I bought some cotton in my local pharmacy shop, it says it's non sterile and it's 100% cotton(sure it looks like one, has some dried plant particles in it). Here are the pictures of it:
Is This Cotton Safe to Vape With?
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non sterile, so either it can have baby cotton or there are possibly microorganisms living on it, is the way I read that
Better off finding an actual vaping cotton. Many are grown specifically for vaping nowadays!
I wouldn't recommend it specifically because it says that it's not good for surgical/open wound applications. The cotton you want is entirely sterile, meaning you could literally stuff an open flesh wound with it and not risk infection/contamination. That type of cotton generally implies bleach-free/chlorine-free/safe to vape on.
My eyes are old, but I think I saw the word "bleached"... that's where I stopped reading. Even non-chlorine bleach can be toxic.
Thank you all for the responses, I'll go and buy sterile cotton too bad I can't find Japanese cotton in my country.
I just went on Amazon and picked up a pack of swisspers organic cotton balls for a couple bucks, nice and cheap and the stuff works great. Also, I would always advise against non-sterile cotton, it will taste bad and has the POTENTIAL to be bad for you
"Sterile" cotton = treated with either bleach or, most commonly, peroxide
Neither of which do many of us like to vape!!
Sterile, nonsterile...boil the heck out of it (3-4 times, rinse between), let it dry, give it a shot
The only thing I'd be chary of is specks of foreign matter
Neither of which do many of us like to vape!!
Sterile, nonsterile...boil the heck out of it (3-4 times, rinse between), let it dry, give it a shot
The only thing I'd be chary of is specks of foreign matter
The only thing I was good at school was chemistry and I know that peroxide is H2O2 which, when heated, breaks down to H2O and O2. So won't be a problem.
I have tried organic cotton balls and they're ok. Prefer the Japanese organic cotton pads though. No taste and wicks great. All the fibers run in one direction. Also been using Cotton Bacon lately with good results.
What?!? LOL!!
No. More like repackaged Walgreens cotton balls for twice the price!
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hmmm it sez medical... but not for surgical use... so its not sterile, but then again a bag of sterile is no longer sterile once the bag is opened... probably been treated with hydrogen peroxide ( which by the way turns into water and oxygen it is not toxic)
I would say its quite usable... besides, the coil will get up to 300+F and kill off any "bugz" along with the PG/VG, there wont be much to worry about.... Id be more worried about whats on the exterior of the drip tip... lip gunk, saliva, bacteria just to name a few things....
I would say its quite usable... besides, the coil will get up to 300+F and kill off any "bugz" along with the PG/VG, there wont be much to worry about.... Id be more worried about whats on the exterior of the drip tip... lip gunk, saliva, bacteria just to name a few things....
ummm H2O and 1 O the free single Oxygen is what gives it such a good "bleaching" capacity ( well oxidizing would be a better word).... thats why peroxide fizzes when placed on a cut... it is releasing the loosely bonded oxygen which in turn oxidizes the surrounding tissue... basically bleaching the tissue...
So, I just got this cotton it says it's sterile, nonchlorine bleached and for surgical usage, I guess this is the right one.
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