Why should you skip hydrogen peroxide for cleaning wounds?

It kills living tissue too.

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  1. It is too cold
  2. It kills living tissue too ✔
  3. It smells like mint

Why: Hydrogen peroxide is strong enough to harm living tissue and slow healing.

Huh, didn't know that: Hydrogen peroxide is strong enough to harm living tissue and slow healing.

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Peroxide, no ride!
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Answer: It kills living tissue too. Hydrogen peroxide is strong enough to harm living tissue and slow healing.

  1. Scouting America: First Aid www.scouting.org/merit-badges/first-aid
    it’s so strong it kills the germs and living tissue, so it’ll just take longer for your wound to heal
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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