hydrogen peroxide
By ramos7881
@ramos7881 (344)
United States
January 28, 2010 8:56pm CST
I ran across some information about the health benefits of drinking, bathing, brushing you teeth, and even cleaning with hydrogen peroxide. Have you ever heard of this? Tried it? I looked it up and found a couple of blogs outlining others' experiences with drinking H2O2. One was very inspiring about how his health had improved. The small amount of research I did seemed credible, and I am considering buying a book that outlines the how, why, when, and where to buy the food grade H2O2. What are your thoughts on this?
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@PastorP (1170)
• United States
29 Jan 10
Hi ramos7881.
Hydrogen Peroxide is great. My dentist said it was a good thing to use. I think though seeking after "food grade" peroxide is a waste of money. I use the 3% stuff commonly found in stores. I just grabbed the bottle now and it says on the side "oral debriding agent." At 3%, there no need to dilute it. I put some in a cup, put it my mouth and squish it around for a while. Little foamy, but np.
@ramos7881 (344)
• United States
30 Jan 10
What I read was that the 3% H2O2 is adequate for oral hygiene purposes and some other things. What I am wondering is if anyone has actually tried drinking it and what the outcome was - during my reading, it did state that the 3% H2O2 did not provide adequate health benefits when taken internally and would do nothing more than make you vomit. The information indicated that it had to be 35% food grade H2O2 diluted in non-chlorinated water to provide health benefits.
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Jan 10
a lot of research says no it is not safe to be drank and I am inclined to believe doctors and medical people who say this. we all get on a band wagon and go ape over some new thing then some get hurt from trying it. Snopes says this is false and i will go with the doctors and Snopes to as snopes proves to be pretty good at furrowing out the crap from the intelligent uses.
@warmweatherwoman (2233)
• Atlantic City, New Jersey
16 Feb 10
Snopes.com is a website that poves urban legends and things of that nature wrong...
@beaniefanatic13 (5068)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
29 Jan 10
When I was much younger I had a problem with bleeding gums and my dentist told me to put a cap full in a small dixie cup mixed with water and rinse my mouth several times a day to stop the problem. I did it for years and I have no ssues with bleeding gums now.
Although I had heard that it was no longer advised to use on an open wound any more. Schools removed it from there nurses stations.
Happy mylotting.
@ramos7881 (344)
• United States
30 Jan 10
I am glad to hear that it worked for your bleeding gums. I also know that it is not advised for open wounds. I have actually read that your body essentially releases H2O2 during the healing process and cleansing the wound with H2O2 actually interferes with this. I did not read the actual studies though.
@Biomechanoid (2922)
• Estonia
29 Jan 10
I've also heard that hydrogen peroxide can make the teeth whiter, some members around there suggested me to try that. I can say there are some positive results I've noticed during the time I tried it. Hydrogen peroxide is also good for cleaning wounds I think.
@ramos7881 (344)
• United States
30 Jan 10
I have decided that we are going to start making our own toothpaste out of peroxide and baking soda instead of paying $3+ for a tube with these two products added. Thanks for the info.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
29 Jan 10
I didn't know that it could be drunk. Couldn't it be poisonous?:o
I've read in a magazine that hydrogen peroxide can make the teeth white. You just have to have the right solution of it and water, and then you gargle it. I've tried it once though it didn't take effect immediately because it was just once. :-) But it is said to be effective.
@ramos7881 (344)
• United States
29 Jan 10
From what I read, the 3% H2O2 you can buy in most stores is not a high enough grade to work with your body to make it healthy. I'm sure though that in high enough doses it could be detrimental. According to what I read, you have to buy food grade H2O2 and you take it at certain times of the day and you control the dosing carefully using a dropper. I also read that it will bleach your teeth and strengthen your tooth enamel at the same time if you make a paste with the 3% H2O2 and baking soda - that makes sense to me, as the toothpaste I usually buy states it contains H2O2 and baking soda anyway. I think it would be much cheaper to make my own toothpaste anyway.
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