How does Peroxide work?

[edro]

Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

 

[Wallydraigle]

It's H2O2. One of the oxygens comes off and oxydizes stuff.

 

[Kalvin00]

Becuase its chemical compound reacts?

 

[snik]

No peroxide by itself. Hydrogen Peroxide, H2O2 like lirion said.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: edro13
Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

There is an enzyme in blood that reacts with peroxide, which causes the formation of O2 and water. Oxygen is toxic to many pathogens, and the formation of bubbles mechanically loosens dirt and debris.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: edro13
Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

There is an enzyme in blood that reacts with peroxide, which causes the formation of O2 and water. Oxygen is toxic to many pathogens, and the formation of bubbles mechanically loosens dirt and debris.

Catalase I think.

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: edro13
Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

There is an enzyme in blood that reacts with peroxide, which causes the formation of O2 and water. Oxygen is toxic to many pathogens, and the formation of bubbles mechanically loosens dirt and debris.

Catalase I think.

Catalyst 🙂

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: edro13
Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

There is an enzyme in blood that reacts with peroxide, which causes the formation of O2 and water. Oxygen is toxic to many pathogens, and the formation of bubbles mechanically loosens dirt and debris.

Catalase I think.

Yeah, but I didn't want to get too technical 😀

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: edro13
Why does it bubble up and clean your wounds?

There is an enzyme in blood that reacts with peroxide, which causes the formation of O2 and water. Oxygen is toxic to many pathogens, and the formation of bubbles mechanically loosens dirt and debris.

Catalase I think.

Catalyst 🙂

I meant the name of the enzyme. It's catalase.

 

[edro]

Duhh...... should've checked HowStuffWorks.com... 😀