Dissecting an alternative cotton

[Matthee]

Have tried all the brands and types of cotton available in this neck of the woods, but they all tasted horrible. DerickT the other day suggested sterile dental cotton. So, off to the dentist. Not sterile he says, but I tried it anyhow. Very neutral, best of all I have tried. Maybe some of you will find it a convenient format, so here are some pictures:

37mm long. Dentist had 2 diameters: 10mm and 7mm. The latter fits nicely inside of my Reo.

Shallow cut with a knife and unroll

You can just cut of a piece from this and make a wick

Or you can further dissect by separating the two layers. One layer is more "papery" cotton and the other layer more "cottony" cotton. Choose your preference for wicking, both work.

 

[bsidb]

Thanks for the reseach , I have been useing Q-Tip brand swabs without any flavor issues, I can get about 10 wicks off a single Tip

 

[JC Okie]

Thanks for the reseach , I have been useing Q-Tip brand swabs without any flavor issues, I can get about 10 wicks off a single Tip

You must be using that kind that has a big bulb on the end to keep if from going all the way in to the eardrum. Ha. I can get about 10 wicks off one of those too. I can get about 3 wicks from a regular sized Q-tip. Sure makes cotton wicks cheap. In Matthee's case, free (if you have a nice dentist.)

 

[bsidb]

well single 2 tipped tip ,srry

 

[Angi2299]

Be honest - How many of you read the first post and immediately went to Ebay/Amazon to check on prices/availability of dental cotton?
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Raises hand slowly and hangs head in shame!

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Be honest - How many of you read the first post and immediately went to Ebay/Amazon to check on prices/availability of dental cotton?
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Raises hand slowly and hangs head in shame!

And then thought how long would it take to go through a box of 2000.

 

[thinkingaboutit]

Thanks for the reseach , I have been useing Q-Tip brand swabs without any flavor issues, I can get about 10 wicks off a single Tip

Tried it, hated the waxy taste.

Oh...you mean clean Q-tips...

 

[FACE MEAT]

Tried it, hated the waxy taste.

Oh...you mean clean Q-tips...

 

[Matthee]

I've got some red ones from the dentist - they go very cheap.

 

[Dturp]

I've got some red ones from the dentist - they go very cheap.

Considering what those look like anyways......I'd pass! When I first opened the thread my first thought was NO HE DIDN'T!!! Lol then I read and realized what they were.