I-hydrogen peroxide iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali esebenza njengesibulala-magciwane esinamandla futhi ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuhlanza nokubulala amagciwane kanye nezinsimbi zezokwelapha.Isebenza ngempumelelo ngokumelene nezinhlobo eziningi zamabhaktheriya, amagciwane, isikhunta, namanye ama-microorganisms.I-hydrogen peroxide isebenza ngokuhlehlela emanzini nomoya-mpilo, ingashiyi zinsalela eziyingozi.Iphinde ibe yi-ejenti emhlophe futhi ingasetshenziswa ukususa amabala ezingutsheni nasezindaweni ezingaphezulu.I-hydrogen peroxide itholakala kabanzi ezindaweni ezihlukene futhi ingasetshenziselwa izinjongo ezihlukahlukene, njengokuhlanza amanxeba, ukugeza umlomo, nokuhlanza izinwele.Kodwa-ke, kufanele isetshenziswe ngokuqapha kanye nemishini yokuzivikela efanele, njengoba ukugxila okuphezulu kungabangela ukucasuka kwesikhumba namehlo.