TIPS AND THINGS
I like to post tips for my readers once in a while. I started using hydrogen peroxide routinely some time ago. This appeared in Home Hints E-news recently:
Some Unusual Uses for Peroxide. Many uses for a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide (costing less than $1.00 at any drug store) have been suggested on the Internet recently. With prices of most necessities rising, this little brown bottle may be a way to save money in a simple, healthy manner. - Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out (try it when you bathe). This will help prevent canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash. (Small print says mouth wash and gargle right on the bottle). - Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs. - Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it directly onto the surface. - After rinsing your wooden cutting board, apply peroxide to kill salmonella and other bacteria. - For foot fungus, try spraying a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on your feet (especially the toes) every night and let dry. - Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. - Use a spray bottle filled with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and in your bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will. - Try tilting your head back and spraying your 50/50 mixture into your nostrils whenever you have a cold or plugged sinuses. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, then blow your nose. - If you have a nagging toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain should lessen greatly. - If prefer a natural, highlighted look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. If your hair is a light brown or dirty blonde, you will achieve more natural highlights, not the peroxide-burnt blonde hair that can come from prepackaged hair dyes. The gradual lightening will not be very noticeable. - Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help treat boils, fungus, or other skin infections. - You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary. - Use peroxide to reduce smearing when cleaning mirrors. It works really well.
Some Unusual Uses for Peroxide. Many uses for a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide (costing less than $1.00 at any drug store) have been suggested on the Internet recently. With prices of most necessities rising, this little brown bottle may be a way to save money in a simple, healthy manner. - Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out (try it when you bathe). This will help prevent canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash. (Small print says mouth wash and gargle right on the bottle). - Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs. - Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it directly onto the surface. - After rinsing your wooden cutting board, apply peroxide to kill salmonella and other bacteria. - For foot fungus, try spraying a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on your feet (especially the toes) every night and let dry. - Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. - Use a spray bottle filled with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and in your bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will. - Try tilting your head back and spraying your 50/50 mixture into your nostrils whenever you have a cold or plugged sinuses. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, then blow your nose. - If you have a nagging toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain should lessen greatly. - If prefer a natural, highlighted look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. If your hair is a light brown or dirty blonde, you will achieve more natural highlights, not the peroxide-burnt blonde hair that can come from prepackaged hair dyes. The gradual lightening will not be very noticeable. - Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help treat boils, fungus, or other skin infections. - You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary. - Use peroxide to reduce smearing when cleaning mirrors. It works really well.
posted by John and Flo Martin at 2:21 PM
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