Friedrich Bergius

Even in the investigations into direct production of calcium peroxide in an alkali melt with highly compressed oxygen, it was found to be necessary to bring the high-pressure gas into contact with the suspension of lime in caustic alkali melt by agitation or some other means of mixing.

German Scientist

Sally Phillips

I once had a friend who did the hair for sci-fi movies, and after a particularly bad break-up I stupidly went to her salon and told her she could do anything she liked. She dyed the bottom cherry red and the top peroxide blonde.

British Actress

Rita Rudner

I suffer from peroxide phobia. Every time I've gotten near a blond woman, something of mine has disappeared. Jobs, boyfriends... one time an angora sweater leaped right off my body.

American Comedian

Lara St. John

Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.

Canadian Musician

Peroxide is commonly associated with first aid to prevent infection.

First Aid Usage

Peroxide is used in salons and products for bleaching hair.

Hair Bleaching

Use peroxide with caution as it can irritate skin and eyes.

Handling with Care

In chemistry, peroxides can react explosively and should be handled safely.

Caution with Reactions

Peroxides are found in various products from disinfectants to rocket fuel.

Widespread Use

In some industries, peroxide value indicates fat quality and food safety.

Indicator of Quality

 birds are like this and nobody knows if they really can live forever or what keeps them from aging it's not clear if get um if you look at birds which live a long time that cells from the birds tend to be more resistant to a lot of different environmental stresses like high temperature or hydrogen peroxide

Experiments that hint of...

 And nobody knows if they really can live forever, or what keeps them from aging. It's not clear. If you look at birds, which live a long time, cells from the birds tend to be more resistant to a lot of different environmental stresses like high temperature or hydrogen peroxide, things like that.

Cynthia Kenyon:...

 a cow a brush system first cleans and sterilizing the teats with hydrogen peroxide to prevent any infection being passed on the orange brush then massages the cow's udder to encourage the production of the hormone oxytocin which