Couple of questions about hydrogen peroxide

[JoseJavier]

Hi. I started to rinse and gargle with approx. 1.5% hydrogen peroxide solution along with baking soda tongue brushing a few months ago and it works great. But i haven’t done it often yet - usually once or sometimes twice a week, when expecting to speak with people a lot at a close distance (weekends usually).

Not only i do feel clean, but people around me i speak with are relaxed and show no negative reactions (i have to mention that my BB isnt very strong – a mere tongue scraping and brushing helped a lot, but it was far from ideal. Without brushing/scraping it would be very bad though).

Yesterday i was in a club, drinking wine and beer the whole night, then i chew a gum and even before i went home people around seemed no offended at all, they were speaking with me very close, smiling etc. Maybe they smelled something, but it hadn’t been bad.

So as this treatment works so wonderfully for me i would like to know whether using 1.5% hydrogen peroxide frequently and for a long time would be safe or not:

1. Wont it cause bacterial imbalance/bad bacteria overgrowth and thus permanently worsen my breath?

2. Doesn’t it act as a free radical? Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizer (concentrated HP is used as a rocket propellant for example). Some amount is probably absorbed through mucous membranes during rinsing.

3. Wont it weaken or damage teeth enamel?

Thanks.

[faith21]

I am also interested in this information because I havent tried using it because of the fear that the BB could get even worse based on some posters experiences.

[faith21]

What is the sustainability of Hydrogent Peroxide though. I've read persons that say it loses its effect after 3 days.

[JoseJavier]

It really takes bad odor in mouth if any.

Here, my mean, hydrogen peroxide removes type 1 halitosis if any.

Murat, thank you. But is it safe to use hydrogen peroxide for removing type 1 halitosis on a regular basis? Wont it worsen the breath (bad bacteria overgrowth)?

[brightonguy]

As I've written here before, my own personal experience with HP left me pretty sure that it exacerbated my BB. On a number of occasions after talking to people about an hour after having used HP the fact that I smelt badly (and worse than usual) was unmistakeable.

[JoseJavier]

is it safe to use hydrogen peroxide for removing type 1 halitosis on a regular basis? Wont it worsen the breath (bad bacteria overgrowth)?

Its safety depends on its concentration and how long time used. Personally I dont prefer to advise anyone for regularly use hydrogen peroxide despite it whitens teeth and removes type 1 halitosis. Because, it may start cancerogenesis.
Its for one time use very rarely.
- Murat Aydin

Hm i read many times about using 1.5% HP solution as BB remedy - so i assumed it would be safe to use it regularly, but i wanted to be sure.

I didnt even know it may be carcinogenic...because some people use it as an alternative cancer therapy (that doesnt necessarily mean its effective or safe method of course).

Then i found this: "Tests with laboratory animals from the American International Agency on Cancer Research (IARC) show that hydrogen peroxide can be carcinogenic to animals. Laboratory tests with bacteria show that hydrogen peroxide is mutagenic; it changes and damages DNA.
The effects of chronic exposure on humans are unknown. Effects on reproduction and development are not demonstrated so far."

So your discouragement left me very sad, as 1.5% HP rinsing works wonders for me

[sickofit]

hydrogen peroxide also can give you a hairy tongue because it irritates your tongue if you use it longer than a week or so.

[waiting2xhale]

Before I start using this new toothpaste Im currently using. I was using perioxide DAILY But ONLY ON MY TOUNGE WITH 1/2 WATER. ON ONE SIDE OF THE TOOTHBRUSH. It was the only thing that could get my tounge pink. But I honestly dont like the thought of using perioxide in my mouth.

[sickofit]

This is a very interesting website about hydrogen peroxide use for the mouth: http://www.actualcures.com/hydrogen-per ... s-healthy/

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS NOT DANGEROUS IF USED IN LOW CONCENTRATIONS 3% OR LESS.

[chubbygirl]

sounds scary, like the part where it might actually exacerbate the problem. anyway, what about baking soda? is that safe for daily use? can i use it often throughout the day?