Hydrogen Peroxide: Natural Disinfectant
Learn about common natural disinfectants found in your home and why hydrogen peroxide is one of the best used to clean and disinfect.
Hydrogen Peroxide: Natural Disinfectant
Learn about common natural disinfectants found in your home and why hydrogen peroxide is one of the best used to clean and disinfect.
At Bona, we’re all about working towards more sustainable cleaning products. We understand that, if given the choice, we believe many people would prefer to use cleaning solutions that don’t have any toxic chemicals and are family and pet friendly.
What Is Hydrogen Peroxide?
While it may sound like a toxic chemical, hydrogen peroxide is a naturally occurring substance. While its scientific name may sound complicated, hydrogen peroxide is simply water with an extra oxygen molecule. Plants and animals can produce hydrogen peroxide (it is even produced in the human body), as well as the simple reaction of sunlight acting on water.
Powered by Hydrogen Peroxide
Wood Floor Deep Cleaner
Powerful, hydrogen peroxide-based deep cleaner for wood floors, available as a 1L spray, 2.5L economy refill, and cartridge for your spray mop. Waterbased solutions and GREENGUARD GOLD certification ensure a safe product for your family, pets and our planet. Use it with the Bona Microfiber Deep Clean Pad for ultimate cleaning performance.
Hard-Surface Floor Deep Cleaner
Powerful, hydrogen peroxide-based deep cleaner for hard-surface floors, available as a 1L spray, 2.5L economy refill, and cartridge for your spray mop. Waterbased solutions and GREENGUARD GOLD certification ensure a safe product for your family, pets and our planet. Use it with the Bona Microfiber Deep Clean Pad for ultimate cleaning performance.
Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting
When it comes to eliminating germs, remember the differences between these terms:
- Cleaning = removes dirt and grime (can physically move germs, but not kill them)
- Sanitizing = reduces the number of germs to safer levels (by either cleaning or disinfecting)
- Disinfecting = kills germs using chemicals (not guaranteed to clean)
Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide
Because of its properties as an oxidizing agent, hydrogen peroxide attacks organic stains, odour-causing molecules and bacteria. Its effectiveness at killing germs is recognized by the CDC and the EPA. It is like bleach but without bleach’s fumes or abrasiveness.
Hydrogen peroxide is an effective disinfectant and its foaming action aids in cleaning. Hydrogen peroxide can be used as an effective natural disinfectant in every room in the house, and its uses extend to personal care, gardening, food preparation, stain removal and more.
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