Cotton Buds

Cotton Buds
Safe Buds
Cosmetic-tipped cotton buds
Organic cotton buds

Safe Buds

Safe Buds have been developed specially for baby care, but adults use them too.
The shape and size of the head make it impossible to insert the stick too far into the ear, while the absorbent cotton head gently cleans. The special shape gives security that the ear cannot accidently be damaged even when caring for an active, moving baby.

We produce safe buds with paper sticks - white paper or with coloured imprint, and polypropylene (PP) sticks in many colours and we offer different kinds of packaging.

Recommendations

Safe buds for extra security ear cleaning use can be produced with different stick material, i.e. wood, paper and plastic. It is important in thinking what type of rigidity, form of the tip and how the sticks should be disposed of.

In case a very rigid stick is required you could choose safe buds with a wooden stick with a size of 72x2.5 mm. Most common wood material is white birch wood. In application of a safe bud with wooden sticks, one should control the stick in order to check for splinters. We in our production take care to use splinter free sticks and have increased the diameter of the stick from 2.2mm to 2.5mm, this giving an even stronger stick. It is advisable to check for roundness of the sticks also. This gives the consumer a quick overview that the production process is much more controlled, and the sticks are produced on more advanced machines, thus they should be more hygienic, and the wood used is from virgin wooden logs.

When safe buds are produced from wooden sticks glue is applied in order to attach the cotton tip to the stick. This process always gives a better tip in that it is much more difficult to detach the cotton from the stick.

With our wooden sticks there is a very low risk of wooden defects, however, in order to recommend the best stick material for safe buds, we do not advise the use of this type of stick. Also considering that wooden sticks do not break easily, the consumer may apply more than desired force and damage the ear canal, even with the extra security of the head shape.

The medium rigidity stick is a safe bud with a paper stick with a size of 72x2.5 mm. Paper sticks are produced with virgin paper material, giving the the safe buds a clean and relatively strong stick. Although it should be noted that in the production process of paper a lot of water is used and it does give an environmental burden.

We strongly recommend the use of paper sticks as they are naturally bio-degradable. As they are relatively rigid, where they are applied in excess force in a wrong area, they will bend without causing damage. When safe buds are produced from paper sticks glue is applied in order to attach the cotton tip to the stick. This process always gives a better tip in that it is much more difficult to detach the cotton from the stick.

The lowest rigidity stick is a safe bud with a plastic stick with a size of 72x2.5 mm. Plastic sticks are produced when plastic is extruded on machines. As sticks can be extruded with different wall thickness it is recommended that you check sticks to see how easily they can bend, too easily bendable sticks often bend without returning to its original position. Therefore we cannot recommend the use of sticks with less than 170kg/mil for this application. Although environmentally these buds could be separated and recycled in a theoretical manner, this is often not done, therefore it is quite difficult to bio-degrade these sticks.

When safe buds are produced from plastic sticks, heat is applied at the tips in order to attach the cotton tip to the stick. This process always gives a weaker tip in that it is easier to detach the cotton from the stick. It this thus recommended if they should be applied for orifice cleaning, the tips should be gently rotated in a 45 degrees, counter and clockwise twist. If the tips seem to detach, they should not be used.

When choosing the correct head shape, it is important to note that the tip of the bud sticks should be completely covered. For sensitive use apply a gentle pressure on the tip and you should be feeling the soft cotton and not the stick. We recommend tips with at least 4 mm cotton cushioning from the stick end to the tip. We also recommend usage of min. 15 grams of cotton per 100 tips.

Although paper and wooden sticks are bio-degradable and could be disposed of in toilets, the amount of sticks being disposed of in this manner is extremely large and it strongly recommended to dispose of properly. Water works spend a lot of energy and time in removing these from their system.

Our safe buds are made with a smaller front tip of 5 mm diameter, and a protective tip diameter of 10 mm, and we have increased our smaller front tip size in order to maximize the protective nature to the stick. Safe buds are intended for safe ear cleaning purposes, however, when they are used for cleaning the ear, care should be shown not to insert into the inner ear canal further than where the protective tip hits the outer ear. Nor should they be inserted with excessive force, this could damage the inner ear canal. It should primarily be used to remove excessive water in the ear. Some of the natural ear wax in this canal is there for protection and should not to be removed.