How safe is Hydrogen Peroxide

[ldrchickens]

Hey guys! My incubator is set to hatch on the 16th and I want to put another batch in shortly after. I am wanting to disinfect the incubator and was wondering if a quick wipe down with hydrogen peroxide would be effective and safe? I have read a bunch about bleach but I hate using it so was thinking since you can pour it on a cut or wash your mouth with it it has to be somewhat safe but wondering if it is effective? Thank you!

 

[black_fleet]

Hey guys! My incubator is set to hatch on the 16th and I want to put another batch in shortly after. I am wanting to disinfect the incubator and was wondering if a quick wipe down with hydrogen peroxide would be effective and safe? I have read a bunch about bleach but I hate using it so was thinking since you can pour it on a cut or wash your mouth with it it has to be somewhat safe but wondering if it is effective? Thank you!

I am no expert by any means, but I generally use diluted vinegar for an all purpose disinfectant on just about everything. I too do not care to use bleach.

 

[ldrchickens]

I am no expert by any means, but I generally use diluted vinegar for an all purpose disinfectant on just about everything. I too do not care to use bleach.

Thats what I was using! But several people on here told me it was not doing any good so I stopped. I do not like bleach. It is very strong and can be very harmful so i never touch it.

 

[black_fleet]

Thats what I was using! But several people on here told me it was not doing any good so I stopped. I do not like bleach. It is very strong and can be very harmful so i never touch it.

Huh, that's news to me. Specifically what is it not effective against? As far as I know it's a fact that vinegar properly diluted is anti bacterial, fungal, viral, and kills most mold and mildew, though only perhaps 80-90% effective as bleach. I have even heard of mold strains which can become immune to bleach.

 

[ldrchickens]

Really? See thats what I was thinking. I had been soaking orange peels and oregano in white vinegar and using it to wipe down my coop on cleaning days. It helped dessolve some some stuck on poop as well as left a fresh smelling coop afterwards. I had posted something about it and people were saying it does nothing so i stopped. Maybe I should start up again!

 

[black_fleet]

Really? See thats what I was thinking. I had been soaking orange peels and oregano in white vinegar and using it to wipe down my coop on cleaning days. It helped dessolve some some stuck on poop as well as left a fresh smelling coop afterwards. I had posted something about it and people were saying it does nothing so i stopped. Maybe I should start up again!

I'm taking a look at this however the link to the original source(s) is not working: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10656352

Seems to support the belief that vinegar works as we believe, but notes it isn't effective against everything, including polio and staphylococcus. I've been using it to scrub my coops, waterers, and feeders for 25 years though without any ill effects, as well as in my home.

Going to keep digging.

 

[ldrchickens]

I'm taking a look at this however the link to the original source(s) is not working: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10656352

Seems to support the belief that vinegar works as we believe, but notes it isn't effective against everything, including polio and staphylococcus. I've been using it to scrub my coops, waterers, and feeders for 25 years though without any ill effects, as well as in my home.

Going to keep digging.

I am diggin as well.

 

[imnukensc]

If you're on a public water supply you're drinking bleach every day.

 

[black_fleet]

Taking a look through all of these:

https://www.researchgate.net/public...bial_Agents_for_Disinfection_of_Hard_Surfaces
https://mbio.asm.org/content/5/2/e00013-14
https://www.turi.org/content/download/10355/173184/file/Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2015..pdf

It would seem that while vinegar is effective against most things, it's not particularly effective against the really bad stuff like Polio, E. Coli, Staphylococcus, or Tuberculosis--at least not in the sense that you could spray and wipe and kill them. Additionally, it would seem that vinegar's effectiveness is highly dependent on the surface on which it is being applied. So surface material, exposure time, and dilution ratio are the most important factors.

Doesn't answer anything about hydrogen peroxide though, sorry :/

 

[ldrchickens]

Taking a look through all of these:

https://www.researchgate.net/public...bial_Agents_for_Disinfection_of_Hard_Surfaces
https://mbio.asm.org/content/5/2/e00013-14
https://www.turi.org/content/download/10355/173184/file/Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2015..pdf

It would seem that while vinegar is effective against most things, it's not particularly effective against the really bad stuff like Polio, E. Coli, Staphylococcus, or Tuberculosis--at least not in the sense that you could spray and wipe and kill them. Additionally, it would seem that vinegar's effectiveness is highly dependent on the surface on which it is being applied. So surface material, exposure time, and dilution ratio are the most important factors.

Doesn't answer anything about hydrogen peroxide though, sorry :/

Thanks!