hydrogen peroxide?

Question

i have a cut on my finger and i put hydrogen peroxide on my finger and it started lik foaming white- does that mean its infected or that it is cleainging out the germs in it???

Answer 1

Yes, you can use hydrogen peroxide to sterilize cuts. The bubbles are oxygen being released as the peroxide kills the germs (and breaks down into water during the process).

You can also use hydrogen peroxide to bleach your hair, though I personally have never done it.

Hydrogen peroxide can be mixed with acetone and hydrochloric acid to produce acetyl peroxide, which is a useful catalyst in the removing of resins. Don't make it at home though, because it can explode if exposed to a spark or flame.

Traces of hydrogen peroxide exist in the atmosphere, formed when ozone (from the ozone layer) breaks down and combines with water vapor. This small concentration of H2O2 in rain makes rainwater better for plants than tap water because it can be absorbed faster through the leaves and roots.

Hydrogen peroxide is synthesized in people's white blood cells as a means of oxidizing (killing) bacteria. Vitamin C partly breaks down into hydrogen peroxide: that is why it has anti-oxidant properties. Some of the "beneficial" bacteria in the intestines also produce hydrogen peroxide.

You can get too much hydrogen peroxide into your body - too much of anything is a bad thing, even if a little is very good. But don't worry about the small quantities of H2O2 that you might swallow if you gargle with 3% solution from the drugstore. The only bad effect from that would be the awful chalky taste the stuff has. Otherwise, it might oxygenate your blood and increase your metabolism somewhat and raise your body temperature a little.

Answer 2

extremely, after awhile, this can do more effective harm than sturdy. Granted, making use of a toothpaste or whitening strip with hydrogen peroxide in it ought to artwork wonders simply by the indisputable fact that's a small concentration of the compound and deeply cleans the tooth somewhat than bleaching the floor. notwithstanding, gargling with immediately peroxide will ultimately dry out your tooth because of how valuable the chemical's cleansing is. it may convey about a situation nicely-called decalcification it is largely the arrival of somewhat unattractive diminished, creamy aspects on the tooth. i'd not recommend making use of immediately peroxide on a known foundation. basically once in awhile at the same time as you sweep each day with a peroxide-depending whitening toothpaste.

Answer 3

Hydrogen peroxide chemically H2O2 is unstable. Immediately after the bottle is opened it splits into H2O +O ie water + nascent oxygen.That nascent oxygen has the property of disinfection .It cleans the wound and destroys germs.That nascent oxygen comes out as effervescence.It is also useful to remove ink and blood stains from fabrics.It does not necessarily mean that there is infection.

Answer 4

My grandma always used this when we were children for cleaning wounds. The foaming action helps clean germs and dirt from a wound.

Answer 5

I believe it means that there was infection there and the white
is getting rid of it. If you keep your finger clean - you might have
to use it - once a day - if that .

Answer 6

When it turns foamy white it means it's removing all dirt and bacteria from the cut

Answer 7

Its cleaning the dirt out I would do it a couple times to make sure its all out