Other Uses For Food Grade 35% H2O2
Dispelling the incorrect myths about food grade hydrogen peroxide with everything you ever wanted to know about food grade hydrogen peroxide, but didn't know who to ask...
For centuries, people who have worked in health sciences have been seeking to identify the primary biochemical cause of all disease, and the cure-all that this basic principle would yield. The cause and the cure have been found, but their utter simplicity makes them difficult to accept at first. It seems that if it's really that simple, we should have discovered it ages ago and we should have been using it all along.
Hydrogen Peroxide is simply oxygenated water, which is water that has extra oxygen in it. Made up of two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. It is known chemically as H2O2 and, is THE most important NUTRIENT in the world!
Low grade pharmacy/grocery store hydrogen peroxide is well-known to most people. When we apply it externally to an open wound, hydrogen peroxide produces a bubbling sensation, which is just the extra oxygen being released. Unfortunately, pharmacy grade hydrogen peroxide is filled with toxic stabilizers designed to prolong shelf life (phenacetin, acetanilide, sodium stannate and others). These toxic chemicals are also added in order to prevent you from using hydrogen peroxide internally in ways that can result in nearly miraculous health benefits.
Oxygenated water (hydrogen peroxide) falls to earth in rain and snow. It acts as a natural disinfectant in lakes, rivers and oceans. If it were not for the hydrogen peroxide in rainwater, the Earth's surface would be putrid from bacteria overgrowth. Clean, fresh spring water, glacial melt and fast flowing streams all have relatively high amounts of hydrogen peroxide.
Hydrogen peroxide has also been found in many of the healing springs of the world, including Fatima in Portugal, Lourdes in France and the Shrine of St. Anne in Canada. The water in Lourdes is purported to contain hydrogen peroxide.
Now, you may not be in the habit of bleaching tripe, herring or beef feet, but as far as the federal government is concerned, you most certainly could legally use hydrogen peroxide in any amount or at any concentration necessary.
DANGER?
No-one at "health food outlets" or in the "alternative medicine" world recommends that concentrated hydrogen peroxide should be used full strength. Of course that is dangerous. Yes, it's true that less than a handful of people over the past number of decades have mistakenly consumed concentrated hydrogen peroxide, but let me ask you something. You probably believe that it is generally safe to take one aspirin if you had a headache. You probably think it is safe to put a teaspoon of sugar in your coffee or tea. Right?
Would you take 700 asprins? Of course not. Would you put 700 teaspoons of sugar in your coffee? Well, 35% hydrogen peroxide is 700 times more concentrated than the amount that is considered safe. If someone died after taking 700 asprins, or got sick after eating 700 spoonfuls of sugar, do you think that the FDA would put out a warning regarding the dangers of taking aspirin or using sugar at 700 times the safe dosage? Or would that be stating the obvious?
With any substance, (including hydrogen peroxide) toxicity is always dependent upon the amount used. Even too much water can kill you (and not just by drowning)! Every year, approximately 25 people die because they drink too much water, it dilutes the electrolytes in their system, and the electrical signals to their heart are unable to maintain proper control of their heart beat. The point is that anything and everything can be dangerous if you use it improperly. Everything can be deadly. The important issue is relative danger. Relative to pharmaceutical products, hydrogen peroxide is amazingly safe.
ORAL
Three percent hydrogen peroxide has long been a popular and inexpensive mouthwash, used either full strength or diluted by half in distilled water. This long accepted, common practice is based on proven scientific research. Hydrogen peroxide has been used in dentistry for over eighty years. It has been found to prevent plaque and gingivitis and it is helpful in healing infections of the mouth and gums. In 1979, fourteen dental students at the Department of Periodontology at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden took part in a double-blind study. After a thorough dental examination, half of the students were told to rinse their mouths three times daily, after meals. The use of toothbrushes was NOT permitted! Measurements of plaque and gingival "index scores" were taken after four, seven, and fourteen days of the study. Bacteria from the mouth was examined microscopically and analysed after the first and second weeks. The results showed that the mouthwash containing hydrogen peroxide effectively prevented the colonization of a number of types of bacteria, including filaments, fusiforms, motile and curved rods as well as spirochetes. The hydrogen peroxide also retarded plaque formation and "significantly retarded" the development of gingivitis. The researchers concluded: "It is suggested that hydrogen peroxide released by the mouthwashes during rinsing may prevent or retard the colonization and multiplication of anaerobic bacteria."
(J. Wennstrom and J. Lindhe, "Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Developing Plaque and Gingivitis in Man," Journal of Clinical Periodontology 6, 1979, pages 115-130)
"An expert advisory committee on antimicrobial agents found that hydrogen peroxide was the only substance that could safely and effectively be used for cleaning mouth injuries."
(Federal Register, Volume 46, Number 6, January 9, 1981)
"Daily exposure to low levels of hydrogen peroxide present in dentifrices is much lower than that of bleaching agents. Studies in which 3% hydrogen peroxide or less were used daily for up to six years showed occasional transitory irritant effects only a small number of subjects with pre-existing ulceration. Prolonged use of hydrogen peroxide decreased plaque and gingivitis indices. Wound healing following gingival [gum] surgery was enhanced due to the antimicrobial effects of topically administered hydrogen peroxide. For most subjects, beneficial effects were seen with hydrogen peroxide levels above 1%."
(M.V. Marshall et Al., "Hydrogen Peroxide: A Review of Its Use in Dentistry," Journal of Periodontology 66, number 9, September, 1995, pages 786-796)
In the early 1990s, following a report of tooth damage related to the misuse of an over-the-counter teeth whitening kit containing an acidic pretreatment rinse, the FDA considered changing the status of teeth whiteners from a cosmetic (which are regulated differently) to a drug. This led to a ban of teeth whitening products in the fall of 1991 until June, 1992. This ban did not include hydrogen peroxide. The FDA ultimately decided not to reclassify teeth whiteners as drugs and therefore the FDA does not regulate these types of products. The form of peroxide that is commonly used in teeth whitening products is an ingredient called carbamide peroxide, which is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and urea, which is one of the main constituents of urine. Canker sores can certainly be treated with hydrogen peroxide. Even the National Institute of Health says so.
"Question:
How can you treat painful canker sores in your mouth?
Answer:
The easiest home remedy is to apply hydrogen peroxide with a cotton swab on the canker sore (one part hydrogen peroxide to one part water)"
(www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002065.htm))
Add four tablespoons (two ounces) of 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to one gallon of milk, water or other beverage in order to meet the Federal Government's Generally Recognised As Safe (GRAS) concentration of 0.05%. (500 parts per million) There are 128 ounces in each gallon. Four tablespoons equal two ounces. Two ounces at 3% diluted by 128 ounces (2x3%/128) equals 0.046875%. Eight eight-ounce glasses per day is good for health maintenance.
Daily consumption of 3/4 of a gallon (96 ounces, 12-8 ounce glasses, or approximately 3 litres) is considered by many practitioners to provide a therapeutic amount of hydrogen peroxide.
While you should absolutely never use any form of hydrogen peroxide purchased from a drug store or grocery due to the fact that they all contain toxic preservatives, stabilisers and heavy metals, do take the time to look at a label of pharmacy grade hydrogen peroxide. It clearly states:
"Oral Debriding Agent: For use as a gargle or rinse. Aids in the removal of phlegm, mucus or other secretions associated with occasional sore mouth. As an oral rinse: Mix with an equal amount of water, swish around in the mouth over the affected area for at least one minute and then spit out. Use up to four times daily after meals and at bedtime, or as directed by a dentist or doctor."
(CVS pharmacy U.S.P Hydrogen Peroxide label, May 20, 2008)
We strongly suggest that you follow the official government/pharmaceutical advice and use 3% hydrogen peroxide as a mouth rinse and gargle four times a day and at bedtime. However, don't use the toxic, stabilised pharmacy grade hydrogen peroxide, instead use only higher quality 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Using 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide as an oral rinse and gargle four times a day is absolutely the best, simplest, safest and most instructive way to introduce yourself to using hydrogen peroxide. It's safe, it's easy and it's government approved. Your mouth will be much healthier, your teeth will be much whiter, and you will begin to become far more comfortable with the benefits of hydrogen peroxide in an introductory way which will give you confidence to use hydrogen peroxide in even more powerful ways. When you use hydrogen peroxide, you are using the most fundamental ingredients of all human life - oxygen and water.
SKIN
The typical bottle of pharmacy grade hydrogen peroxide also says:
"First Aid Antiseptic: For treatment of minor cuts and abrasions. First aid to prevent the risk of infection in minor cuts and burns. Directions: Clean the affected area, apply a small amount of product on the affected area 1 to 3 times a day. If bandaged, let dry first."
(CVS pharmacy U.S.P Hydrogen Peroxide label, May 20, 2008)
Again, we very strongly agree, but again, don't use the toxic, stabilised pharmaceutical grade. Instead, use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide and use it on any skin issue you may have. Although it is an unpleasant topic, and you will not want to believe that this is actually going on under your skin, all over your body, the following is a reality. The human body is covered with billions of tiny mites. Many people believe that they are a major cause of skin aging and blemishes. Like all living creatures, these mites excrete waste. They excrete their waste on your skin, in your pores, under your finger and toenails, in your sweat glands, under your dead skin cells in your hair follicles, etc. Their waste contains and attracts various bacteria, viruses and fungi which are all too happy to consume it, grow and multiply (right there on your skin)! Ordinary soap and water simply does not remove this ongoing problem. Hydrogen peroxide does!
Hydrogen peroxide can help remove dead skin or anaerobic organisms such as bacteria, virus, fungi or parasites or any of their excrement. We here at BACEN SCOTTS strongly suggest that you use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide on any acne that you may have. Use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide on any kind of skin blemish. Use it on any kind of rash, fungus, wart, etc. Use 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide anywhere your skin seems to need any kind of help. A very easy way to do this is to spray your body immediately after leaving the shower. Just be careful to not get it into your eyes. We have personally seen hydrogen peroxide work miracles on skin problems!
SANITARY FOOD PRACTICES
If you read the federal regulations in the previous section, you saw that the government generally finds it to be safe to use hydrogen peroxide in a number of different ways. According to the regulations, hydrogen peroxide (at a concentration of only 0.05%!) may be used as an antimicrobial agent in milk that is used in the making of cheese. Hydrogen peroxide may also be used in any "amount sufficient for the purpose" to bleach tripe, beef feet, herring and instant tea! This is not a new idea. "Hydrogen peroxide has considerable value as a germicide for two reasons:
First, the enormous reduction of numbers of bacteria, and second, the harmlessness of the decomposition products."
(Heinemann, Journal of the American Medical Association, March 24, 1913)
Hydrogen peroxide is also approved for use by the aseptic packaging industry. You are most certainly familiar with the small boxes of juice and other drinks that do not need to be refrigerated. Manufacturers spray the inside of those little boxes with hydrogen peroxide before they are filled with fluids such as fruit juice, milk, etc. Once the package is hermetically sealed, any hydrogen peroxide in the container will prevent any bacteria, viruses or fungi from growing within the container. "Hydrogen peroxide may be used to treat polyethylene food contact surfaces."
(Federal Register, Volume 46, Number 6, January 9, 1981, 21 CFR, Part 178, Section 178, 1005, (e), (1))
DISINFECTANT
Now, if you ask them, the FDA will say that hydrogen peroxide is not approved as a disinfectant around the home. They will say that hydrogen peroxide is not "approved" to help fight mold, mildew, fungi, etc. These statements are TRUE. The FDA has not approved hydrogen peroxide for these uses. Not because hydrogen peroxide isn't safe and effective, but simply because the FDA has absolutely no authority to even rule on these uses. The authority to regulate hydrogen peroxide for use in disinfecting your environment rests with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not the FDA! The EPA has approved hydrogen peroxide for use as an antimicrobial treatment in agricultural premises, food establishments, medical facilities, home bathrooms, dairy processing plants, food processing equipment, breweries, wineries and beverage plants. In addition, hydrogen peroxide (along with and oxidised form of vinegar) is one of the materials approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in anthrax decontamination efforts to reduce spore populations. "EPA reviewed data related to the safety and effectiveness of using hydrogen peroxide [and an oxidised form of vinegar] for the inactivation of bacillus anthracis[anthrax]. EPA determined that the product could be used safely and effectively."
(Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid," Pesticides: Topical and Chemical Fact Sheets, Washington D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July, 2007
http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/chemicals/hydrogenperoxide_peroxyaceticacid_factsheet.html)
The EPA also has approved disinfection systems used by numerous companies throughout the world. These companies offer clean-room sterilization techniques that simply spray a fine vapour of hydrogen peroxide into the room in order to disinfect it completely. Please note the product's EPA registration. Even though it is used in a healthcare setting, the authority to register its use rests with the Environmental Protection Agency!
(www.steris.com/healthcare/about_vaprosure.crm
(http://www.steris.com/healthcare/about_vaproure.crm))
"Vapourized hydrogen peroxide is registered by the EPA as a sterilant that inactivates bacterial spores on environmental surfaces in an enclosed area. It is used to decontaminate or sterilize sealed enclosures such as isolaters, work stations, and pass through rooms. EPA reviewed data related to the safety and effectiveness of using liquid hydrogen peroxide vapour for inactivation of Bacillus Anthracis spores. EPA determined that the product could be used safely and effectively, and that no unreasonable adverse events would occur from the requested uses."
(www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/vhp_factsheet
(http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/vhp_factsheet).
The Code of Federal Regulations says that hydrogen peroxide can be used to disinfect milk or to bleach tripe and beef feet and...
The EPA says that hydrogen peroxide can be used to destroy anthrax spores and...
The EPA registers the products that companies use when spraying hydrogen peroxide vapour into hospital operating rooms in order to disinfect them, then...
WHY WOULDN'T IT BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TO USE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS?
Unless otherwise stated, all of the following recommendations are for undiluted 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide.
AQUARIUMS/TROPICAL FISH
Many tropical fish enthusiasts (and professional aquarium managers) regularly maintain a level between 30-100 parts per million in the water in their aquariums. Reason would tell you to start with a very low amount, see if it is adequate to the task at hand and gradually increase the amount as needed.
BATHROOM
Spray it in the shower to remove mold and mildew. Pour it in the toilet tank (where the water is stored for the next flush). Pour it down the sink, tub and shower drains.
FLOOR
A floor mopped with hydrogen peroxide is a vast improvement over the sickening and toxic smell of chlorine and ammonia. Your pets will especially appreciate the improvement. To a dog, cat, or most other pets, a house cleaned with ammonia smells like it has been invaded by an alpha dog or cat who has marked the entire place with urine.
FOOD STORAGE/LEFTOVERS
Spray the container before you put in the leftover food and then spray the top of the food before you close the container
GARDEN AND HOUSEPLANTS
Spray on outdoor or indoor plants to remove any fungus or mold. Add to all the water you use on all your plants. When hydrogen peroxide soaks into the soil, it neutralizes dangerous fungus in the soil, and as oxygen gas is released, the increase in volume lifts the soil and softens it so that roots and worms can more easily move through it.
Add four tablespoons (two ounces) of 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to one gallon of milk, water or other beverage in order to meet the Federal Government's Generally Recognised As Safe (GRAS) concentration of 0.05%. (500 parts per million) There are 128 ounces in each gallon. Four tablespoons equal two ounces. Two ounces at 3% diluted by 128 ounces (2x3%/128) equals 0.046875%. Eight eight ounce glasses per day is good for health maintenance. Daily consumption of 3/4 of a gallon (96 ounces, 12-8 ounce glasses, or approximately 3 litres) is considered by many practitioners to provide a therapeutic amount of hydrogen peroxide.
HUMIDIFIER/FOGGER/MISTER/VAPOURIZER/NEBULISER
To disinfect and neutralize allergens from the air, add one pint 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to each gallon of distilled water. For nebuliser, add one drop of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide to a 50/50 mixture of saline solution and distilled water to a 10 ml reservoir on the nebuliser and use for 3 minutes a day or as required.
Breathing in hydrogen peroxide is the most direct method available to oxygenate the HEART! Try to visualise the anatomy of your lungs. Visualise hydrogen peroxide enriched air as it enters the alveoli in the lungs, travels into the vein that goes directly to the left side of your heart. With each heartbeat, the highest amount of oxygen possible will be powerfully pumped into your aorta and into the coronary arteries that feed your heart. Do this as often as possible for respiratory problems, bronchitis or emphysema. Use 50 drops of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide to 5 litres of distilled water in vapourizer. In addition, simply get a humidifier and breathe properly diluted hydrogen peroxide in your own home, 24/7. Please note that dilution dosages instructions are provided with your order.
KITCHEN
Spray countertops, garbage containers, dishwasher, refrigerator, cooktop, sink and pour down the drain and garbage disposal.
LAUNDRY
Spray washing machine, pour down washer drain, add to wash to whiten clothes. Be careful with brightly coloured clothes.
LIME/SCALE DEPOSITS
Mineral deposits on shower heads, sink fixtures, etc. can be removed with hydrogen peroxide.
(Family Handyman, July/August 1988, page 96)
MARINADE
Place fish, chicken, beef, pork or other meat in a non-metallic casserole dish, and soak in 50/50 mix of distilled water and 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Details of how to make 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide from 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide are provided with your order.
Hydrogen peroxide has been used successfully to decontaminate broiler chickens by soaking them for ten minutes in 0.5%-1.0% concentrations of food grade hydrogen peroxide.
(Poultry Science, Issue 66, 1987, pages 1555-1557)
"You can be sure that any chicken used in my home that is purchased from the supermarket first goes into a 3% peroxide solution!" (Walter Grotz)
SHOWER
Before you start spraying anti-mold/mildew products that contain chlorine into your shower, why not try hydrogen peroxide instead? When chlorine based products come into contact with organic compounds they form toxic and cancerous organochlorines (such as dioxin) that are not biodegradable and remain in the environment for long periods of time.
SKUNK
Mixed with baking soda and a small amount of hand soap, hydrogen peroxide is effective in removing skunk odor, any other kind of pet odor, or any other offensive odor.
(http://home.earthlink.net/~skunkremedy/home/)
SWIMMING POOL/HOT TUB
Subliminally, your body knows that the toxic chemicals in most swimming pools and hot tubs are to be avoided and so many people find that their facilities go unused despite the huge investment. These same people find that they actually use their hot tub and/or swimming pool more often than ever once they have switched to using hydrogen peroxide. No respectable healing spa in the history of mankind has ever recommended that their patients should bathe in hot chlorine bleach for their health. The water found in most healing springs contains not chlorine (or bromine) but hydrogen peroxide (Lourdes).
People who have learned the benefits of hydrogen peroxide recommend draining all the toxic gunk out of your pool, cleaning it thoroughly, refilling it and then "shocking" the new water with a higher concentration (875 parts per million, 0.0875%) of food grade hydrogen peroxide than you need for maintenance (30-100 parts per million 0.003-0.01%).
VEGETABLE/FRUIT CLEANER
Add 4 ounces (one cup) of 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide to a sinkful of cold water. Soak light vegetables (lettuce) for 20 minutes and thick skinned vegetables (cucumber) for 30 minutes. If you don't have time to allow them to soak, spray them, let them stand for a few minutes. Rinse and allow to dry. In 1997, studies performed at Virginia Polytechnic Institute by food scientist Susan Sumner showed that a simple procedure using hydrogen peroxide followed by vinegar (or vice versa) killed all the microbes associated with contaminated red meat (including salmonella, shigella and E coli). In her studies, Sumner observed that vegetables tend to hold more microbes than meat due to their larger surface area and unusual shapes, and that the vegetables also tend to hold on to those microbes more tenaciously than meat. Studies have also shown that merely dipping eggs twice in 6% hydrogen peroxide reduced the number of salmonella typhimurium by 95%.
(M. Padron, "Egg Dipping in Hydrogen Peroxide Solution to Eliminate Salmonella Typhimurium From Eggshell Membranes", Avian Disease, Jul-Sep, 1995, Volume 39, Number 3, pages 627-630)
WATER PURIFICATION
Today, over 2,000 municipalities around the world, including Montreal, Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow purify their drinking water using ozone, which bubbles up through the water and reacts with it to form hydrogen peroxide.
WINDOWS
3% hydrogen peroxide is great for streak free windows.
Hydrogen peroxide is a NUTRIENT that is necessary to healthy functioning of the human body. You are grossly deficient in this important NUTRIENT. Technically, hydrogen peroxide is not a vitamin, because the human body can actually manufacture it from within but, since it is made by the body, it is classified as a food or food supplement, not a drug.
Biopesticides Fact Sheet for Food Grade 35% Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2
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