Peroxygens have enjoyed widespread use throughout the sanitation field, having first been unknowingly used as a biocide in the mid 1800s—prior to Pasteur’s work associating bacteria with disease. A peroxygen is a chemical containing a peroxide anion or an O-O single bond group, most often found in sanitizing formulations in the hydroperoxide form (-OOH). Peroxides are part of a larger oxides chemical family that also contains superoxide, ozone (O3), and ozone’s UV catalysis product, hydroxide radical anion
Found in a brown bottle, hydrogen peroxide is an antiseptic liquid that in the past was typically used to treat cuts or other skin wounds, and kill germs. However, peroxide is often used in non-medical situations, including for cleaning, disinfecting and stain removal. you can use hydrogen peroxide to Disinfect, Wash produce, Remove household stains, Clean beauty tools and nails
