Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a chemical compound with the formula H2O2. It is a colorless liquid that is slightly more viscous than water. Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in many bleaches, dyes, cleansers, antiseptics, and disinfectants. It is a powerful oxidizing agent that can accept electrons from other substances, making it a powerful disinfectant. Hydrogen peroxide is used as a mild antiseptic on the skin to prevent infection of minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. It is also used as a mouth rinse to help remove mucus or to relieve minor mouth irritations.
Positive:
- Hydrogen peroxide is a versatile liquid with many potential uses.
- It is a powerful disinfectant that can kill microorganisms in food packaging materials.
- Hydrogen peroxide is used as a mild antiseptic on the skin to prevent infection of minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
Negative:
- Exposure to hydrogen peroxide can cause irritation of the eyes, throat, respiratory airway, and skin.
- Contact with most common metals and their compounds may cause violent decomposition, especially in the higher concentrations.
- Hydrogen peroxide is not compatible with ammonia and ammonia carbonates, iodides, and sulfites.
Ingredients or materials:
- Hydrogen peroxide is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.
- Food grade hydrogen peroxide is a 35 percent dilution of hydrogen peroxide and 65 percent water.
- Hydrogen peroxide does not contain certain stabilizers such as acetanilide, phenol, sodium stanate, and tetrasodium pyrophosphate.
- Hydrogen peroxide is not compatible with reducing agents, combustibles, strong bases such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, oxidizing agents such as perchlorates, peroxides, permanganates, chlorates, nitrates, chlorine, bromine, and fluorine, organics, alcohols, ethers, ketones, aldehydes, and metals such as copper, brass, iron, silver, and zinc.
