10 Ways to Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean Your Home

If you take a peek inside your medicine cabinet, you have a good chance of finding a bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It’s a standard household product. But if you’re not using the hydrogen peroxide, you could miss out on using one of the best natural cleaners. So, let’s check out some of the best uses for this medicine cabinet favorite for a sanitary home.

HISTORY OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

A French chemist name Jacques Thénard first identified in this solution in the early 1818.  At first, it was used to bleach straw hats. Today, hydrogen peroxide concentrations are used commercially to bleach paper, textiles, food products, and produce other chemicals. For safe household use, hydrogen peroxide is mixed with water at 3% or 6% concentrations. In the home, it’s used for cleaning, bleaching, and disinfecting.

10 USES FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS A SANITARY HOUSEHOLD CLEANER

Don’t miss out on using these useful tips to clean and sanitize. Check out these twenty suggestions for using it in your home.

CLEANING YOUR FLOORS
Yes, hydrogen peroxide is safe to clean wood floors. It removes stains, pet odors, and dirt. Here’s what you’ll need:

A bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide]Spray bottleMicrofiber cleaning rag
Pour hydrogen peroxide into the spray bottle. Spray it on your wood floors and allow it to sit for a few minutes. Wipe off excess solution with the microfiber rag. If there are stubborn stains, you can apply more hydrogen peroxide to the spot and gently scrub to remove the stain.

One caution is to never mix hydrogen peroxide with the vinegar, another good cleaning solution for floors. Combining these two will create a corrosive solution that could ruin your wood floors.

SANITIZE SMELLY KITCHEN SPONGES
Your kitchen sponges get smelly and grimy. You can keep your kitchen sponge smelling sweet by soaking them in hydrogen peroxide for 10 minutes. Flip it over and allow it to soak for another 10 minutes. Rinse with clear water. Viola, your sponge is ready to use.

CLEANING TOUGH STAINS
Hydrogen peroxide cuts tough stains in clothing, tablecloths, or linens. Pretreat the stained items with peroxide for a couple of hours. Then throw the article into the washing machine and wash with your regular washing detergent.

GENERAL KITCHEN CLEANING
Pour a solution of 1 cup with 2 cups of distilled water into a spray bottle. Add 10 to 15 drops of lemon essential oil, or if you don’t have that, you can use two teaspoons of lemon juice. Shake the bottle and start cleaning. Spray and wipe each area in the kitchen, such as the following:

Kitchen sink, Garbage disposal area, Front and inside of your fridge, Cupboards, Coffee maker, Small appliances

WINDOWS
Pour a dash of this liquid in a spray bottle. Spray some solutions onto your windows and mirrors. Wipe with a dry cloth or paper towel—shiny clean with no ugly streaks.

TOILET BOWL AND CLEANER
Ugh, toilet bowls! No one likes to clean em, but it’s easy with this solution. Pour ½ cup of it into your toilet bowl and wait for 15 minutes. Using a toilet brush, scrub around the sides and bowl for a shiny clean toilet.

COUNTERTOPS
Use a homemade solution of the following:
1 cup of  hydrogen peroxide2 cups distilled water15 drops of lemon essential oil

Spray on your counters and wipe clean. Warning: If your countertops are marble or granite, you can use this mixture, but not too often because it’s acidic and could remove the finish. Also, hydrogen peroxide may bleach colors off countertops if used too often.

SANITIZE YOUR KID’S TOYS
Use this cleanser to sanitize your kids’ toys. Spray hydrogen peroxide on a soft rag and wipe down the toys. It’s helpful to stop the spread of germs that could make your kids sick. Do this weekly to keep your child’s play a healthy and happy time.

CUTTING BOARDS
Your cutting boards get used all the time. It’s a fact that germs and bacteria hide in the grooves and cuts on the board. So clean and sanitize your cutting boards every week by spraying straight hydrogen peroxide onto the surfaces. Watch the peroxide bubble up while it cleans the cutting boards. Rinse with water and wipe dry with a soft cloth.

APPLIANCES
Your fridge, microwave, blender, and process get used a lot. Grease and grime can build up if you don’t clean them regularly. Spray straight hydrogen peroxide on these appliances, then rinse with water and allow to dry.