I was mixing hydrogen peroxide with water for my plants, and some of the peroxide dripped on to my hand while I was pouring it into the squirt bottle. I didn’t think anything of it until the skin that the droplet was on turned bright white. I’ve tried to Google this, but I keep getting different answers (and I don’t understand them). Why does this occur?
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From [https://skincaregeeks.com/why-does-hydrogen-peroxide-turn-skin-white/](https://skincaregeeks.com/why-does-hydrogen-peroxide-turn-skin-white/)
“When the catalase reacts with hydrogen peroxide, oxygen bubbles are formed, diluting the blood and preventing smooth blood flow. This chemical reaction whitens the skin as blood is absent.”
It’s a capillary embolism. The peroxide creates little oxygen bubbles that stop blood flow in the capillaries in skin temporarily. It makes it look bleached.
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