Hydrogen Peroxide as a Natural Remedy: Benefits and Precautions

I was ill for 2 years with severe candida throughout my entire body. Nothing worked to take away the pain from infected ovaries, kidneys, urinary tract, bowel etc... as I was given copious amounts of antibiotics to supposedly cure me - I just got sicker. Some elderly lady in a health food store told me to do a total elimination diet. I subsisted on short grain brown rice and steamed vegetables with distilled water for 2 months coupled with food grade hydrogen peroxide in specific amounts and intervals. On the third month I was finally pain-free the candida completely gone! It was a miracle and 15 years later I'm as normal as can be and am able to eat and drink whatever I want. I still take the H202 and aloe vera juice or Cider Vinegar in the mornings and am very aware of what I eat and drink. Being sick teaches you a lot of lessons. It also told me about the power of prayer and positive thinking.

I think you are confused about the definition of carcinogenic. Carcinogenic means cancer causing. Hydrogen peroxide oxygenates the body, thereby killing cancer cells which cannot live in the presence of oxygen. I'm sorry about what happened to you, but it was not caused by food grade hydrogen peroxide.

HI U ANGELA,,,,,,,,, please look up Bill Munro on this site concerning Hydrogen Peroxide. He is the God Father....... way before our time. At 82, I finally discovered that history did not begin when I was born.

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8 WEEKS AGO I FOUND YOUR SITE AFTER DOING SOME READING IN A POPULAR NATURAL CURES BOOK. AND A LOT OF CURES LISTED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS THE CURE FOR.... SO I DID THE 2 DROPS OF HP IN THE EARS AND ALL THAT NIGHT MY LEFT NOSE AND EYE RAN STUFF FROM IT... THE NEXT DAY I REALIZED THAT MY LEFT EYE WAS CLEAR IN SIGHT AND IT HAS BEEN FUZZY FOR YEARS, ALWAYS FULL OF COLD IN THE MORNINGS, THAT HAS EVEN STOPPED..... I HAVE CONTINUED TO USE IT AS NEEDED, MAYBE ONCE A WEEK...

FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 7 YRS. ALMOST, WHENEVER THE WEATHER CHANGED, REALLY WHEN IT GETS COLD, I WOULD JUST THINK I HAD A COLD ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS ALLERGIES... I ALSO DID THE 8-10 DROPS OF HP IN 8OZ. OF WATER MORNING AND NIGHT AND SWAB OUT MY NOSE WITH IT....I BRUSH MY TEETH WITH IT... I GARGLE WITH IT IN MY MOUTH WASH...I HAVE NOT HAD A THING. ALL IS DRY AND NO MORE SYMPTOMS. AND THE COLD HAS CAME HERE IN OHIO... THE MAN WHO WAS 69 WHEN HE STARTED AND ITS BEEN 12 YRS... AND HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE NOT BEEN SICK AT ALL, YOU MOTIVATED ME...THANK YOU SO MUCH

Yes use 35% food grade HP, but make sure you dilute it enough. One capful of 35% is not the same as one capful of 3%! It is far stronger and should be used in drops rather than caps - starting at 1 - 3 drops in a glass of non-chlorinated water.

If you do not know the protocol, check it out on page 1 of this section. It is repeated many times throughout the section, but it's amazing how many people don't read it all through and keep asking the same questions!

If I was stranded on a deserted island and could have 3 items, the first would be a bottle of peroxide. I have used it for years to brush my teeth and gargle with. I put a drop or two in ears every day, I use it on "old age spots" every day and in time they dissappear. Any kind of scratch, pimple, Etc., out comes the wonderall, inexpensive proxide. I am 65 years old, have all my teeth, never have colds, and have beautiful skin. It's excellent for nails, cleaning my jewelery, stains on white countertops and I could go on and on. But the health benefits are amazing!

I love using FGHP for various reasons but absolutely cannot tolerate the taste. Throwing it back up happens frequently. So, I have started putting the FGHP in empty veggie caps!

Problem solved. Anyone else tried this?

Hello Angie.

Clarification on why take H2O2 on an empty stomach. The reasoning is H2O2 will foam when it comes in contact with a variety of substances and microorganisms some of which are likely to be found in the food you eat. So if you take it soon after or before eating it is likely to foam up in your stomach, making you feel queasy or nauseas. If you dilute it enough you can avoid that issue from that angle.

The difference between 12% and 35% is just the ratio of H2O2 and water. Add twice as much water to a 36% solution and you will have a 12% solution. Also if your formula is 2 drops of 35% to 8 oz of distilled water then 6 drops of 12% to 8 oz of distilled water should give you just about the same solution.

Also be careful double check your actions as some of the posts here leave out an important fact. If you are taking advice here double check your actions against some other post or resource. Hope this is helpful.

Kristin: I must note a critical factor when battling Cancer and also in using H2O2; one must first ALKALIZE the body. In severe cases of C I recommend beginning w/ Baking Soda + Epsom Salts hot baths. Without alkalizing one cannot defeat cancer or raise the Oxygen levels necessary to beat cancer.

Lipospheric Vit-C is also one of the top 5 single nutrients effective against cancer. Hemp Oil (CBD) is also in the top 5 as it repairs immune disorders AND directly influences cells defense against DNA mutation.

I recently bought a bottle of 3% HP because my tooth was in pain every day and night for about 2wks. And my dental appt. was exactly 1 month away, I would either have to find another dentist or fix the pain myself, since the pain killers I was taking wasn't effective enough to help. I started using the HP and the pain eased significantly, by the next day I really wasn't in any pain just uncomfortable feeling that the swelling left behind. After a couple of more days of swoshing it around in my mouth a few times a day, there wasn't anymore pain and know I have been pain free of this toothache now for the second wk. And I still have 11 more days until my dental appt. on Dec. 4th. Thanks for HP. It saved my toothache from aching.

Just started with 3% solution mouthwash, Initially, there was a lot of foam and bubbles coming out from my gums and tongue. Must be the bacteria being killed by the H2O2. Subsequently after three days of rinsing twice a day, my swollen gums have receeded and the sore on the side of my tongue has turned white and the pain diasappeared. Even my toothache was gone. Except for the tingling sensation on the tongue, the only other unpreferred sensation was the taste. So I mixed it with a few drops of astringosol to have that minty taste. Is this OK? Has anyone out there tried this?

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Thank you Lisa,

My mother's pain stopped the second day after she was on the therapy. She has not had any kind of symptoms until this morning when she vomitted. So, I was not knowing how I should proceed. I have read elsewhere on this site that it may be just the toxins leaving the body. All I can say right now is I believe definitely that the hydrogen peroxide is the reason that my mother is not in pain like she was 17 days ago. She could barely walk, and was in excruciating pain all over (shoulders, lower back, arms, legs, and numbness in her feet) she has none of these symptoms now. The only thing was the vomit this morning.

I have been reading and researching for the last few weeks about the many cures of Hydrogen Peroxide 35% Food Grade. I purchased a bottle and had my mother start with the treatment 1 drop in an 8 ounce glass of water 3 times a day, increasing the drops by one drop each day. She is now up to 5 drops as of today, and will be on her 6th drop tomorrow morning. My mother has been suffering from severe artritis for many years, but over the last year it has gotten to the point where she could barely walk. So let me tell you that as of today 9-24-2009, since starting this therapy of oral ingestion 5 days ago, she is not complaining at all of the pain in her lower back, left shoulder, wrist or leg areas. My mother said the only thing she feels now is stiffness in the back of her leg (knee area), but its starting to loosen up. I can tell by looking at how she walks now compared to last week, that it is working for real, It is still early, but I have to say that I am shocked!

Today as I was talking to her, she told me that the feeling in her toes have returned, she didn't bother to mention this to any of my siblings or myself until I was asking her how she has been feeling, since I got her started on the Hydrogen Peroxide 35% diluted with the dropper in 8 ounces of water. By the way my mother is 85 years old. I don't know what to expect as we continue with this therapy, but I have to say I'm thankful for a site like this, and all the information that I have read online here, and all the readily available information on the internet. I will update as I continue to watch my mother's progress. Thank you again!

Lee from Chicago, Illinois.

Adding diluted Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide to a pitcher of ice tea has been a God Send. I was devasted when I tested positive about 7 yrs. ago. I never had a severe case and outbreaks were pretty infrequent but it was more the embarrassment than the discomfort that lead me to find a solution. The lysine did not work at all for me. But to my utter amazement and relief the FGHP did! It has been about 3 years since I started adding it and I have not had an "occurrence" since...not one full blown outbreak!!! Although I have felt like it was going to happen due to fatigue or sore legs or a pain in my stomach but then I would make an effort to ingest more of the FDHP than normal which seemed to stop the potential onset in its tracks. Please try this and be careful...read the directions and dilute properly. All I can say is it REALLY worked. I think I might get tested during my next wellness visit to see if it's gone....fingers crossed!

H202 cured my Periodontal Disease

After finding this site I started using the remedies on some of my health issues. I started rinsing and swishing with hydrogen peroxide daily. At first I wasn't used to the froth and the after-smell (for lack of a better term) so I took a capful. After I got used to it, and perhaps some of the resident bacteria was diminished, I started taking a full swig. I found this to be better because it didn't foam up as fast and got more parts of my mouth.

Well, my teeth began turning white and when I went to the dentist recently he was shocked to see my condition of periodontal diseased gums completely reversed. He asked what I had been doing and if I had been flossing more and I told him I wasn't flossing at all but was rinsing with H202. He said he knew about it but didn't recommend it to patients as it kills the friendly bacteria. However, he seemed very pleased with my results and said I was 100% improved and though the tiny loss of gums I had suffered wouldn't grow back, everything else was reversed. I'm definately not worried about losing some friendly bacteria in my mouth for its far worse to have enemy bacteria eating your teeth, gums and causing havoc. Besides, I've been drinking Kombucha 3 x daily which is supposed to supply loads of probiotics.

This turnaround in my mouth is truly amazing because I have struggled with this problem for 15 years and I was able to get it in a mild state, but never get rid of it. I am very happy to report my success with h2o2 and the awesome additional benefit of whitening my teeth without expensive whitening systems.

Hydrogen Peroxide kept me from getting the cold/flu I felt coming on. The first time I tried using Hydrogen Peroxide in my both of my ears was when I was visiting my sister in Illinois, about 5 years ago. I had just arrived from the 5 hour drive and could feel that I was getting a cold or flu. My sister suggested placing a few (6 to 7) drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ear, letting it fizz, then let it drain and repeat the process in the other ear. I went to bed that evening after using the hydrogen peroxide and woke up feeling great! I never did get that cold... I've repeated this process each time I felt as though I was coming down with the cold or flu. It has worked 90% of the time. The key is to catch it early! The longer you wait to use the hydrogen peroxide once you have the first symptoms, the less likely it will work. I've shared this with others, but most are hesitant to try it. I haven't had any bad experiences with this method.

For health I love soaking in a 1/2 cup of food grade hydrogen peroxide 35% in my big tub of water, I find it effective with lots of stuff to do with immunity since it's a detox for the body. I also read it has many other uses which are mentioned in this website some I see. some I didn't notice were:

as a soak for veggies to keep them fresh. (20 minutes then take out, or just leave in. I find a bunch of cut up salad mix stays nice and fresh within an ice cream bucket of water with 1/4 c. of 3% hydrogen peroxide in it.)

For replacing the acid mantle that soap removes when bathing, spray it at 3% after a bath or shower.(Vinigar also works well, but who wants to smell like that!)

It's a good mouth rinse when you have an infection or sore throat, or just feel a cold coming on.

It's the best thing for ear infections too. Pour it in when you're on your side until you can see it, and then wait until it stops bubbling and empty it out. then do the same on the other side. It's worked every time for everybody I know. (Including a woman who was told by a doctor that he was amazed that she hadn't needed tubes in her ears long before then because of the shape of her ear canal.)

When concerned about salmonella it is a great insurance rinse on meat or veggies, like I mentioned before.

It's used on all animals and in all animals, but just be careful to use very little when feeding it to human or animal. I made the mistake once of forgetting that fish injest their water and put 1/4 c. of 3% in a 1 gal. tank. It's supposed to be 1 drop of 35% per gal. of water I found out later.

It's great for plants as a foliar feed, 1 ozHP. to 1 qt. water) an insecticide (mix 8 oz. of molasses with 8 oz. HP, to 1 gal. of water and spray) seed germination aid (1-5 oz. HP. to 1 pint of water, soak for 8 hours)or a fruit tree rejuvinator. (8oz. of HP. to 1 gal of water.) Also as a bleach replacement use 8 oz. of 3% Lots more specifics to but over all it's great stuff!

A science teacher recommended this to me years ago and I've been doing it ever since. Hydrogen Peroxide is a great mouthwash. It kills the bacteria in your mouth which the cause of bad breath. Also brightens your teeth a bit. I take a swig of 3%, swirl it around my mouth for a min or so, spit it out and wallah, breath is fresh.

Yes, my Grandmother used it and I use it for everything that ails me. 3% Food Grade!!!

Hydrogen Peroxide and Sinus Infection: I mixed equal parts of Hydrogen peroxide and water and used a dropper in my nose... it burned like crazy and bubbled all sorts of stuff out... after a few minutes I felt so good and could breath!

Lexies, I am sorry that you have had this problem. You have to realize though that Cancer comes and goes within the body throughout our lives, which is why some people's Cancer goes into spontaneous remission. It is often forming for years before it is found, so the fact that you appeared to develop Cancer after doing the HP treatment is no indication it caused it. Perhaps what it did do, in its detox role, was to make already existing Cancer cells more obvious as your body was trying to deal with them.

As the body detoxes, toxins and unwanted matter are drawn out of the body via the detox pathways. That is why people will often eject lots of mucous from the nasal passages and the lungs, have boils, spots, rashes and zits etc. flare up, feel rough for a while, get (detox) colds and coughs, have diarrhea or loose stools, poor sleep (the body does a lot of healing and detoxing at night when we are resting and not using the energy for other things).

People don't get Cancer overnight. It is due to a cumulative build up of toxins from food that the body can't process properly like processed nutritionally dead sugar and other processed 'food', chemicals, prescription and non-prescription drugs, polluted water and any of the host of toxic chemical toiletries and cleaning substances people use over the years.

GASP MAGNOLIA!! Whoever would swallow 35% h2o2??? OF COURSE it has to be suitably diluted!!!

HI U GOOD FOLKS,,,,,, suggest you read this referenced site as it is the start of a war on the use of Hydrogen Peroxide. Dilute.... is a cup of tea, but not the 50% we used as a bleach in the paper industry. I had to handle it and always wore protective goggles and clothes. One drop in your eye and you are blind. The 35% is also dangerous if not handled properly. That said, people on EC use it all the time and yep, we have some nerds that flub up, but not many.

This article is about some nerds flubbing up, but the medical field and media are making big deal and will try to control it as they now do in England. They do not want the public knowledgeable about self medicating. Reading the comments will inform you better than the article itself.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-doctors-warn-trend-of-drinking-hydrogen-peroxide-can-be-deadly/437873213/

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One thing to be aware of is that H2O2 chelates (dissolves) metals so you will want to be sure that your dog's water bowl is not made of metal.

H2O2 Doesn't "kill of bad bacteria". It creats an inhospitable environment. This is an important distinction because you aren't killing off the bacteria in the stomach. Supplementing with probiotics (sporogenes) will add good bacteria into the stomach. Wanted to make that distinction clear, as it was confusing to me at first.

When I do this I use the recipe from "The One Minute Cure" book by Madison Cavanaugh. You start with one drop of food grade 35% HP in 8 oz, 3x per day, and increase by one drop every day until you reach 30 drops or so. You can find the book on eBay. It's getting harder to find and more expensive.

I would like to see actual scientific evidence that the cheap drug store stuff is harmful. I just don't buy it. My bottle says for external use and as a mouth wash. And we all know that things applied to the skin are absorbed through the skin and some of that mouthwash either is swallowed or enters the body by osmosis through the gums. Also, if it so dangerous, how come you can apply it directly to a cut or a wound? Sure, food grade is probably better, but if all you can afford or find is the cheap stuff, it's certainly ok to take it internally in small amounts.

Have you tried nebuliser with 3% hydrogen peroxide food grade? I do 10:1 water to peroxide. It cleared up a chest infection I had lingering after a really bad flu I caught when I was overseas a couple of years ago...mmm I wonder was it the current dreaded virus? Anyway when this new virus hit the ground running all over the world I grabbed a nebuliser thanks to Dr. Mercola's video and it kicked the end tails of whatever virus I had immediately. Now I use the nebuliser a couple of times a week for it's other health benefits.

I do understand that you're supposed to take food grade. However, the 3% solution from the drugstore works well also. People imagine that somehow it will hurt you. How is that possible? The cheap stuff is made to put on an open wound, which means it will enter your blood stream. It is also recommended as a mouth wash. You really think that no H2O2 will enter your bloodstream while swishing it around in your mouth? Of course it does. So while food grade might be ideal, the cheap stuff is safe or you wouldn't be able to survive pouring it on open wounds.

The label on the 3% drug store version says you can use it as an oral debridement but not to drink it. Imo, that label is simply there to protect the manufacturer from being sued by people who think you should be drinking H2O2 like soda or water in massive amounts. It is inevitable that you will ingest a few drops each time you rinse your mouth with H2O2.

Also, don't fret if you can't find 35% solution. You can use a lower concentration but you just have to increase the dosage. E.g. if you get the 12% concentration, then you just triple the number of drops in the same amount of water (3x12%=36%). Same for the 3%. Just multiply by 12 x.

Rocket science ;) It appears certain strains of probiotics produce hydrogen peroxide. Rather than drinking hydrogen peroxide, consider eating yogurt or drinking kefir, and/or other fermented probiotics foods.

Specialist said I had c, p, o, d, could not stop coughing or get any sleep / lungs were full of dust / was on a puffer and pills. I went on h202, 1 drop in water or juice in morning, 1 more in afternoon and added one drop each day up to 25 drops twice a day / I'm 85 yrs old do not have c, p.o, d. any more.

I mix I ounce of h 202 / food grade 35 % hyd, peroxide with 11 ounces of water /distilled/. Also use q tip put some in each ear some up each nostril. I have not had flu or even a cold in 5 years.

Hi my name is Norbert and I just wanted to tell you all that the last five years I have been battling with prostate problems. Doctors have sent me all the antibiotic known to men kind and I've been taking them for months at a time. But unfortunately it never helped me get rid of all the symptoms. So I've heard about the hydrogen peroxide and its cures, so I search the internet and found a lot of information and products but I didn't know which one to choose. While talking to my friend Jorge, he told me about this product that is just a very pure H2O2, liquid oxygen. He told me that his aunt in Mexico had a purple leg all the way up to her knee from diabetes and that she was going to lose her leg. But she started taking it and she got better, she walks and dances now. She is so happy. I bought it and I started taking it with alkaline water and in a matter of 4 weeks I felt the difference. My symptoms are gone and now I just take it to prevent any kind of illnesses. I feel great and with a lot of energy!

I thought everybody should know about it. Thanks.

For acne, boils, eczema, psoriasis etc what you REALLY want is Dead Sea Salt. This stuff is for the skin what hydrogen peroxide is for the blood.

Make sure its 'real' dead sea salt though. There are tons of fake sellers around, especially on ebay.

Ask for a free small sample from the company you are going to purchase from before buying large amounts. Dead sea salt is 'NOT' like normal sea salt and does not taste like it either. It tastes slightly chemical and you wouldn't want it on your food that's for sure. Its kinda like speed or amphetamines to the taste but definitely not salt like.

Use it regularly and dead sea salt can work wonders for the skin.