Is there a reason we use ORGANIC cotton over regular when making a wick?

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From what I've read the main difference is the absence of pesticides and bleach which eliminates the need to boil them.

At my Walgreens a big bag of cotton balls is $3.09 and the same size bag of organic is $3.49. Forty cents more and no worry of extra chemicals and no time wasted boiling. Plus, that bag would last you years even if you rebuilt coils every day.

My Walgreens carries the organic for $3.59. Nicely done.... Organic it is!
 

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ecobutterfly organics...pakucho worsted cotton certified organic from the farm to your hand ...... most organic cotton is indeed organic until it leaves the farm and gets on a truck and goes to the treatment factory to be sprayed with bleach to make it white (natural cotton has an uneven cream color that people think is dirt so the producers want to fix it by bleaching) i researched for hours online for a farm to hand product that was cost effective and had no chemicals... for around 8 bucks i get 300+ builds
 

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From what I've read the main difference is the absence of pesticides and bleach which eliminates the need to boil them.

At my Walgreens a big bag of cotton balls is $3.09 and the same size bag of organic is $3.49. Forty cents more and no worry of extra chemicals and no time wasted boiling. Plus, that bag would last you years even if you rebuilt coils every day.

Even if the price difference was $10, a bag of 200 cotton balls is enough for me to re-wick 5X a day for the rest of my life, and still have leftovers to leave someone in my will. Just sayin'. :D
 

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Even if the price difference was $10, a bag of 200 cotton balls is enough for me to re-wick 5X a day for the rest of my life, and still have leftovers to leave someone in my will. Just sayin'. :D

Well how old are ya?? I've seen some of your posts and I'd like to weasel my way into that will :p
 

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Regular cotton balls have pesticides and bleach in them, as many people mentioned above. I personally use organic cotton balls by maxim hygene and they wick better than any other ive tried, meaning no dry hits and a small amount of cotton holds enough juice to get me through 5-7 hits on a dual coil .4 ohm build at 30 watts.


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Hi there..just started rebuilding using cotton on my kayfun 3.1 clone..I use regular sterile cotton, and I neither boil it, nor even wash it..I think if they use it in surgeries or in treating open wounds, it can't be as harmful as some people think. I haven't found an odd taste to it..and I'm perfectly happy with the results, but I'll give organic cotton a try just to see if there is any difference.
 

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Organic cotton agriculture excludes the use of synthetic pesticides. Insect pests are controlled by crop rotation, biological control, trap crops and natural pesticides.

-Biological control can introduce invasive species into the environment, causing ecological damage.

-Natural pesticides (yes, organic cotton farmers can use natural pesticides and call their product organic) include neem and pyrethrum, both of which are toxic to humans.

So pick your poison, organic or synthetic.
 

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Organic cotton agriculture excludes the use of synthetic pesticides. Insect pests are controlled by crop rotation, biological control, trap crops and natural pesticides.

-Biological control can introduce invasive species into the environment, causing ecological damage.

-Natural pesticides (yes, organic cotton farmers can use natural pesticides and call their product organic) include neem and pyrethrum, both of which are toxic to humans.

So pick your poison, organic or synthetic.

maybe they should go back to using nicotine as a pesticide/deterrent, then we wouldnt have to boil/wash the cotton, just add glycerin ;)
 
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