Hydrogen Peroxide

Just yesterday I cut my knee and got blood on our living room carpet. I was complaining to my online mommy group at MyMommyTime.Com and they, lovely ladies that they are, all suggested using hydrogen peroxide on the stain. IT WORKED! They also gave me other useful ideas concerning hydrogen peroxide. This piqued my curiosity, and so I searched the Web for these ten uses for the natural wonder:





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!

Hydrogen Peroxide is a safe, green alternative to so many different harsh chemical agents. It's cheap too! I spent $1.50 on the largest bottle of HP at our grocery store and even less on the spray bottle that I keep it in.

BONUS TIP: Baby wipes work wonders too! I use them all the time to clean up stains when I'm on the go, or out of cleaning solution. They also work as sanitizing wipes and can clean cuts. Try it!

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