hydrogen peroxide versus bacteria

This YouTube Short video shows what happens to bacteria when you expose them to hydrogen peroxide. As the guy says, "bacterial graveyard."

There's another video out these somewhere that has a doctor talking about why hydrogen peroxide is better, in many cases, than antibiotics: because bacteria can evolve to the point where they become immune to antibiotics, but bacteria can't adapt that way to peroxide.

While peroxide isn't the recommended treatment for my ulcerated big toe, it did keep me infection-free for six months. And while peroxide isn't the best mouthwash (because it kills good bacterial flora along with the bad), it can be used orally on occasion for things like gum infection or sore throat (although with a sore throat, you might want to stick to salt water after an initial peroxide gargle*).

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*Hydrogen peroxide is never sold over the counter in pure form: it's usually around a 3% solution. Even at 3%, if you're going to use it for a gargle, you need to make a 50/50 solution of bottled peroxide and water (i.e., a 1.5% concentration of peroxide).