For most household cleaning, yes. Hydrogen peroxide cleans and lifts mould and stains without the fumes, residue or fabric damage that come with bleach, and it breaks down into water and oxygen once it has done its job. Here's why we recommend making the switch, and how to get the best results.
Why We Started Looking for an Alternative
We had kids during COVID and started asking a simple question: surely there's a better way to clean our home without exposing our family to harsh chemicals? We didn't want our kids growing up using something just because we'd been told to, when better alternatives existed.
Bleach was never really an option for us. My nose just couldn't handle it. So we used the eco cleaners on the shelf, and they kept letting us down. They didn't clean the way we needed, and we wanted a disinfectant in the house that actually worked.
Hydrogen peroxide ticked every box. Chemically, it's just water with an extra oxygen atom. The problem was that there was no good way to buy it in bulk, at cleaning strength, from a brand that told you exactly what was in it. So we built Forsana, and we went on a mission to source the purest hydrogen peroxide we could find in the world. That's what goes into our products today.
Hydrogen Peroxide vs Bleach: The Key Differences
No Smell or Harsh Fumes
Bleach catches the back of your throat and stings your eyes. Hydrogen peroxide has no smell at all. One of our customers, Dianne, cleared mould from her bathroom ceiling and walls and was relieved not to deal with the overpowering smell of a bleach cleaner.
Breaks Down Into Water and Oxygen
Bleach leaves chlorine-based residues behind. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down into water and oxygen after it has done its job, which also makes it septic safe. Lyn, a nurse who used to bleach everything, switched when she moved to a property with a septic tank and now uses nothing else.
Gentler Around Babies and Pets
Bleach is extremely harsh around little ones and animals. Laura chose hydrogen peroxide because she wanted something safer than bleach for her young family and pets.
Mould That Stays Gone
Kylie-Anne found that hydrogen peroxide whitened her mouldy bathroom grout without the mould coming back worse, which is what she'd experienced with chlorine bleach.
Kind to Fabrics and Surfaces
Bleach eats through clothing and can yellow some surfaces. Hydrogen peroxide brightens whites without breaking down fabric. Sue now uses it in her washing machine instead of bleach, Lee says she's no longer ruining her clothes, and Aaron even used it to remove old yellow bleach stains from an acrylic shower.
You Can Watch It Work
When hydrogen peroxide meets organic matter like mould, it fizzes and bubbles. Our customers love seeing it happen, and it's a good sign it's getting to work.
