Talk:Elephant's toothpaste

Elephant toothpaste
no, it isnt actually toothpaste for your elephant, thats just the name. elephant toothpaste is just a reaction caused by the decomposing of hydrogen peroxide, also when doing this experiment be careful, the fizz is hot. Abb615 (talk) 15:30, 14 February 2010 (UTC)


 * cool 2601:3C8:C080:C560:4BB:AAC7:4DE6:988C (talk) 02:34, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Question
"About 50 ml of concentrated (>12%)[5] hydrogen peroxide is first mixed with liquid soap or dishwashing detergent. Then, a catalyst, often around 10 ml potassium iodide" How much foam will be produced from the amounts said in the wiki which i copy-pasted here? 77.75.244.130 (talk) 14:03, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Safety Considerations
Hydrogen peroxide is corrosive and forms explosive mixtures upon contact with organic compounds. (Source: Wikipedia)

Potassium iodide has side effects include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rash, and swelling of the salivary glands. (Source: Wikipedia)

Please would someone knowledgeable about chemical safety add information about the handling of the ingredients and the safe disposal of the resulting foam ? Many thanks ! Darkman101 (talk) 00:47, 5 July 2022 (UTC)