Organic Cotton Balls bleached with Hydrogen Peroxide

[SoonerChris]

Do you boil before use?

Walgreens is the only place I can find organic cotton balls (currently using Peaches and Cream yarn) and their's is bleached with hydrogen peroxide.

My Senesis Mini will be arriving soon and I want to try Rip Trippers auto dripping setup on this.

 

[keonee]

A lot of members say no and yes. I've always boiled the Organic Cotton and Peaches and Cream Yarn. I think it's a preference thingy.

Good Luck....Happy vaping!!!!

 

[SoonerChris]

I don't boil the PnC yarn. And the first time I tried the cotton balls it had a weird taste. Thought it was the hydrogen peroxide but from what I have read it was most likely not.

Most likely issue with the cotton balls was too much cotton.

 

[ceejay]

I think pretty much all cotton organic/non-organic are bleached with hydrogen peroxide to give it the pure white color. Cotton is naturally tan. Personally I don't boil my CVS Sterile cotton balls.

 

[blueGrassTubb]

I don't boil either.

And hydrogen peroxide doesn't "bleach" the cotton per se. It whitens it which is completely different than bleaching.

 

[Rule62]

Just my opinion, but by boiling cotton, whether it's yarn, cotton balls, or rolled cotton, organic or sterile, you're creating more potential for harm than not. Why? Because even if you use distilled water, by the time you have gotten the cotton as dry as it was when taken out of the bag to begin with, you have created a perfect environment for such nasty things as mold and mildew. These little spores will begin to grow almost immediately in damp environments; and damp cotton is the perfect environment.
Hydrogen Peroxide isn't a harmful substance, unless it's used in rocket fuel or bomb making. People gargle with it, and put it on open wounds. It's H2O2. It degrades to water. It's not like they are bleaching cotton with Clorox.

 

[coalyard]

Just my opinion, but by boiling cotton, whether it's yarn, cotton balls, or rolled cotton, organic or sterile, you're creating more potential for harm than not. Why? Because even if you use distilled water, by the time you have gotten the cotton as dry as it was when taken out of the bag to begin with, you have created a perfect environment for such nasty things as mold and mildew. These little spores will begin to grow almost immediately in damp environments; and damp cotton is the perfect environment.
Hydrogen Peroxide isn't a harmful substance, unless it's used in rocket fuel or bomb making. People gargle with it, and put it on open wounds. It's H2O2. It degrades to water. It's not like they are bleaching cotton with Clorox.

Yep H2O2, pretty harmless stuff. It decomposes to water and oxygen. I have used 35% H2O2, and at that concentration, it will create combustion with organic materials such as leather or cotton. I can assure you that there is no risk of harm due to using cotton "bleached" with hydrogen peroxide. I don't boil mine.

 

[Highwayman1224]

I use regular store brand non organic cotton balls from Walmart & never boil it. Tear it, twist it & vape it. Too much work involved to boil it, lol.

 

[Kryyptyk]

Do you boil before use?

Oh look, it's this thread again.

 

[IceCreamMan]

No need unless you wear a cape. Only superheroes need boil their cotton balls as it can really set off their superhuman sense of taste and smell if not.

 

[SoonerChris]

Oh look, it's this thread again.

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Wouldn't have asked if I didn't get a funky taste the first time.


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[ph0kused]

I don't boil the PnC yarn. And the first time I tried the cotton balls it had a weird taste. Thought it was the hydrogen peroxide but from what I have read it was most likely not.

Most likely issue with the cotton balls was too much cotton.

Pro Tip -

If you boil your cotton (I do)

Spend the extra money and boil it in distilled water! Don't boil in tap water! All those minerals, calcium, hard water in general will give your cotton balls a weird taste... thats why most people don't like boiling, and prefer just to risk it, because of the taste...

All you need to do is buy a jug of distilled water, and boil an entire batch of cotton balls in a pot, and the flavor is much, much better.

 

[Taylor7617]

Where does one find organic cotton balls (the rolled kind)? I went to my local CVS and Walgreens and all I could find is sterile. Are all of these "rolled" ?

So..............best way to dry? I generally press in between two sheets of paper towel and then let air dry over night. Seem to of been working. I did read on a different thread about someone drying quicker in the oven. Tried this over the wkend, left a NASTY taste to the cotton. Maybe due to the gas being cooked into the cotton, not sure. Was just awful!

I been using Sugar 'n Crème 100% cotton yarn from Michael's. Not sure why, but to me, this is a cleaner flavor over the PnC from Walmart.

 

[Tbev]

Organic is a bullyshiznt word go with sterile cotton from the wound dressing Isle @ cvs or anywhere, it's fantastic, I've heard and agreed, boiling cotton creates an environment fit for growing bacteria... Makes sense.

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