Hydrogen Peroxide as a Natural Remedy: Benefits and Precautions

Cold Sores

Posted by Renee (El Dorado, Kansas) on 05/28/2007
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My vanity for white teeth found me reaching for the peroxide 16 years ago. A side affect was that I was no longer experiencing cold sores (approx 6 a year). My regime was brushing teeth, gums, and tongue with peroxide a couple times a week. When I forgot to do this, the tingling sensation of an outbreak reminded me to do the peroxide treatment and no cold sore surfaced. There have been a few times that I was out of peroxide and got the cold sore but it was gone within 2 days of getting peroxide and the sore was very mild. Apply directly in addition to brushing the entire mouth. I've had two cold sores in the last 15 years. The one during my divorce and the other after getting unjustly fired from my job. Both were mild attacks.

Bad Breath

Posted by Edith (Elizabeth, NJ) on 05/27/2007
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Have you ever known somebody with bad breath? Here is the cure. 1-Do gargles with hydrogen peroxide. All the bacteria accumulated by years will be killed and your breath will be as fresh as it can be. 2-Do the same once a week or maybe once a month. If you still have any problem, that I doubt it, probiotics will be the solution for getting rid of bad breath if it is accompanied by body odor. But the first step is the gargles.

Bad Breath

Posted by Carly (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 12/19/2011

To Clarify:

Arm and Hammer Baking Soda does NOT contain aluminum.

*Some* baking POWDERS may still contain aluminum. This is easily available information on the web.

:-)

Bad Breath

Posted by Linda (New Haven, Connecticut) on 12/19/2011

Soozannah, it's baking powder that contains aluminum, not baking soda, but one can purchase baking powder without aluminum at the grocery store.

Broad Benefits

Posted by L.A (Beirut, Lebanon) on 05/09/2007
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Hydrogen peroxide cured my daughter's toes fungus, and sore pimples ..thank you earth clinic

Broad Benefits

Posted by Katie (Ames, IA) on 05/02/2007
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One of my favorite H2O2 remedies is my homemade toothpaste. I take one part H2O2 and two parts baking soda (the measurements don't really matter, just get a consistency that you like). Stir them into a paste and brush as usual. It's a great fix for bad breath and whitens teeth just as well as those very expensive whitening kits, but with absolutely no pain. Another great recipe is for bad body odor. Take equal parts baking soda, H2O2, and water. Add a bit of dish soap and mix together. Scrub any place that the stink won't wash off. This remedy is great for athletes and sick people. Also works for people who have been skunked (it actually gave me the idea).

Broad Benefits

Posted by Pamela (Olympia, WA) on 04/16/2007
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Our family has been using hydrogen peroxide for cleansing wounds; diluted as a medicinal mouthwash; ear wax removal and also used in the ears to help ward off catching a cold (3 drops in ear, wait ten minutes then swab out or let ear drain onto wash cloth. Hydrogen peroxide, inexpensive, non-invasive good stuff.

Broad Benefits

Posted by Jens (North Vancouver, B.C., Canada) on 04/06/2007
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Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) ingestion has been responsible for a turn around in my overall health. I began experimenting with the ingestion of 35% H2O2 in Aug 2001. At that time I had no energy (yuppie fatigue syndrome), allergies, sensitivities, severe bronchitis several times a year. My options were Doctor Drugs or try something else. Having read Ed McCabe's book O2xygen Therapies I tried H2O2. Amazing! Things began to improve in a matter of a couple of weeks. I just got the results of my yearly physical. Excellant! My Doctor is amazed and told me to "keep doing what ever you are doing" but he doesn't want to know what it is. This is even though they are better than the last. The most dramatic improvement was the first year. I use the dilute 35% H2O2 in various ways. The main way is daily in my morning tea, in a bath, ear drops, nasal/throat spray a la Munro, and in various home made cleaning/disinfecting solutions.

The Morning Tea:
1/2 liter mug, Yerba Mate Tea,
three capfuls raw Apple Cider Vinegar,
4 grams Vit. C,
3 tablespoons good quality Unpasteurized Honey, and drops of H2O2.

Bath: 1 pint (500 ml, two cups) 35% H2O2 and 1 cup Epson Salts. Soak for at least 1/2 hour. It is preferable to filter the Chlorine out!

Ear Drops: 1% solution H2O2. Take an eye dropper full (15 - drops) and put in ear while lying down with that ear up. After 10 min. or so repeat with other ear. The bubbling you hear is good!

[Bill] Munro's methods are best to be referred to directly.

Household Cleaning Solutions: just add a little H2O2, drops of Tea Tree Oil and or Cinnamon Oil. Drops of Palmolive Detergent to water (to emulsify the oils). Bakin Soda can be pre-used on stuborn spots and stains. The efficacy of H2O2 can be increased with the addition of a little Colloidal Silver (I make my own). The inverse is also true that the efficasy of Colloidal Silver can also be increased with the addition of a little H2O2. jens ^j^

Broad Benefits

Posted by Trish (Kansas City, Missouri) on 03/20/2007
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I soaked in 4 pints of 3% store-bought hydrogen peroxide last night for about 20 minutes, while I did a little oil pulling, and noticed this morning that the 'veinyness' in my legs isn't as noticeable. Today I decided to be brave and try the hydrogen peroxide inhalation method...I did two different breaths about 20 minutes apart, 4-5 squirts for each, and then laid down for a nap. I slept for an hour and a half and didn't realize I had even fallen asleep until I woke up and saw the time. I don't even feel that good when I taken melatonin at night. And I woke up with lots of energy. I am also doing the apple cider vinegar remedy so my body is quite 'tingly,' and I'm getting headaches...but these are all signs of detoxification as I have done the Master Cleanse before for ten days and had very similar side effects. The ACV will actually take care of detox headaches if mixed with the baking soda and taken on an empty stomach.

Broad Benefits

Posted by Lee (Salem, NH) on 03/17/2007
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I have always used hydrogen peroxide for skin infections, insect bites, cankers, cold sores & deleting blood stains. Results are quick & inexpensive. I dab it on my finger, straight from the bottle, to apply to a cold sore or canker. I have never had a cold sore for more than a day. When I was a teenager, I also applied some to any pimples that might crop up.

Breathing Issues

Posted by Lynn (Washington Dc, Unites States) on 09/06/2010

Hi Damion, about your dry skin... If that's your only side affect, I would really try to stick with it... Maybe this is a detox side effect? I know that when I use virgin coconut oil, my super dry and ITCHY shins (which would most certainly appear ashen if my skin were a darker shade) feel and look way better. I've also used baby eczema lotion with success as well as virgin olive oil... I'm sure they have something great for it here on earth clinic... Try looking under eczema since that covers dryness and itchiness. Hope that helps. Lynn

Breathing Issues

Posted by Jesse (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Usa) on 09/17/2011

Use tamanu oil.

Breathing Issues

Posted by Lexies (Ny) on 12/31/2011

I don't know what to say, I have Lyme disease and I was looking for cure then found hydrogen peroxide therapy. All can say don't try until you do research, for me it's too late but I tell you what happen. I did course of hydrogen peroxide therapy, to kill Lyme, after 1 month I had green sputum small amount , after one week more and more. I call my doctor and he did CT scan and find that vie had cancer minimal cells in my lungs , spine , throat and lymph node in pericardial mediastinum site. Hydrogen peroxide is Carcinogenic, and iknow that but now it's too late, I found new treatment with MMS I will by next week it is Carcinogenic too, but I have nothing to loose. Before you do anything read side effects, and if it's carcinogenic. Don't be like me aim just an idiot, and I don't know how to tell my parents about my diagnosis. To bad but too late!!!

Breathing Issues

Posted by Oscar (Syracuse, New York) on 01/01/2012

Dear Lexies from Ny, When I read a posting such as yours I feel compelled to respond. The compound known as BHT [ butylated hydroxytoluene ] may be helpful in combatting all types of cancer.

A man named Dr. Denham Harman did a lot of research back in the late 1950s and 1960s that showed a very significant average lifespan increase in mice dosed with BHT that were cancer prone mice. This average lifespan increase was between 45% and 50% in the cancer prone mice. Other reseachers using non-cancer prone mice achieved average lifespan increases of between 22% and 31% with the use of BHT.

Dr. Harman chose BHT for well founded reasons. BHT is the most potent free radical and other harmful chemical entities scavenger available. Dr. Harman was hired by the US government to come up with a means of dealing with the harmful effects of nuclear radiation. Cancer is at least one of the most harmful results of nuclear radiation and BHT is the most effective measure he came up with to deal with these harmful effects.

Reading stories like yours breaks my heart. In my opinion, based on the very many studies that have been done: BHT is very likely to be benificial in the treatment of all cancers based on all that research that has been done. As to dosage I would recommend one 350mg capsule of BHT per day with a gulp of water to wash it down.

There is also wheat grass juice therapy. Ann Wigmore cured many patients of cancer with that therapy. A lot of former cancer patients swear by wheat grass juice therapy.

Both BHT and wheat grass juice therapy are based on sound biochemistry principles. I can NOT say the same for this MMS and hydrogen peroxide therapy because both are know to be toxic if taken internally. What can I say ? Do NOT give up. These are the two most promising therapies for cancer I am aware of: The BHT and the wheat grass juice....Oscar

Broad Benefits

Posted by Stephen (Indianapolis, IN) on 12/28/2006
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H202 THERAPY CURED STIFFNESS IN THE BACK AND CANDIDA BIG TIME. I WOULD WAKE UP IN THE MORNING ENERGYLESS UNTIL I DID MY REGULAR KIDNEY FLUSH, NOW AFTER THE THERAPY, I WAKE UP FEELING GOOD.

Stains

Posted by Jennifer (Raleigh, NC) on 12/21/2006
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I had ruined yet another pair of panties during my period, and I noticed my bottle of peroxide on my counter. Remembering that I had read that it worked for blood stains, I poured straight peroxide on the spot, watched it fizz up and promptly put the underwear in the wash. It was gone! It doesn't completely remove older stains, but it definitely fades them.

Earth Clinic Report

Posted by KT (Usa) on 02/08/2017

Oh my, Magnolia 16,

I would like to hear MtM's opinion about this! Instead of taking so many drops, three times a day of peroxide, as I swish a cap full diluted with a cap full of water sometimes I swallow a small amount. I didn't think it would be any worse than swallowing the bubbles in Perrier.

The peroxide I get is 3%. I noticed yesterday my stool was a bit foamy. I had also increased my cancer killing cocktail. I would hope it's "bubbling" any cancer cells out of my GI tract if any are there!

Please advise...

Earth Clinic Report

Posted by 2Q&Learn (Southern California) on 10/19/2020 171 posts

What I took away from the article is basically that it is very easy to mistake the 35% bottle for the 3% bottle, so they should be stored in totally different places to avoid anyone making that mistake!

Colds and Flu

Posted by Mark (Malaga, Spain) on 10/27/2006
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I had bad sinus infections on and off for a year; Doctor put me on 4 ot 5 different antibiotics, which helped for a while, but infection always came back after treatment finished. Went to a Natural Health doctor, who cured it with herbs and h2o2 !! Now whenever we feel colds starting we gargle with h202 and 9 out of 10 the cold never develops.

Ear and Sinus Issues

Posted by Ryan (Stockton, CW) on 10/09/2006
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I was recently very sick with a bad cough and phlegm in my chest area, and over night i had somehow gained an ear infection in both ears. It hurt more in my right ear than my left. I refused to try antibiotics. I put peroxide in one ear and let it stay in my ear for about 5 minutes. Then i switched, and put it in my other ear. I did this three times within 4 hours apart from each other. In the morning my ear ache was gone.

Ear and Sinus Issues

Posted by Joann (Hartford, AL) on 04/24/2009

Swimmers ear can be avoided by putting alcohol in each ear after being in the water. I have to do that after a shower. The hair dryer might harm the ear drum by making them to dry. Alcohol will cause the water to evaporate with it.

EC: Hi, Joann. We presume you mean rubbing alcohol?

Gingivitis

Posted by Teresa (Elk River, MN) on 06/27/2006
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Hydrogen Peroxide cures gingivitis and prevents plaque formation.

Snoring

Posted by Robert (Lebanon, OH) on 06/15/2006
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I have been using Nasonex (a prescription nasal spray) for the past ten years or so based on the recommendation of a family doctor) to alleviate my snoring. After viewing a recent E-mail that listed the many benefits of 3% hydrogen peroxide, I filled an empty Nasonex pump and have given myself the H2O2 for the past 3 nights. My wife reports no snoring. Short test but promising?

EC: We wrote asking for further clarification. Bob responded back: "I converted a used (empty) Nasonex pump and used it for a single shot into each nostril. Don't be surprised if the user sneezes several times after each application."