Chlorox vs. Peroxide?

[eaglei]

I just got an e-mail about these products, stating that peroxide is better than chlorox for just about everything - they were touting it as the solution for everything from whiter whites, to cleaner toilets, to unstreaked mirrors, to clearing up athlete's foot, to . . . on and on. I am dubious. What says the Hive?

[Dawn in OH]

I love peroxide. No hash chemicals. No foul smell. I didn't know about the whiter whites. But I do use it for cleaning my bathroom, and it's one ingredient in my homemade window cleaner.

[Pretty in Pink]

I use vinegar and water for most cleaning so I don't know about some of those. I am sorry to say that peroxide does not whiten whites as well as Clorox. I have used 7th Generation Chlorine-Free Bleach, which is peroxide, and it was okay, not spectacular. I've even poured peroxide from the brown bottle into my whites. No luck. I guess it's better than nothing, but it's not Clorox.

[MariannNOVA]

My daughter and her husband use peroxide for all their cleaning -- I am not sure what they use for laundry, though.

[Sandy in Indy]

I think to get those kind of results you have to have stronger peroxide than the brown bottle kind which is 3%. You can buy food grade peroxide, 35%, at many health food stores. You can find various percentages/applications on the net.

[Krista in LA]

I do know it's the best thing we've found for cleaning grout - just mix it with some baking soda and scrub away. Our grout looked like new.