Hydrogen peroxide isn't something that you can just apply anywhere on or in your body. As you can see here, people take precautions when handling the substance. (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty ...

Nov. 12—This story was originally published in November 2019. If you were prone to injury as a child, you may know hydrogen peroxide best as the burning, bubbling antiseptic your parents liberally ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical found in many products, including some contact lens cleaning solutions. It’s highly effective at breaking up and removing debris from lenses, including proteins and ...

Hydrogen peroxide might just be the unsung hero of your cleaning cabinet. You probably recognize it as the bubbly liquid that ...

Hydrogen peroxide is a common ingredient in eardrops that can help remove earwax by adding oxygen to the wax, causing it to bubble and soften. Earwax is a waxy substance secreted in the ear canal. It ...

Both hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol can kill germs. Generally, you can use rubbing alcohol on the skin and some surfaces while you can only use hydrogen peroxide on surfaces. Rubbing alcohol ...

Many over-the-counter ear drops to remove excess ear wax contain hydrogen peroxide. However, too much hydrogen peroxide can cause irritation or other issues. While hydrogen peroxide can help remove ...

Hydrogen peroxide might be the first thing you grab when treating a wound in order to help disinfect it. While the sometimes-painful bubbling is definitely sanitizing the area, it’s also destroying ...

Earwax (cerumen) protects the inside of your ears from irritation and infection. As the body makes new wax, the old earwax usually drains out of your ears naturally. Sometimes earwax can build up and ...

Hydrogen peroxide is not meant to be drunk at all or to be used on the skin in large amounts. Hydrogen peroxide is a common at-home teeth whitener. It’s found in a lot of household products and is ...

One of the more dangerous medical myths I frequently see in the ER is the widespread belief by patients that copious amounts of hydrogen peroxide should be used to clean cuts and scrapes of any size.