Homemade hydrogen peroxide mouthwash?
Want to naturally whiten your teeth ? I was hanging out with a friend over the weekend and he started telling me — almost out of the blue — about how awesome hydrogen peroxide was for your mouth and teeth, giving him a pearly bright smile. Oh yes! I remember how the conversation started. I was telling him how I spent $500 last month on the dentist to fill 2 cavities.
He’s been using hydrogen peroxide for a while now, rinsing with it about 2 times per day to strengthen and whiten his teeth, as an alternative to expensive teeth whitening procedures. He said that the peroxide actually fortifies cavities (essentially, repairing them) and hardens the enamel on your teeth to prevent cavities from forming.
It’s funny, because a few months ago I heard a few actors in a movie talking about how hydrogen peroxide is good to gargle with to help fight mouth infections and sore throats.
So, after my friend’s advice and remembering the movie… I decided to look further into the hydrogen peroxide issue today. And from what I found, it’s true.
Hydrogen Peroxide Uses (H2O2)
Hydrogen peroxide (3% hydrogen peroxide) helps with the following:
- Strengthens teeth
- Fight mouth bacteria
- Heal canker sores
- Soak and wash vegetables / fruits in to kill bacteria and neutralize chemicals
- Brush teeth with for extra protection
- Soak toothbrush in for a few seconds to disinfect (daily)
Of course, don’t be surprised if your dentist tells you this is bullshit . Why? Because they don’t want you taking care of your own teeth with “your own” natural remedies. They want you to have cavities and they want your teeth to be black as dirt. Why? Because that makes them more money.
Here’s what you do to whiten teeth naturally with hydrogen peroxide
- Clean your toothbrush with hydrogen peroxide to disinfect it
- Rinse 30 seconds – 1 minute with 3% hydrogen peroxide
- Brush your teeth in up and down motion
You’ll have to experiment with the hydrogen peroxide usage. Some people use it a few times a week, some people use it 2 times a day. Some people rinse for 30 seconds and others hold it in their mouth for 10 minutes. I’m going to start off with aforementioned guidelines once a day and see how it goes. Cheers to that new bright smile! Here’s a teeth whitening kit you may like.
Here’s some additional information and techniques on natural teeth whitening.
Update: 7/5/2009 – I recently read that hydrogen peroxide can weaken the filling in your cavities. I suggest looking into the usage more before using with cavity fillings.
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I wouldn’t use hydrogen peroxide as a regular part of an oral care routine. It can negatively effect the skin of your mouth:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8247815
Gum disease and cavities are caused by a contagious bacterial infection. Repeated daily exposures to xylitol will kill this bacteria. Listerine twice a day is also good as is a rinse called Closys (you can get it at Walgreens). Closys can also whiten your teeth if you use it regularly.
Listerine actually contain fluoride – I’d rather take my chances with peroxide than that!
Fluoride is actually a really really good thing for your teeth im a dental assistant student i know. fluoride is a mineral that will strengthen your teeth which is why it is in toothpaste and many other oral products and when u go to the dentist they will almost always give u a fluoride solution to put in your mouth it is ur best friend when it comes to keeping your teeth healthy.
I’m sorry Fereda, but have been misled. have a look here
Fluoride Poisoning It’s All Over
http://www.rense.com/general93/fluo.htm
Hydrogen peroxide is PERFECTLY SAFE to use orally! I have used it and it works great! Here’s how:
1. Brush teeth as usual
2. Rinse with water
3. Put .5 – 1 oz peroxide in your mouth and GENTLY swish for 1 minute, allowing it to sit on your gumline
4. Spit out peroxide
5. Rinse mouth thoroughly with water.
You have just killed bacteria and strengthened your teeth. Now, stay away from junk food and you wil never have to worry about cavities or gum disease again!
Dentists use peroxide to whiten your teeth, too. Now you can do it yourself for 85 cents!
I agree with Nathan. I used to have gingivitis and NYU Dentistry recommended I use perioxide as a rinse to reduce bleeding and swelling. I did that for several months and I never had gingivitis again!!! It also made my teeth very white.
Hydrogen Peroxide is great for teeth whitening purposes, but I’m not sure how safe it is!
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It is very safe. It worked for me. I don’t suggest you keep it in your mouth for too much for too long each time you use it, your gums and tongue feel like its burning. A small capful is sufficient. See my comment above, under Nathan’s.
Too many articles about the same bull crap. What about the baking soda with peroxide, etc? How about providing some evidence on your own teeth and showing some progress before blowing the trumpets??
How do I know about peroxide because I tried it, and wrecks your gum.
Too many eat arse posting the same bull crap….oh, and I’m no dentist either…you just make the world worse than it already is with your lies.
to the i’m no dentist perhaps you should have washed your mouth with a bit stronger solution of Hydrogen Peroxide then maybe the rubbish and filth coming from it would not be there. I use Hydrogen Peroxide on my teeth and have had no problems.
?? Well that makes sense….your no dentist but an expert in rubbish and filth who recommends anything higher than Hydrogen peroxide (3% hydrogen peroxide)?? Maybe you can show us your teeth from stein and to whitening. Please don’t tell us how its done but show some evidence day by day.
If I hear another expert with no real evidence or footage……UM….SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!
The Hydrogen Peroxide study experiment which I passed onto David in2009 was only a single
experiment out of hundreds and since that time I have stopped using hydrogen altogether. I started using antibacterial agents to fight tooth decay and got better but not complete protection. I am currently testing a green gunpowder tea direct eating of leaves not drinking as a weight loss program and I am on day 5 with that. The idea combines garlic too and lots of water and outdoor running and biking. I will bike until sundown and try to reduce eating via 1. too much at each sitting 2. fewer meals and so far so good. Remember correlation does not imply causation so be careful and be well. By Dan Plesse. experimenter.
Silly comment.. Hydrogen peroxide has been used for years and years to whiten teeth.And as a mouth wash..Because years ago there were no mouthwashes and toothpastes like they have today..
It is perfectly safe and will whiten teeth.. It will not harm your gums .It actually helps get rid of harmful bacteria..
You shouldn’t swallow it.. Of course ~! Why would you want to?
Rinsing your mouth out with water afterwards gets rid of the taste..
If your not into buying a $1.00 bottle and would like to spend $50. Or more to whiten your teeth elsewhere..Fine..
But I sure don’t….
And I sure trust hydrogen peroxide more than I do harsher bleaching chemicals ..
Thanks Mary,
After my last comment I actually returned to Hydrogen peroxide but only at 3% and in combination
with tooth paste. The green gunpowder tea experiment was a no go.
dan
mary, i agree we shouldn’t swallow hydrogen peroxide. however, if your dog should swallow something dangerous like a pill not meant for them, you can make them swallow 1 tablespoon of it and in a few minutes the pill will come up in a foamy mess caused by the peroxide! the dog wont be happy but WILL live!
I have used hydrogen peroxide for years to whiten my teeth and am very happy with the results!
You dont know anything about h2o2 dont you? It releases free radicals which are very active, and they can cause a lot of stuff in your mouth. Including cancer. By the way, desinfencting your mouth too much is also bad. I`m pretty sure you havent heard about dysbacteriosis.. Good luck with hurting yourselves.
Cob, educate yourself
http://www.scribd.com/doc/50616001/Food-Grade-Hydrogen-Peroxide-The-Truth
I’m gonna try it. My dentist told me once to use it when my filling was infected. It worked well for that and as long as I rinse real well I’m convinced my mouth will soon fill up with lots more bacteria so fearing dysbacteriosis just seems silly. But hey, I’m not a doctor I just play one in my mind…
Its working better mixing it with toothpaste I think. I remember aspartame having a warning label and now that warning label is gone and its in all the candy. Checkout Wendell Potter: Health-Care Exec Turns Whistle-Blower and Mike Harari on 9/11.
Has anyone used peroxide that has fillings? I would like to try it but I have a few fillings, and I don’t want to weaken them. I’m just wondering how it has worked out for others with fillings. Thanks!
i started using it and it has worked great for me. i have never been to a dentist (i am 16), but i had problems with my gums. (skin would just come off them and i could wipe it off with my finger) but after seeing this website and using peroxide i have had no more problems and my theeth are whiter! its pretty awesome!
so i used hydrogen peroxide to whiten my teeth. it did work but my gums also got damaged. did this happen to anyone else or just me?? and should i see a dentist about my gums??
Did you leave the peroxide in your mouth for a long time? And how long ago did you stop using it? I had gingivitis as a teen as well. I used a small capful each time I brushed, 3 time a day. Held it in my mouth for a couple of minutes, then rinsed with water. I noticed that when I used too much perioxide and kept it in for too long, my gums would get white and look discolored but all that healed in time. I did this for several months until my gums healed (25 years ago) and I haven’t suffered from gingivitis again.
That happened to me too. I need to see a dentist due to pain.
I used Hydrogen Peroxide while undergoing chemo to help prevent and heal sores in my mouth. My oncologist and dentist both suggested that I do this once or twice a day. It worked to heal my mouth and I have continued using it after I brush at night. There are some theories floating around that dental bacteria causes cancer, so I have adopted this ritual as a preventive measure.
My dentist (>30 yrs experience) recommends to this day peroxide for keeping gums healthy.
Only disadvantage is it seriously leaves your mouth tasting like crap, however a light brushing or clean water rinse is enough to take care of that problem.
I have seriously swollen gums due to medication. Does anyone have any experience using peroxide to prevent this and infection while taking Dilantin (Phenytoin)? I cannot afford the dental treatments that I would need to cure this. I have been to a gum specialist just for a consultation and there is no way I can afford those treatments. .
Test the power of HP! Place a washcloth in a sink… close the drain …add water and 2 oz. of HP …see what happens.. Clue…. something that your soap didn’t do! Try it.
i’ve been using peroxide as a mouthwash once a night for about a minute, for 4 months now and have had no problems whatsoever. no canker sores either which is why i started using it in the first place. my teeth are also definitely whiter.