I have this incredibly lovely boy-cat Valentino. As well leash trained he is, and trained to stay off the counters, he can't seem to resist the bathroom sink when I'm not home. For quite a while I had a huge goldfish named Blanche in a tank on that counter, and from what I could guess, Valentino passed some of his "alone time" while I was at work, curled up literally in the bathroom sink watching Blanche swim around. Poor Blanche passed away. But I'm still coming home to cat hair in the sink. Every once in a while I find Valentino standing in the sink, head and ears pointed straight at Blanche's empty tank. I wonder if he misses her as much as I do. The filter is still bubbling away in the empty rank as I contemplate what fish to put in it next. But back to the Hydrogen Peroxide and cat hair. I frequently come home to my 360 square foot apartment to clean out a sink of cat hair. I love Clorox Cleanup. I usually have plenty. I usually get it for free. I make extra income gathering up a crew to empty furniture and everything else out of beachfront condos. I keep the contents. I usually have TONS of cleaning agents. Business has slowed. I ran out of Clorox Cleanup. Turns out I still had a 3/4 full bottle of hydrogen peroxide I bought for $1 at Dollar Tree to kill the bugs on my Basil. (I grow basil in a huge pot with other edibles on my balcony overlooking the ocean.) I also still had the $1 spray bottle I poured my hydrogen peroxide/water bug killer into. Now this was way too easy..... I unscrewed the sprayer out of the $1 bottle (after washing it) and screwed the sprayer into the Hydrogen peroxide bottle. I was frugal enough to screw the peroxide cap (after washing it ) onto the rinsed $1 bottle. Voila! Disinfecting Hydrogen Peroxide spray in a dark bottle that will keep it from bio degrading, and a nice bottle with lid, if I need to make some more cleaning agents later.
For the more fun stuff on Hydrogen Peroxide's disinfecting/antiseptic uses, click here. To answer the nagging question: yes it's the 3% solution Hydrogen Peroxide used straight up, no dilution. I give it 30 second to work and wipe it off. The sink is cultured marble and it looks fine. On a final note Hydrogen Peroxide naturally breaks down to water and oxygen when exposed to light and air (thus the need for a dark bottle). Hope that helps. A frugal and minimal-a double hitter! So what interesting uses do you have for hydrogen peroxide? What natural, frugal and minimalist cleaners do you use? How many different bottles of cleaner are in your home? Leave me a note below and tell me what you think! I love to learn hew things. :D Wishing you an easy cleanup of whatever it may be and a nice glass of red wine afterwards, Rose Marie :)
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