Significant efforts are being made to reduce our collective carbon footprint. As a result, making the switch to sustainable products has never been so easy. This is especially true in regards to the ...

If you are constantly using cotton swabs, that means you are constantly throwing away cotton swabs. This ear-cleaning, makeup-wiping habit isn’t exactly eco-friendly — but there’s a way it can be.

Is there anything more satisfying than cleaning out your ears after a hot shower? However, those seemingly innocent cotton swabs are polluting oceans and beaches to the tune of millions each year.

Whether you prefer to call them cotton swabs or Q-tips, there’s no denying that those paper sticks with the cotton ends are a highly useful item to have around the house. In this post, you’ll find out ...

"Don’t put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear." It's the kind of thing you may have heard your grandmother say, but, for the most part, it’s true, says Dr. Bradley Kesser, an ear, nose and ...

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Most of us have done it. After a shower, you grab a cotton swab, tilt your head, and twist it gently inside your ear. It feels satisfying, almost like a ritual. The cotton comes out with a hint of ...

Most of us have seen or used the earwax-cleaning products all over social media — high-tech lavage kits, spoons equipped with smartphone cameras, suction devices, ear candles or even classic cotton ...

A woman's daily habit of cleaning her ears with cotton swabs led to a life-threatening infection in her skull, according to news reports. The 37-year-old woman, who is identified only as Jasmine, said ...

SEATTLE (KOMO) – When nearly 22,000 much-need cotton swabs to be used for COVID-19 testing showed up in Washington state, some state employees were left scratching their heads in confusion leading to ...

Over the past weekend, Washington state's Department of Health received a shipment of thousands of coronavirus test nasal swabs from U.S. Cotton LLC., but the package was incorrectly labeled as "baby ...

Pokémon fan art is nothing new, but TikTok user kumattaojisan has really upped the game. Their channel has dozens of videos showing off the intricate and colorful characters they made out of Q-tips, ...