Walmart Cotton Balls!!!! Are they safe?

[Troy Noh]

I made the mistake of buying some non-organic cotton at CVS, was making my nose run. Soo I've switched by to organic cotton and the Japanese cotton I would like to buy a box of the pads. That enough for a lifetime and a half

 

[Cacique]

If anyone's interested in the japanese cotton pads I found Shiseido at Sephora in JC Penny. The Sephora site will list the ones that are in JC Penny too. Something like 160 pads for $10 and seem to be just like Ko Gen Do. I re-wick every day or every other day and I still over over half of the bag I separated for vaping. Still have another half a bag or so stored away.

 

[Maiar]

I've found that wal-marts organic cotton works fairly well. I still boiled that stuff a couple times just to be sure though. I did try non organic once because I didn't have anything else. But the place I get my juice from lately has been putting japanese organic cotton in for free with all the orders lately, seems like enough to make 50 coils for a protank. So I've been using that. It's quite nice.

 

[93gc40]

The "organic" label means that it was grown using organic methods - no chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage, or GMO's used. But it's no guarantee. Although a farm must comply with basic standards to obtain "Organic" certification, it's not like the FDA stays there 24/7 to guarantee it. And in reality, there is also a chance that you'd never even SEE the FDA. Submit your paperwork detailing your methods and processes, pay the licensing fee, presto, change-o, "Organic".

Mostly it's a money-making tactic - lots of people would rather buy a $6 "organic" apple at Whole Foods than a $6 bag of apples at Aldi because it makes them feel better.



Very true. I use KGD and Rayon these days and don't boil, but I was using RO water to boil with before - one of the local grocery stores has a bring-your-own jug RO dispenser. In some areas, tap water may very well be "dirtier" than the cotton balls themselves, lol.

I know the rules regarding ORGANIC. I also KNOW that ORGANIC and NON-ORGANIC, cotton come from the same plants and fields.. You pick a truckload call it organic and then pick the rest of the field for regular. And yes it is Just a matter of paying a fee to regulators to get the label.. Granted there is tons of paperwork involved and even some "special" processing. Special mean you CLEANED the equiptment prior to processing the special loads.

 

[Bunnykiller]

Rayon Rules.... no wet Tshirt taste, no boll weevil poo, no worry about toxic organic soils... its easy to use, and it works

the other option is natural sea sponge from the west coast of Hawaii gathered up by red headed mermaids.... but its rare..

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Then there is that extremely expensive wicking material made from civet Cat poo after being fed organic Japanese cotton.

 

[Coldrake]

I know the rules regarding ORGANIC. I also KNOW that ORGANIC and NON-ORGANIC, cotton come from the same plants and fields.. You pick a truckload call it organic and then pick the rest of the field for regular. And yes it is Just a matter of paying a fee to regulators to get the label.. Granted there is tons of paperwork involved and even some "special" processing. Special mean you CLEANED the equiptment prior to processing the special loads.

That's absolute nonsense.

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