40 Surprising Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

Take care of your toothbrushes and keep them clean with hydrogen peroxide. Just soak your toothbrushes in it for a bit and then rinse them.
For acne that’s red and infected, use some hydrogen peroxide! Just lightly apply to the acne once a day, and you should see it get better. The hydrogen peroxide kills the bacteria infecting the acne.
Swish hydrogen peroxide for about half a minute or so to help treat cold sores. Don’t do this too often, though, or else it can harm your mouth.
You can also swish hydrogen peroxide to treat bad breath. Again, do it for about half a minute, and then spit it out. Too much too often can harm you.
Use hydrogen peroxide to lighten your hair! Mix equal parts of water and hydrogen peroxide, spray it onto your hair, comb it through so it’s evenly spread out, and then just let it dry. Repeat this as often as needed until your hair is the shade you want.

Reduce foot fungus by soaking your feet in a mixture of equal part water and hydrogen peroxide. This helps kill bacteria and some fungus so your feet are clean and sanitized.
Pour a little bit of hydrogen peroxide in your ear in order to deal with an ear infection. Lots of people like to do this when they get the cold, but I think it works for any ear infection.
Soak your nails in a hydrogen peroxide mixture every once in a while to whiten them and make them look better!
Add ½ cup of hydrogen peroxide to your toilet bowl, let it sit for about 20 minutes, and then come back and clean it. The hydrogen peroxide helps disinfect the toilet bowl.
You can also use hydrogen peroxide to clean your toilet brush. Soak the brush in it and, if you like, put some hydrogen peroxide in the holster so it’s always clean!

Use hydrogen peroxide as a no-streak window and mirror cleaner. Simply spray the hydrogen peroxide onto the surface and wipe it off with a paper towel!
You can use hydrogen peroxide to cover up your roots if they’re getting too dark. Simply dab the hydrogen peroxide onto your roots, let it sit for about thirty minutes, and then wash your hair.
Add two quarts of hydrogen peroxide to your bath water to make it a detoxifying bath! This keeps your skin fresh and clean, which makes you feel better.
Swish hydrogen peroxide in your mouth to help your teeth get whiter. Do this about once a week, and you’ll see almost immediate results!
After using your cutting board, rinse it off and then spray it with hydrogen peroxide. This helps keep the cutting board clean and disinfected so it doesn’t get anyone sick.

Take food grade hydrogen peroxide and use it to clean your veggies and fruits. You just simply wash them in the hydrogen peroxide and then rinse it off!
If you have sheets, curtains, or tablecloths that used to be white but are now yellow, try hydrogen peroxide! Just apply it to the yellow parts and you’ll see the product begin to turn white again!
If there’s a stain in your rug or carpet, try using hydrogen peroxide. Spray it on and then clean it up. Do a test spot first, to make sure it doesn’t do harm. This is only good for light colored rugs and carpets.
Add some hydrogen peroxide to your dish soap to give it an extra boost. That way, when you’re washing dishes in the sink, your soap is even stronger!
If you have clothes that are starting to smell a bit musty and not good, then wash them in a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. This is only good for light clothes.

Use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect your counter tops. Just mix it with equal parts water, spray the counter, and then wipe it down.
Make a paste out of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. You can now use that paste to clean your teeth!
For a last-minute deodorant, combine 1 part hydrogen peroxide with 2 parts dish soap. Just apply to your underarms!
Make your salads last longer with hydrogen peroxide! Take a half cup of water and add one tablespoon of food grade hydrogen peroxide. Spray it onto your salad and it will last longer.
Soak your feet in hydrogen peroxide and water to help soften calluses and corns. It’s relaxing and helpful in taking care of your feet.

Add a bit of hydrogen peroxide to your dishwasher to make it even more effective at cleaning! The hydrogen peroxide helps things get even more disinfected!
Whiten grout with hydrogen peroxide. Dry the grout, spray it with hydrogen peroxide, let it sit for a few hours, and then scrub the grout, rinse it, and let it dry.
Mix hydrogen peroxide with flour, apply the paste to your tiles, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it sit overnight. The next day, clean up the tiles and they should be a lot cleaner!
Douse your shower sandals in hydrogen peroxide to keep any bacteria or fungus at bay! It’s super easy and really effective.
If mold pops up in your house, treat it immediately with hydrogen peroxide. It’s one of the most effective homemade treatments. Always check with a specialist if you think the mold is dangerous.

Just hydrogen peroxide to disinfect your kids’ lunchboxes. Spray them down with hydrogen peroxide, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinse the lunch boxes off.
Make a paste out of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and put it on pots and pans with nasty stuck on food. Let it sit there for a while and then scrub it off. The stains should come right off too.
Soak your dish rags and sponges in hydrogen peroxide. This helps disinfect them, letting you use them longer without doing harm to your family.
Use hydrogen peroxide to clean and deodorize your fridge. Simply wipe down the shelves with hydrogen peroxide and you’re good!
You can also use hydrogen peroxide to clean toys. We all know that kids can be messy, so disinfecting and cleaning toys is super important.

You can replace your bleach with hydrogen peroxide in most cases. Let your whites soak in hydrogen peroxide for about 30 minutes and you’ll see them whiten up and lose their stains.
Spray down your shower liner with hydrogen peroxide to fight off any nasty growths. Soap scum and bacteria love the shower liner, so hydrogen peroxide is a helpful cleaning tool.
You can use hydrogen peroxide to get rid of most sweat and blood stains. Mix two parts hydrogen peroxide with 1 part detergent and apply it to the stain. This can only be done to light colored clothing.
Before you go and use your cooler that’s been sitting in the garage for six months, wipe it down with hydrogen peroxide. It will disinfect and clean it before you put a bunch of food in there.
Every now and then, run a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water through your humidifier to clean it and make it work better.

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