What CVS Cotton should I get that DOES NOT require boiling.

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I.ve been using this Square Braided 100 Cotton Wick 6 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 | eBay and Im still alive. Much cheaper buying cotton from the local drugstore but with my arthritis making coils is way easier when its braided.

 

[Mike36609]

Is this right?
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Yep, that's what I use.

 

[indoorsindica]

Sterile 100% rolled cotton.

 

[corsairhawkvap3]

Hmmm for those who are using the green bag cotton ball from walgreens, uhh the cotton balls are "whitened with hydrogen peroxide". Wouldn't that mean it would be good to boil those cotton balls?

Studio 35 Organic Cotton Balls | drugstore.com

Here's the link to that exact cotton balls.

 

[crxess]

Word for the day
Sterile

 

[corsairhawkvap3]

Word for the day
Sterile

If there sterile would that mean it's unnecessary to boil them? Sorry i'm still new to using cotton as a wicking material and been trying to figure out which cotton ball brands doesn't need to boiled since i'm not patient enough to boil them xD

 

[_sidekick_]

I've been using the organic cottonballs from CVS, but I boil them first. The bag says they use hydrogen peroxide to bleach them and they have a faint smell of hydrogen peroxide to them. After boiling they have no smell and the flavor is much cleaner IMO.

 

[corsairhawkvap3]

I gotcha sidekick i might try using it unboiled and boiled and see if there's a big difference. Would these cotton balls be ok to use?
Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls | Walgreens

 

[_sidekick_]

I gotcha sidekick i might try using it unboiled and boiled and see if there's a big difference. Would these cotton balls be ok to use?
Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls | Walgreens

Looks like those also use hydrogen peroxide for bleaching. I don't know that there is enough left over to do any harm, but hydrogen peroxide should not be inhaled. I felt that the hits were harsher and had a slightly off taste when using the unboiled cotton balls. This is why I tried boiling them in the first place.

 

[SilverZero]

I know boiling them is an extra step, but when you have some time why not buy a bag and boil a couple handfulls at once? Let them dry and put them into a Ziploc and you'll have a bunch ready to go.

 

[mightymen]

I switched five weeks ago from CVS cotton swabs to Qtip Flavor improved much better, wick last longer also with less dis-coloring of wick.

Tryed the swabs again three days ago pulled it out of coil and replaced it with Qtip. No need to boil Qtip their sterile.

 

[altezza]

I use CVS Rolled Absorbent Cotton Sterile USP that comes in the box. I used to use cotton balls (unboiled), but always had that aftertaste --- which eventually goes away after 5-10 puffs. With the sterile (unboiled), I haven't noticed much (if any) aftertaste --- except when it gets dry.

 

[nj1001]

So does the boil or not to boil difference really just boil down (no pun intended) to 5-10 puffs before they're equivalent flavor-wise?

I've heard some say boiling for 30 mins in sterile water followed by sterile water soaks, etc.

 

[twostepjake]

Hmmm for those who are using the green bag cotton ball from walgreens, uhh the cotton balls are "whitened with hydrogen peroxide". Wouldn't that mean it would be good to boil those cotton balls?

Studio 35 Organic Cotton Balls | drugstore.com

Here's the link to that exact cotton balls.

I tried boiling them and it has this weird off taste. just used it unboiled and right off the bat its much much better. to my knowledge hydrogen peroxide is not toxic once it dries. it just turns into water after sitting for a little while.