a mouth wash for
sometime ago, I am thrilled to note that my teeth have been beautifully
and effortlessly whitened. I used to pay so much for professional
whitening, those silly strips and uncomfortable trays. Live and learn.
NOTE: Do not swallow any peroxide. When the peroxide rinse is done, be sure to rinse out your mouth with water.
Colonic or Enema:
For a colonic, add 1 cup (8 ozs.) 3% H202 to 5 gallons warm water. (Do
not exceed this amount) For an enema, add 1 tablespoon of 3% H202 to a
quart of warm distilled water.
Hair Lightening:
Peroxide is a bleaching agent and is used for lightened hair. Dilute 3%
hydrogen peroxide with water (50 / 50) and spray the solution on your
wet hair after a shower and comb it through. You will not have the
peroxide burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages, but more natural
highlights if your hair is a light brown, faddish, or dirty blonde. It
also lightens gradually so it’s not a drastic change.
Contact Lenses:
Hydrogen peroxide is used as a disinfectant in CIBA Vision’s Clear Care
no rub contact lens cleaning solution, due to its ability to break down
the proteins that build up on the lense from the eye’s immune response,
resulting in increased comfort for those with sensitive eyes.
Sanitizing / Disinfectant / Cleaning
Straight or Diluted Hydrogen Perioxide:
Clean your counters and table tops with hydrogen peroxide to kill germs
and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you
wipe, or spray it on the counters. Use hydrogen peroxide to clean glass
and mirrors with no smearing.
Keep a spray bottle of 3% (straight) to disinfect the interior of the refrigerator and kids’ school lunch boxes.
In the Dishwasher: Add 2 oz. of 3% hydrogen peroxide to your regular washing formula.
Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of 3% hydrogen peroxide and
water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your
septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will. After
rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour or spray hydrogen peroxide
(and then vinegar) on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
I use peroxide to clean my mirrors with, there is no smearing.
Combination of vinegar and hydrogen peroxidemake a cheap, effective
and non-toxic disinfectant agent and is said to be more effective at
killing pathogens than bleach. As it is non-toxic, you can use it to
disinfect fruits and vegetables, as well as pet toys, equipment and
cages. In tests run at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, pairing Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide mists,
kills virtually all Salmonella, Shigella, or E. coli bacteria on heavily contaminated food and surfaces.
Directions:
You need TWO spray bottles. DO NOT MIX the solutions together. Put
straight vinegar in one and straight hydrogen peroxide in the other
spray bottle.
NOTE: Light destroys peroxide rather
quickly. It’s best to leave it in its original bottle and screw in a
spray head. DO NOT DILUTE THEM.
Remember for any sanitizer to work properly, the surface has to be clean before you use it.
When you want to sanitize a surface (vegetables, cutting board,
counters, sink, cages, toys. toilets, floors, etc.), spray one (it
doesn’t matter which one you use first) on the surface, then you spray
on the other. When they mix, for a brief time the chemical action of
the two make a very powerful sanitizer. You can rinse off the surface
afterwards, if you want, but the result is non-toxic.
Fortunately it is cheap. BTW, we use it in the bathroom to sanitize the counters, toilets, floors, etc.
Sanitizing Drinking Water
Mold:
Clean with hydrogen peroxide when your house becomes a biohazard after
its invaded by toxic mold, such as those with water damage.
Humidifiers/Steamers:
Use 1 pint 3% hydrogen peroxide to 1 gallon of water.
Laundry / Stain Removing:
Stain Remover:
3% Hydrogen Peroxide is the best stain lifter if used fairly soon –
although blood stains as old as 2 days have been successfully lifted
with Hydrogen Peroxide. Although it will bleach or discolor many
fabrics. If a little peroxide is poured onto the stain it will bubble up
in the area of the blood, due to a reaction with catalase. After a few
minutes the excess liquid can be wiped up with a cloth or paper towel
and the stain will be gone.
3% H2O2 must be applied to clothing before blood stains can be
accidentally “set” with heated water. Cold water and soap are then used
to remove the peroxide treated blood.
Washing/Laundry:
You can also add a cup of hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach to a load
of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing,
pour directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it
and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
Peroxide is a perfect alternate solution to keep those clothes white.
Also, when chlorinating clothes, they tend to wear out faster –
peroxide won’t do that.
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