Guest guest Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 no. I use regular 3% hydrogen peroxide bought from store. Is it safe? Sal <salsflying@...> wrote: Helen, Are you using food grade hydrogen peroxide to rinse your food? Sal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 No, H202 that you buy in the regular grocery store or drugstore is NOT SAFE. It is loaded with stabilizers, heavy metals, etc., and is NOT MEANT to be ingested. You have to use *food grade* H202 which is available at health food stores (sometimes). I pay $25 for 32 oz at my HFS. It's typically a 35% solution (as opposed to the brown-bottle toxin-loaded stuff that is 3%) so that means it *has to be diluted. Wear gloves and a safety glasses. *It is worthy of its other name, " liquid fire " , and will burn your skin before you even know you've splashed any on yourself. Don't ask me how I know..... The dilution ratios, printed on the label, must be very closely followed. For my brand, it's 11:1 of H20:H202. That makes a 3% solution which can then be further diluted for various applications. There is also 17% food-grade H202 on the market. Sometimes, certain resellers who repackage H202 aren't quite honest, not putting the %'s on the label. You can tell you have 17% if you place it in the freezer and it freezes. It means it's been watered down. 35% food-grade H202 will NOT freeze if placed in the freezer which is where I store my non-diluted H202. It can be used, btw, on all food items. I use it in germinating grains/seeds/legumes as it not only destroys aflatoxins/mycotoxins, but also is an oxygenator, speeding up the germinating process by a good 35%. I use a few drops in my water filter system....in the laundry, to sanitize counters, etc., etc., but the key is ONLY FOOD GRADE! That brown bottle drugstore stuff must be avoided if you're trying to avoid a wide variety of stabilizers, heavy metals, etc., etc......... Sharon On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Helen Wang <dingyung49@...> wrote: > no. I use regular 3% hydrogen peroxide bought from store. Is it safe? > > Sal <salsflying@... <salsflying%40gmail.com>> wrote: Helen, > > Are you using food grade hydrogen peroxide to rinse your food? > Sal > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Sharon, Thanks for the valuable information. I really am not comfortable eat my seafood without soaking the solution first. My question is:is it safe store in the freezer along with other foods or it needs store in the separate freezer. Also what kind of container when you rebottle your dilute solution? Where can I get opaque bottles? Helen No, H202 that you buy in the regular grocery store or drugstore is NOT SAFE. It is loaded with stabilizers, heavy metals, etc., and is NOT MEANT to be ingested. You have to use *food grade* H202 which is available at health food stores (sometimes). I pay $25 for 32 oz at my HFS. It's typically a 35% solution (as opposed to the brown-bottle toxin-loaded stuff that is 3%) so that means it *has to be diluted. Wear gloves and a safety glasses. *It is worthy of its other name, " liquid fire " , and will burn your skin before you even know you've splashed any on yourself. Don't ask me how I know..... The dilution ratios, printed on the label, must be very closely followed. For my brand, it's 11:1 of H20:H202. That makes a 3% solution which can then be further diluted for various applications. There is also 17% food-grade H202 on the market. Sometimes, certain resellers who repackage H202 aren't quite honest, not putting the %'s on the label. You can tell you have 17% if you place it in the freezer and it freezes. It means it's been watered down. 35% food-grade H202 will NOT freeze if placed in the freezer which is where I store my non-diluted H202. It can be used, btw, on all food items. I use it in germinating grains/seeds/legumes as it not only destroys aflatoxins/mycotoxins, but also is an oxygenator, speeding up the germinating process by a good 35%. I use a few drops in my water filter system....in the laundry, to sanitize counters, etc., etc., but the key is ONLY FOOD GRADE! That brown bottle drugstore stuff must be avoided if you're trying to avoid a wide variety of stabilizers, heavy metals, etc., etc......... Sharon On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Helen Wang <dingyung49@...> wrote: > no. I use regular 3% hydrogen peroxide bought from store. Is it safe? > > Sal <salsflying@... <salsflying%40gmail.com>> wrote: Helen, > > Are you using food grade hydrogen peroxide to rinse your food? > Sal > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi Helen, H202 is perfectly safe to store in the freezer OR refrigerator. It is absolutely insert - inactive, until activated by dirt, mold, fungus, or....skin. A neighbor lost her hair (temporarily) to H202 because the stylist forgot to dilute the portion of the perm solution that contained H202. I guess it was quite the sight to see smoke billowing out from the edges of the plastic cap, but I digress. As far as containers, the H202 comes in high-grade plastic containers. I store my diluted portion in one of those that I'd previously emptied. When it comes to household cleaning (counters, bird cages, etc.), I put the further-diluted solution in spray bottles. I have one for H202 and another for apple cider vinegar. Together, H202 and ACV make a deadly combination against a wide range of bacteria, mold, fungus, etc. If you decide to try this, just remember to never, ever place H202 and ACV in the SAME container. Some have done that, intending to save time, but instead, end up with a solution that has become inactivated, as the ACV and H202 immediately go to battle against each other. Always spray them on individually. And for heavy-duty tasks, such as my parrot cages, 20-minute contact is recommended (although, for both chemicals, that is their longest possible life for this purpose. Reapplication may be necessary.) Somewhere, I have a good article written by a friend years ago, that I could send you, which addresses the benefits of using ACV and H202 for sanitizing (but doubt it would be good on seafood as it would affect the flavor). HTH! Sharon On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Helen Wang <dingyung49@...> wrote: > Sharon, > > Thanks for the valuable information. I really am not comfortable eat my > seafood without soaking the solution first. My question is:is it safe store > in the freezer along with other foods or it needs store in the separate > freezer. Also what kind of container when you rebottle your dilute solution? > Where can I get opaque bottles? Helen > > > No, H202 that you buy in the regular grocery store or drugstore is NOT > SAFE. It is loaded with stabilizers, heavy metals, etc., and is NOT MEANT > to be ingested. You have to use *food grade* H202 which is available at > health food stores (sometimes). I pay $25 for 32 oz at my HFS. It's > typically a 35% solution (as opposed to the brown-bottle toxin-loaded stuff > that is 3%) so that means it *has to be diluted. Wear gloves and a safety > glasses. *It is worthy of its other name, " liquid fire " , and will burn your > skin before you even know you've splashed any on yourself. Don't ask me > how I know..... > > The dilution ratios, printed on the label, must be very closely followed. > For my brand, it's 11:1 of H20:H202. That makes a 3% solution which can > then be further diluted for various applications. There is also 17% > food-grade H202 on the market. Sometimes, certain resellers who repackage > H202 aren't quite honest, not putting the %'s on the label. You can tell > you have 17% if you place it in the freezer and it freezes. It means it's > been watered down. 35% food-grade H202 will NOT freeze if placed in the > freezer which is where I store my non-diluted H202. It can be used, btw, > on all food items. I use it in germinating grains/seeds/legumes as it not > only destroys aflatoxins/mycotoxins, but also is an oxygenator, speeding up > the germinating process by a good 35%. I use a few drops in my water > filter system....in the laundry, to sanitize counters, etc., etc., but the > key is ONLY FOOD GRADE! That brown bottle drugstore stuff must be avoided > if you're trying to avoid a wide variety of stabilizers, heavy metals, > etc., > etc......... > Sharon > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Helen Wang <dingyung49@...<dingyung49%40>> > wrote: > > > no. I use regular 3% hydrogen peroxide bought from store. Is it safe? > > > > Sal <salsflying@... <salsflying%40gmail.com> <salsflying% > 40gmail.com>> wrote: Helen, > > > > Are you using food grade hydrogen peroxide to rinse your food? > > Sal > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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