H2O2 Hydrogen Peroxide

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Hydrogen Peroxide is for hygienic cleaning of equipments, distilled water storage bottle, enema kit, etc…

Contains Hydrogen Peroxide 3% solution in distilled water.

Domestic uses * Diluted H2O2 (between 3% and 12%) is used to bleach human hair when mixed with ammonia, hence the phrase “peroxide blonde”.

It is absorbed by skin upon contact and creates a local skin capillary embolism which appears as a temporary whitening of the skin.

It is used to whiten bones that are to be put on display.

The strength of a solution may be described as a percentage or volume, where 1% hydrogen peroxide releases 3.3 volumes of oxygen during decomposition.

Thus, a 3% solution is equivalent to 10 volume and a 6% solution to 20 volume, etc.

* 3% H2O2 is used medically for cleaning wounds, removing dead tissue, and as an oral debriding agent.

Peroxide stops slow (small vessel) wound bleeding/oozing, as well.

Most over-the-counter peroxide solutions are not suitable for ingestion.

* 3% H2O2 is effective at treating fresh (red) blood-stains in clothing and on other items.

It must be applied to clothing before blood stains can be accidentally “set” with heated water.

Cold water and soap are then used to remove the peroxide treated blood.

* The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified hydrogen peroxide as a Low Regulatory Priority (LRP) drug for use in controlling fungus on fish and fish eggs.

* Some horticulturalists and users of hydroponics advocate the use of weak hydrogen peroxide solution (“Spanish water”) in watering solutions.

Its spontaneous decomposition releases oxygen that enhances a plant’s root development and helps to treat root rot (cellular root death due to lack of oxygen) and a variety of other pests.

There is some peer-reviewed academic research to back up some of the claims.

* Laboratory tests conducted by fish culturists in recent years have demonstrated that common household hydrogen peroxide can be used safely to provide oxygen for small fish.

Hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen by decomposition when it is exposed to catalysts such as manganese dioxide.

* Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizer effective in controlling sulfide and organic related odors in wastewater collection and treatment systems.

It is typically applied to a wastewater system where there is a retention time of 30 minutes to 5 hours before hydrogen sulfide is released.

Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes the hydrogen sulfide and promotes bio-oxidation of organic odors.

Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to oxygen and water, adding dissolved oxygen to the system thereby negating some Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).

* Mixed with baking soda and a small amount of hand soap, hydrogen peroxide is effective at removing skunk odor.

* If a dog has swallowed a harmful substance (e.g. rat poison, chocolate), small amounts of hydrogen peroxide can be given to induce vomiting.

* Hydrogen peroxide is used with phenyl oxalate ester and an appropriate dye in glow sticks as an oxidizing agent.

It reacts with the ester to form an unstable CO2 dimer which excites the dye to an excited state; the dye emits a photon (light) when it spontaneously relaxes back to the ground state.

Therapeutic use Hydrogen peroxide is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as an antimicrobial agent, an oxidizing agent and for other purposes by the FDA.

Hydrogen peroxide has been used as an antiseptic and anti-bacterial agent for many years due to its oxidizing effect.

While its use has decreased in recent years with the popularity of readily-available over the counter products, it is still used by many hospitals, doctors and dentists.

* Like many oxidative antiseptics, hydrogen peroxide causes mild damage to tissue in open wounds, but it also is effective at rapidly stopping capillary bleeding (slow blood oozing from small vessels in abrasions), and is sometimes used sparingly for this purpose, as well as cleaning.

* Hydrogen peroxide can be used as a toothpaste when mixed with correct quantities of baking soda and salt.

* Hydrogen peroxide and benzoyl peroxide are sometimes used to treat acne.

* Hydrogen peroxide is used as an emetic in veterinary practice.

FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a very pale blue liquid, slightly more viscous than water, which appears colorless in dilute solution.

It is a weak acid, has strong oxidizing properties, and is a powerful bleaching agent.

It is used as a disinfectant, antiseptic, oxidizer, and in rocketry as a propellant.

The oxidizing capacity of hydrogen peroxide is so strong that it is considered a highly reactive oxygen species.

In organisms, hydrogen peroxide is naturally produced as a byproduct of oxygen metabolism; virtually all possess enzymes known as peroxidases, which harmlessly and catalytically decompose low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

For the complete article, please refer to Hydrogen Peroxide.

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