Comments on: An Update on How to Kill Germs Naturally

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:54:19 +0000

Jackie,
Wow! That is one superb testimony. I’m framing this comment. Katie

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:12:45 +0000

coming late to the party, but when I worked in a burn unit (where there are both a lot of germs around, including pseudomonis and strep and a large necessity to keep them from the patients) we wiped down all hard surfaces every day, including the debriding tubs with full strenght vinegar and left it to dry. Seems if it was good enough for the burn unit it is good enough for me…been using vinegar ever since I worked there some 25 years ago.

By: Bonnie Jean

Bonnie Jean — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:00:42 +0000

A thought on the hydrogen peroxide before you use it for cleaning up after raw chicken… I looked at the EPA website you linked to and noted that “In the home, hydrogen peroxide can be found in diluted form (3 percent); this formulation may be used to treat human cuts and scrapes. Hydrogen peroxide for industrial uses has a concentration of 30 percent or greater.” Most of us probably don’t have salmonella just waiting on our skin with normal cuts and scrapes, so possibly to be used with chicken (are “food establishments” industrial use?) do you want a higher concentration than you can just buy?

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:19:05 +0000

Thanks, Georgette! It always amazes me how there can be so many conflicting sources on everything I care about (food and natural health)! Time for more research…. Katie

By: Sarah Marie

Sarah Marie — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:21:41 +0000

I think it depends on the health care provider. I work in a veterinary clinic with three doctors, one doctor has no problem cleaning wounds with peroxide, whereas the other two both have their scrub of choice. It can be irritating on the tissues, but it still get’s the job done.

By: Georgette

Georgette — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:12:51 +0000

Hello Katie,
I LOVE your blog! I just wanted to write you about not using peroxide on cuts b/c of oxidation & slower healing. I do not believe that to be true at all. My 1 yr old daughter got a second degree burn on her tender belly from hot water. We were instructed to pour straight peroxide on it twice a day for a week. It healed beautifully & kept it infection free. Also, just this week my friend took her 10 yr old in for a nasty infection in her finger. It was through the skin down into the bone & joint! The first thing they did was soak it in a peroxide bath. So, I don’t really believe that nurse knew all about peroxide. Just thought you would like to know!
Take care & God Bless!
Georgette

By: shalom

shalom — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:16:14 +0000

BTW, about sterilizing needles. If you are in a situation where you can’t sterilize it properly rub it on the patients skin so it has the same bacteria as the person has. I’ve done it with no problem.

By: shalom

shalom — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:10:35 +0000

“Peroxide oxygenates the wound but if you go to a hospital or urgent care with a cut that needs to be stitched, they will use the iodine phenolic that I previously mentioned. It is for human contact, the ammonium quartenary that I mentioned is for use on hard surfaces only.”

Years ago, before there was much internet access, my son’s thumb got infected on one side of the nail. I used hydrogen peroxide to clean the area then I put Neosporin and a bandaid on it. It started looking worse & he had to go to the doctor for some other reason. While there I asked the doctor to look at it. It said it looked fine, to keep doing what I was doing. I guess it was just looking worse as it was starting to heal. But anyway, he didn’t tell me to put iodine or anything else on the thumb. It was only a few days and the thumb was fine. At the time I didn’t realize peroxide would kill bacteria, but I figured it would bubble impurities out.

By: Sarah Marie

Sarah Marie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:33:54 +0000

one thing to remember with all of this is that when cleaning, it was recommended that white vinegar & H2O2 be used together in succession. i always figured that meant the 2 work better together to be more broad spectrum than by themselves.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:52:17 +0000

Chris,
Thank you, really, for the valuable insight. Sounds like creepy crawlies are all over my counter, for sure. Now I ponder rejuvenating the ol’ bleach and water sprayer… Katie