*Note - Information given is for educational
purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat any
disease. The safe use of all products offered is the responsibility of
the consumer.
USES FOR 35% FOOD GRADE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
Why is the use of bleach and ammonia so common in the United States?
For one reason: it is cheap to manufacture and can be stored for very, very,
very long times. While convenient for companies, both are highly toxic in both
liquid and vapor form. This has been known for decades. The fumes of bleach and
ammonia are harmful to you, to your children, to your pets and to your plants.
They both can mix with other chemicals to produce particularly dead vapors.
Many countries and increasingly individuals instead use
hydrogen peroxide. As the elements of h2o2 are hydrogen, oxygen and water (none
of which are toxic), the obvious safety factors are great. And generally h2o2
is more effective.
Does it cost more? Yes, but little more. Remember, those
gallon jugs of bleach and quart bottles of ammonia based cleaners are highly
diluted. 35% h2o2 is highly concentrated. The actual dollar-price difference is
small - and in many instances actually lower.
TO WASH AND PRESERVE FRESH FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES:
Food spoilage and food poisoning both are the result of the growth of
microorganisms in fresh cut fruits and vegetables. Increasingly, food packers
have begun switching to use of hydrogen peroxide as a disinfecting agent due to
the safety issues of using chlorine. H2o2 is a powered anti-microbial which may
be used not only for washing fruits and vegetables free of pesticides and other
contaminants present, but also to extend the self live of these fresh products
and elimination of the microorganisms delays spoilage.
If you are wise enough to wash your fresh product and tired of how quickly it
spoils even if refrigerated, washing these in an H2o2 solution will cure both
problems without any of the toxic effects of chlorine. <>
Dilution ratio: I/8 cup 35% h2o2 per 1-gallon water. (A
little goes a long way!)
TIRED OF LETTUCE GOING BAD AFTER YOU START TO USE
IT?
Ever notice that after you open a head of lettuce, it starts to go bad within
hours - turning brown? This is due to invasion of microorganisms where it has
the lettuce has been wounded and it is your touching it that conveyed the
bacteria, fungus etc.
Dilution: If you keep a gallon jug with 1/2 ounce 35% h2o2 to the gallon and
rinse the head off before putting it in a sealed plastic container (shake off
the excess h2o2 solution first), it will last longer before it turns.
HANDWASH:
Many medical experts agree that most colds and flues are no passed in the air,
but through the hands. You shake hands with someone and whether in eating,
rubbing your nose, smoking a cigarette, chewing your fingernails, etc - pass
this on to yourself via your hands. Experts agree that washing your hands often
is the best way to reduce catching many diseases.
Dilution: To make a good hand wash, use 1 ounce per
1-pint (2 cups) 35% h2o2. You also may add hand soap to this solution and put
it in a hand soap pump bottle. Now you not only are washing your hands, you
also are using a powerful antiseptic.
TO PRESERVE MEAT:
The primary cause of meat spoilage is microorganisms. Meat packers learned long
ago that if they can keep meat from being touched it will not spoil for months.
Packinghouses will have their meat cutters never touch the meat directly and
continually dipping their knives in sterilizing solution. If you are tired of
your meat spoiling within a day or two from arriving from the grocery store
(cutters in grocery stores tend not to follow these standards), wash fresh meat
(beef, poultry and pork - all but hamburger) in an h2o2 solution and put it in
a zip-lock bag careful NOT to touch it first - and it will last for
weeks.
Dilution: Same as vegetables and fruit above.
HOUSE & GARDEN PLANTS:
Plants like h2o2 and it benefits them in 2 ways. First, it oxygenates the soil.
Second, it kills microorganisms, fungus and bacteria harmful to plants. It will
not harm worms. House plants and gardens thrive with h2o2 supplementing and increasing
numbers of commercial farmers have added h2o2 to their inventories for their
crops for this reason.
Dilution ration. Put 1/2 ounce 35% food grade per
1-gallon water for plant watering and for water to soak seeds for sprouting.
Sprouting needs:Add 1 ounce 3% hydrogen peroxide to one pint of water and soak the seeds
overnight. Add the same amount of hydrogen peroxide each time you rinse the
seeds.
KITCHEN, BATHROOM AND GENERAL SANITIZING:
Chlorine, bleach, and ammonia all are toxic - both in liquid form and the fumes
they cause. H2o2 is the safe and wise alternative. Use it to wipe down kitchen
counters, to mop the floor and particularly wipe down the refrigerator interior
(kills the organisms leading to spoilage. It will sterilize the toilet bowl and
overall bathrooms tend to collect microorganisms. Wipe out the children's lunch
box to eliminate odors and overall it is great for eliminating kitchen odors.
Dilution ratio: 1 cup 35% h2o2 per 1 gallon water
BATHING:
(Body purification). H2o2 baths oxygenate the skin and
kill the microorganism that infests the skin. If combined with Epson salt
(available in any drug store), this would be the most relaxing and reviving
bath you ever took. This is particularly pleasant is shortly before bedtime and
you will sleep the best in your life. Follow up with a quick rinsing
shower.
(You will
sleep the best you have ever slept in your life and wake up very relaxed and
refreshed. And it is quite good for your skin and healthy for you too. Many
aches and pains will vanish too.)
Note: the dilution ratio of 1 ounce per 1 quart is
good for a face wash water, and good to reduce ache as well. But do not
use around your eyes any stronger than this and if in doubt, dilute
further.
CLOTHING/LAUNDRY:
(I have never
bought any bleach since trying this.)
H2o2 is a safe alternative to unsafe bleach. The
finest clothing manufacturers use h2o2, not bleach, as their whitening agent.
Bleach residual against your skin is terrible for the skin and chloride vapor
in the air is very harmful to health. Replace bleach with h2o2.
Tip: Pillows and pillow cases are atrocious for
gathering micro-pests.
Every month or so you should rotation the pillows you sleep on. Remove the
pillowcase and seal the old one in a black plastic trash bag and leave it in
the sun (if possible). At the end of the month, all the mites, fungus, bacteria
and other microorganisms are gone. Rotate your pillows this way. The only
alternative is to wash in an h2o2 solution (if pillow is washable and most
actually are) or throw you pillows away every month or two. Remember, if you
wash a pillow, do not dry it on the hot setting of the dryer.
Dilution for laundry: 1 cup 35% h2o2 per wash load.You may increase this amount for strong bleaching
effect on whites if you wish. H2o2 will also kill the millions of micro-mites
and pests that gather in bedding and pay particular attention to pillowcases.
Dishwasher:
Dilution: 1/2 cups 35% h2o2 into the dishwasherand dishes sparkle and are sanitized. Or use 1 ounce per
gallon sink water if you sink wash your dishes (add it to in the rinse water if
you rinse with a basin.)
TOOTHPASTE AND TEETH WHITENING:
Did you know that the "teeth whitening" products on the market -
often selling for high prices - use h2o2 as their whitening agent? Why not make
your own?
Dilute 35% h2o2 by 1/3 (1/3 35% h2o2 to 1 part water) and mix it with your
regular toothpaste. If you dip your toothbrush (and
hairbrush) in a 1/3-ratio h2o2 solution (3 parts 35% h2o2 to 1 part water),
within seconds those are sterilized. However, rinse them before using unless
you let them dry first.
FOR PETS:
For small animals (dogs and cats) use 1 ounce 35% hydrogen peroxide to 1-gallon
water for their bath water. For drinking water, the
dilution should be no stronger than 4 drops 35% h2o2 per 1-gallon water.
Remember to keep your pet's bedding clean like yours and h2o2 is a great
sterilizing agent. Wash a cat litter box with the h2o2 kitchen cleaning mix
described about and odors are gone - and not replaced with horrible bleach
smells.
Never use ammonia to clean anything
around pets and it is terrible particularly to use ammonia for mopping
around pets. Ammonia smells like urine to animals (how many animals mark their
territory) and both cats and dogs can be deeply confused by ammonia smells as
it leads them to believe their territory had been invaded. Usage of ammonia has
lead to many otherwise unexplainable dog and cat run-aways.
FOR
AQUARIUM CLEAN-UP
Never use h2o2 for aquarium water as each species of
fish if generally very chemical specific. However, h2o2 can be used for
aquarium clean up (fish out) and would kill the microorganisms that make the
rocks, etc in an aquarium stink. After using the h2o2 cleaning solution (2 ounces per
gallon) and letting it soak a while, then rinse again with fresh water.
Odors gone. Microorganisms gone. As an aquarium does not have the natural self
cleaning ability as to rivers, lakes and oceans, you should periodically not
only clean, but also sterilize your aquarium.
FEET:
Feet get quite abuse being trapped in the same shoes
day after day - for which the micro-pest level becomes high. For a good foot
soak, add 1 & 1/2 ounces 35% hydrogen peroxide to 1-gallon water and soak.
This will avoid problems before they start. This will prevent athlete's foot
and will cure it with repeated foot soaks.
MOUTHWASH:
This not only kills
the bacteria that causes bad breathe and goes a long way to preventing tooth
decay, it also has a whitening effect.
Dilute 35% h2o2 on a 1-16 ratio (1 part 35%
h2o2 to 16 parts water).
DO NOT USE as a mouthwash in higher concentration. (This is one ounce per 1
pint or 2 cups of water). You can mix this up well in advance and just leave
the bottle on the bathroom counter. The contents will remain sterilized due to
the sterilizing effect of h2o2. It is 10 times as effective as alcohol based
mouthwashes, plus the whitening effect at a fraction the costs.
Swish it around in your mouth for 1-2 minutes before brushing. Watch how white
your teeth eventually become! But do not exceed the concentration!
HOW
TO USE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN YOUR POOL OR SPA?
For a spa, we do recommend you drain it to get rid of all
chemicals. However, h2o2 will not adversely interact with current pool
chemicals and some will transition to h2o2 usage. If your pool is highly
organically fouled, you may want to use a much higher initial level of h2o2 to
kill the organics, drain this, and then go to the same maintenance levels as
for a pool.
For a pool, it is not necessary to drain the pool if you do
not want to until when you would regularly drain the pool while using pool
chemicals. Or you may want to transition to h2o2 at that time. Hydrogen
peroxide will not have any adverse reaction or interaction with pool chemicals.
The level of h2o2 suggested below will vary by the amount of organic material
that comes into the water (leaves, dust) and by pool usage that then also
brings contaminating organics into the water. Within the context of the water
volume in a swimming pool, increasing concentration to address high pool usage
or high organic content can not reach a harmful level no matter how high a
concentration you decide to use.
Swimming Pool and Hot Tub usage:
Getting started –
Many recommend shocking your pool or tub to start using
hydrogen peroxide. Either Food Grade or Technical Grade can be used.
To “SHOCK” your pool or hot tub, a relatively high level
is used at a ratio of 1 cup for every 250 gallons. DO NOT RUN your pump
continuously. Rather, run it only long enough to circulate the water and then
turn off the pump. Ideally, you should add the h2o2 at sunset and allow the
water to sit 24 hours before turning the pump back on. The tub or pool may be
used afterwards.
It is NOT necessary to shock your pool or hot tub if you
are starting with fresh water. H2o2 will not adversely interact with other pool
chemicals.
POOL AND HOT TUB MAINTAINANCE:
This depends quite a bit on the water source and the
amount of organic materials that enter the water (dust, leaves, number of
people using the pool etc.) If you are starting with new water, a good
starting point is 1 cup of h2o2 for every 500 gallons of water.
H2o2 interacts with and oxidizes organic materials and
decomposes with UV light. This is a reason that h2o2 must be added time
to time to maintain its level in the water. There is no danger of h2o2 levels
increasing or forming dangerous residual chemicals.
TEST STRIPS: Ideally, you would keep the concentration
level measuring between 500 and 1000 ppm. Test strips can be found for such
testing.
CHECK YOUR FILTERS OFTEN: As with any pool or hot tub with
a filtration system, you should regularly check your filter(s) as clogged
filters will damage some pumping systems.
STORAGE: H2o2 should ALWAYS be stored in TOTAL DARKNESS
and a cool location. UV light causes h2o2 to decompose.
CAUTION: ALWAYS wear plastic gloves and safety goggles
when adding h2o2 to the water as it can splash or spill. You simply add the
hydrogen peroxide to the water and no special injection system is
necessary.
NOTE:
These ratios
are for LEGITIMATE 35% h2o2.
35% concentrated
hydrogen peroxide is packed with releasable oxygen atoms - the working element
of h2o2. A little goes a
very long way.
The product
description and contents are only pure, undiluted 35% Food Grade Hydrogen
Peroxide that has been bottled into consumer sized containers less than 30 days
before shipment.
THIS
INFORMATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, HIGHLIGHTING THE RESEARCH AND
HISTORICAL USAGE OF FOOD GRADE H2O2 FOR HEALTH. NOTHING SAID IS INTENDED
TO TREAT, DIAGNOSE, PREVENT OR CURE ANY DISEASE, NOR IS IT INTENDED TO TAKE THE
PLACE OF A DOCTOR'S ADVICE. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY
THE FDA FOR HEALTH PURPOSES SUCH AS THOSE OUTLINED ABOVE.
FIRST AID
MEASURES EYES: Immediately flush with water
for at least 15 minutes, lifting the upper and lower eyelids
intermittently. See a medical doctor or ophthalmologist immediately. SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and
water. Get medical attention if irritation occurs and persists. INGESTION: Rinse mouth with water.
Dilute by giving 1 or 2 glasses of water. Do not induce
vomiting. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. See a medical
doctor immediately. INHALATION: Remove to fresh air. If
breathing difficulty or discomfort occurs and persists,
contact a medical doctor. NOTES TO MEDICAL DOCTOR: Hydrogen
peroxide at these concentrations is a strong
oxidant. Direct contact with the eye is likely to cause corneal damage
especially if not washed immediately.
Careful ophthalmologic evaluation is recommended and the possibility of local
corticosteroid therapy
should be considered. Because of the likelihood of corrosive effects on the
gastrointestinal tract after
ingestion, and the unlikelihood of systemic effects, attempts at evacuating the
stomach via emesis induction
or gastric lavage should be avoided. There is a remote possibility, however,
that a nasogastric or orogastric
tube may be required for the reduction of severe distension due to gas
formation.
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN AND INCOMPETENT ADULTS... SAFE ONLY WHEN USED AS DIRECTED!
H2O2 is very powerful stuff!
STORE WITH CAUTION!MAY BE FATAL IF TAKEN INTERNALLY IN UNDILUTED
FORM!
We can not ship to a
Post Office Box.
Federal regulations prohibit shipping any hydrogen peroxide based product
through the United States Post Office system. While not all products
offered are restricted, there is too great a potential for a shipping error.
We will not ship to any
military base or local, state or federal government facility.
Security precautions since 9/11 have lead local, state and federal officials to
enact various inspections, restrictions and guidelines of any item coming into
their specific facility. There is no standard set of rules and they vary from
location, locality and facility. Packaged delayed for inspection can become
lost for weeks. During this time, the only information we have by the shipper
is that it was delivered, while the customer has not received their order. If
returned, we also will not know of the return for as long as 6 weeks. To avoid
these potential issues, we will not ship to any address that appears to be a
military facility, or any local, state or federal facility.
We can not ship to Alaksa, Hawaii
or any foreign country.
Hydrogen peroxide products can not be shipped by air carrier under federal
regulations. This prohibits shipping to Hawaii
and Alaska.
Each foreign country has their own regulations and laws related to any chemical
product. We have no manner to know what such current laws are or whether air
travel would be involved in shipping. While we could ship salts and emtpy
bottles to Hawaii, Alaska
and Canada,
the shipping charges are extremely high and delivery can be delayed. The
S&H rates do not reflect the higher shipping rates.
All shipping is by
ground shipment only as hydrogen peroxide products can not be transported by
air.
We also can not ship overnight or by air shipment. Shipping usual takes
7-14 days, but may take up to 2-4 weeks.
