Hydrogen Peroxide: This Medicine Cabinet Staple Can Do More Than Disinfect!

Today I was thinking about the many health and other benefits of Hydrogen Peroxide . Since I've always had a bottle handy throughout the years, and have always used hydrogen peroxide and touted its benefits, I thought I'd pass on a few helpful uses. The peroxide used in the following is a household form of 3% hydrogen peroxide.

Put 1 ounce hydrogen peroxide in 1 quart of water and water and mist plants with solution. For sprouting seeds, add 1 ounce hydrogen peroxide to one pint of water and soak seeds overnight. Use a new mixture of the same solution each time you soak or water the seeds.

Use hydrogen peroxide on wet blood stains. Pour it right on the stain.

Use a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and water and spray into nostrils whenever you have a cold or clogged sinuses. It will bubble and help kill bacteria. Hold in nose for a few minutes then blow your nose into a tissue. (fill an empty nasal spray bottle with this 50/50 solution).

For an emergency-fix for a bad toothache, put a capfull of peroxide into your mouth and hold it for 10 minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.

For a lighter, natural look for your blonde or light brown hair, spray a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and water on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. It will lighten and highlight your hair gradually.

Pour a cup of peroxide in your bath water to help rid boils, fungus or other skin infections.

Use hydrogen peroxide to clean mirrors with no smearing.

Use hydrogen peroxide as an insecticide spray. Put 8 ounces of white sugar and 4-8 ounces of hydrogen peroxide in one gallon of water and spray away.

Keep a spray bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the bathroom and spray your body after washing to replace the acid on your skin that soap and chloride in the water removes.

Spray toilet paper with hydrogen peroxide before using.

Use hydrogen peroxide spray on a cotton ball as a facial freshener after washing.

Mix hydrogen peroxide with baking soda and use as a toothpaste for whitening and cleaning your teeth.

Use 3% hydrogen peroxide as a mouthwash and throat gargle. It destroys the bad bacteria and helps clear up periodontal disease.