Flushing a cotton bud down the lavatory will no longer be so harmful to the environment, under plans from one of the world's biggest toiletry manufacturers to switch from plastic to paper sticks.

While using a cotton bud to clean wax may satisfy the nerve ... wax [GUIDE] Oil rinse Earwax is aptly named after its wax-like texture, which makes it ideal for breaking down with pure oils.

Although cotton buds are marketed as make-up application and removal aids, large numbers of consumers use them to clean their ears, a practice that continues despite numerous warnings from medical ...

It’s something that many people do without think twice, but a new video may put you off cleaning your ears with a cotton bud. The video shows a complex operation performed to remove the tip of a ...

A SCHOOLBOY without hearing in one ear for nine years was suddenly cured of his deafness when a cotton wool bud popped out of his ear. A SCHOOLBOY without hearing in one ear for nine years was ...

The plastic will be replaced by rolled paper in a bid to cut down on waste and save marine life COTTON buds are we know them are set to disappear from supermarket shelves, with the plastic being ...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Last Wednesday (May 22), the UK government made the decision to ban plastic cotton buds, straws, and ...

HAVE your ever experienced a strange but pleasant feeling when cleaning your ears out with a cotton bud? If so, it turns out you might actually be experiencing an eargasm, a doctor has said.

Single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers are banned from sale and distribution in England from Thursday 1 October. The government's Department for Food, the Environment and Rural ...