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[BlaseWithVicarious]

Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this in but I know people use organic cotton as wick and they say boiling it etc. what if you were to use surgical grade cotton pads. I got some from my brother in law from his time of being in military and being overseas. He got a big box of surgical tools and stuff that they use in bases for surgery etc. this cotton pad is sterilized and is approved for wounds etc. could using surgical cotton be easier? Well I took out a roll pad which was about the size of half a piece of paper and cut a small stripe size of pencil and made the tip half that. I made a 1.0 ohm coil and put it on RDA. Let me say this cotton is well pressed (if that's right wording) so it absorbed a ton of e liquid in a small stripe I would like to say a good 20-30 drops . vaping some Dr Pepper 0mg e liquid the taste was amazing. A lot better than using silica obviously. A side by side comparison to cotton balls. The pads seem to hold more eliquid and give more vapor. Using the exact same amount (area) of cotton pad vs ball. The ball was more open. Like it was less cotton. It held half eliquid and the vapor tasted less thick. Same amount of vapor but not as thick. I felt more vapor in the padding as well as warmer vape and it didn't give challenge of hotspots like the ball did. This is my own personal opinion. I personally feel that the pads gave better flavor and more vapor than the balls did. This varies on type of cotton and coil and e liquid. This is my experience and could be different from yours.


My main question is has anyone else experimented using surgical cotton pads as wick?

 

[BobC]

Cotton is cotton is cotton, nuf said

 

[BlaseWithVicarious]

Cotton is cotton is cotton, nuf said

True true....


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[Rickajho]

It sounds like a better idea to me. If it's sterile there should be no need to be concerned about boiling (versus "cosmetic puffs") and the form factor - designed not to fall apart and get stuck onto wounds - seems like a more ideal wicking material. Both to handle and for how it wicks.

 

[BlaseWithVicarious]

It sounds like a better idea to me. If it's sterile there should be no need to be concerned about boiling (versus "cosmetic puffs") and the form factor - designed not to fall apart and get stuck onto wounds - seems like a more ideal wicking material. Both to handle and for how it wicks.

Yes it's a lot easier to keep a lot of juice on wick and it doesn't shred so easy. I easily just wrapped the coil around the cotton and it was stiff enough to do so.


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[classwife]

Moved to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems as it seems a better place than The Modding Forum

 

[FearTX]

I used the organic cotton balls originally but the need to boil them was annoying me. I picked up some sterile rolled cotton from CVS and use it instead. I do not cut off strips of it, I just pull a bit out to form my wick with. As long as it reads 100% cotton, cotton is in fact cotton.

 

[Portertown]

I have some of the rolled sterile cotton from CVS, but I have not used it yet. I have been using the organic cotton balls from CVS and boiling them in distilled water twice.
My only question about the rolled sterile cotton is I wonder if it is organic or not. Being sterile means it has been sterilized, which can be by gas, heat, etc to kill bacteria.
Does anyone know?

 

[patkin]

My concern would be whether or not the cotton has been infused with anything to prevent sticking to a sore/wound. The materiaI is 100% cotton but there's some reason they don't stick. I came home with supplies left in Hubby's hospital room and have since, had cause to open and use some of the sterile cotton dressing pads as well as some others like it provided at the VA ER. Both felt "different" to me and they don't stick, thus my concern about vaping with them without boiling first just in case there is something in them.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

Sterile does not mean it is free of chemicals, but free of living organisms.
Most cotton is sterilized with Gamma rays from radioactive Cobalt.
Highly effective at killing anything living, but doesn't remove anything.
Most of the sizing agents used in processing are removed by rinsing, but not completely.
If you boil CVS sterile rolled cotton (I did) you will see an oily film on top of the water.
As far as the surgical I cannot say.
Give some a boil and see.

Best cotton I have found is KOH GEN DO Pure Cotton

"Made from 100% cotton that has not been chemically treated, bleached or pigmented. Raised without the use of chemical fertilizer or pesticides to ensure pure, safe quality."

Whether they are full of it or not with that statement I don't know as there was a very slight film with boiling although no discernible taste to me boiled or unboiled.

 

[Portertown]

Sterile does not mean it is free of chemicals, but free of living organisms.
Most cotton is sterilized with Gamma rays from radioactive Cobalt.
Highly effective at killing anything living, but doesn't remove anything.
Most of the sizing agents used in processing are removed by rinsing, but not completely.
If you boil CVS sterile rolled cotton (I did) you will see an oily film on top of the water.
As far as the surgical I cannot say.
Give some a boil and see.

Best cotton I have found is KOH GEN DO Pure Cotton

"Made from 100% cotton that has not been chemically treated, bleached or pigmented. Raised without the use of chemical fertilizer or pesticides to ensure pure, safe quality."

Whether they are full of it or not with that statement I don't know as there was a very slight film with boiling although no discernible taste to me boiled or unboiled.

Very good post. It seems most think that sterile means "clean" of everything. I retired from the Pharmaceutical industry and we made sterile products. You are correct about sterile not meaning free of chemicals.
Where did you find the KOH GEN DO Pure Cotton? I would like to try it.

 

[Alexander Mundy]

I got it here because they took PayPal.

Pure Cotton - 60 Pads | Koh Gen Do

 

[Portertown]

I got it here because they took PayPal.

Pure Cotton - 60 Pads | Koh Gen Do

Thanks for the info. I will order some and give it a try.

 

[Pam1384]

I just looked and they also sell through Amazon. Just an FYI.

 

[Portertown]

I just looked and they also sell through Amazon. Just an FYI.

Thanks.
Looks like it may be worth a try.

 

[Vwls]

Thanks.
Looks like it may be worth a try.

I have tried both the CVS sterile rolled and the KoGenDo. KoGenDo is not as absorbent - therefore does not wick as well. Also it does have a discernible taste, although not unpleasant. The fact that it is less absorbent is actually why it is the best on the market for facial cleansing and cosmetic applications.