15 reasons why you should always have a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide at home

Health & Beauty benefits

H₂O₂ is a chemical compound called as Hydrogen peroxide. It is considered the most common household disinfectants by people across the globe. It is advisable to have one bottle of this compound in every household. 

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It is generally used as a sanitizer for cuts and wounds. It also acts as whitening agent. Let us provide all the possible benefits of this compound which will be really surprising to know.

Skin care

1. Clear up Acne

Apply hydrogen peroxide as a face cleanser to kill the bacteria that cause spots and help to improve your facial appearance. 

2. Disinfect Small Wounds

H₂O₂ is an antiseptic available easily that helps to clean cuts and wounds to prevent infection.

3. Help Heal Boils

Boils can be treated by soaking half of a bottle (about 8 ounces) of hydrogen peroxide into warm bath water.

Oral care

4. Antiseptic Mouth Rinse

You can become free from the embarrassing bad breath caused by the germs by rinsing your mouth with a cap full of hydrogen peroxide.

5. Whitening Toothydrogen peroxidase

Brush your teeth daily with the paste made with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. This homemade tooth hydrogen peroxidase makes your teeth shine brightly by removing the strains.

6. Disinfect Toothbrushes

Also, you can clean your toothbrushes from the unseen bacteria present in the bathroom by dipping the brush into hydrogen peroxide.

Hair care

7. Bleach Your Hair

It is not as heavy as household bleach, and hence H₂O₂ can be used for lightening hair.

8. Just Add Highlights

Spray some H₂O₂ on the hair that is damaged and leaves it for 15 minutes. Then wash the hair and you will feel the typical “sun-bleached” look in your hair.

Nail care

9. Whiten Your Nails

Treat your fingers of hands and legs with hydrogen peroxide to naturally whiten your nails.

10. Soften Corns & Calluses

Hydrogen peroxide mixed with warm water helps to soften and eventually remove the corns and calluses. Soak your legs daily in this solution for better results.

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Ear care

11. Remove Ear Wax

Wax in the ear can be removed by putting a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into ears.After some time out few drops of olive oil. Let it sit for few minutes then you can drain fluid from ears and thus ear wax is removed.

12. Relieve Ear Infections

Ear infection can be cured by putting 6 – 8 drop of hydrogen peroxide in each ear.

13. Prevent “Swimmer’s Ear”

To prevent infection caused after swimming due to the water in the ears can be treated by mixing hydrogen peroxide and vinegar in a ratio of 1:1 and apply in the ears after swimming.

Other uses

14. Kill Sub-dermal Parasites

Hydrogen peroxide kills the mites or other parasites naturally that affects the skin

15. Treat Foot Fungus

Mix hydrogen peroxide and water in a dark colored spray bottle in a ratio of 1:1 and apply on the foot that is affected by the fungus. Hydrogen peroxide treats fungus and eliminates it growth permanently.

Note: Hydrogen peroxide when exposed to light may decompose faster than at a dark place.

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