cotton boiling, why?

[Alex4866]

I was watching some vaping videos on youtube and this guy said that he would boil his cotton in distilled water.
I am not so sure about this whole boiling cotton thing, why is that important? To get rid of chemicals?
Yeah I could probably buy some distilled water, but can't I get cotton that I don't need to boil?
In my local shop I bought a bag of cotton. on the package it says;"100% pure cotton." "Contents: 200g cotton wool. Pure quality - no dyers or optical whitener".
Would I still need to boil this in destilled water or can I just use out of the bag?
I ask just because I want to know if there's some sort of risk to my lungs if I don't boil it.

 

[The Ocelot]

I don't think very many people are boiling cotton anymore. I suppose the idea was to boil out impurities, but when you think about it, unless the impurities evaporated it wouldn't do much. When I was using cotton it came from a bag that had been in the back of a cabinet for years. Considering I used to smoke cigarettes, generic cotton doesn't concern me; however, everyone has to do what they are comfortable with.

 

[cocacola31173]

I got me a pack of this...It takes a few weeks to get here but you have enough to last you a VERY long time. It makes using it so much easier. I just snip me off a strip and wick my coil ...

Amazon.com: Cotton Labo ORGANIC Cotton Puff Size M (200pc): Health & Personal Care

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Only Koh Gen Do for me. Cotton balls, boiled or not, have a funky taste I just can't abide. JMHO.

 

[joesquid]

I use organic cotton from Walgreens and don't boil it. Tried regular cotton and it had a funky taste for a bit, even boiled.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I have come to understand that vapers are very aware of bad chemicals. Cigs have a lot. So, they are concerned about organic and sterile, etc. It is just something that I have noticed people focusing on.

 

[Sarin]

Cotton was often boiled to get rid of the hydrogen peroxide that was used to bleach it bright white. Organic cotton does not have this chemical in it.

 

[Bored2Tears]

I'm using the Ko Gen Do organic cotton too. No need to boil that. I can't seem to find anyplace locally that just carries the organic cotton balls. I started using cotton yarn but it had a little funky to it. Was nice and easy to wick tho.

 

[Sarin]

I'm using the Ko Gen Do organic cotton too. No need to boil that. I can't seem to find anyplace locally that just carries the organic cotton balls. I started using cotton yarn but it had a little funky to it. Was nice and easy to wick tho.

MUJI is also very similar, comes in pads and is super easy to cut and wick.

 

[Rob K]

Till now i used organic cotton from Walgreens so no boiling here. Yesterday i picked Koga Japanese cotton , i put it on myZenith v2 and on my 454. I have to say this stuff rocks and i have to order little more of it . I got 5 sheets for $6

 

[AndriaD]

I use organic cotton from Walgreens and don't boil it. Tried regular cotton and it had a funky taste for a bit, even boiled.

Same here; organic cotton balls from Walgreens. Actually there is probably more risk if you boil it than if you don't, fungus might grow in the cotton before it's dry, and boiling the organic cotton did not improve the taste whatever -- in fact, it seems to taste better if I DON'T boil it.

And yes there's a HUGE taste difference between "organic cotton balls" and "sterile cotton balls" -- organic is so much better, it's plain amazing. This surprised me enormously because I was under the impression that "organic" = hype. For using as wicking material, the taste of the organic is TONS better.

Andria

 

[skoony]

Cotton was often boiled to get rid of the hydrogen peroxide that was used to bleach it bright white. Organic cotton does not have this chemical in it.

trace amounts if any of hydrogen peroxide left in the cotton would be of no
health concern. it evaporates at an accelerated rate much like alcohol.
that is why they use it.actually helps remove other contaminants that may
be present.
i suspect its more a perceived taste issue between boiled and unboiled.

mike

 

[InTheShade]

Cotton was often boiled to get rid of the hydrogen peroxide that was used to bleach it bright white. Organic cotton does not have this chemical in it.

Organic cotton can also be dyed with hydrogen peroxide. Organic relates to how the cotton is grown and treated in the field and has nothing to do with how it's dyed or processed afterwards.

As the above poster mentioned, boiling cotton will do nothing to 'remove' the hydrogen peroxide. Now if they are using chlorine bleach to dye it, I can see where boiling might help.

Right now I'm using 100% natural organic (hydrogen peroxide dyed) cotton balls from Walgreens. I might get around to trying the Japanese cotton eventually... maybe 2049 when I run out of cotton balls.