I have mixed views on cotton wool ................ I think it depends entirely on the use you have in mind for it. I am pregnant at the moment expecting twins, and I am keen to get my hospital bag packed up ready for the big event. One of the must have items for the bag is cotton wool. This is used for cleaning the baby, using just cotton wool and water and a top and tail bowl. For this purpose I find cotton wool useless. It is so fiddley trying to use it to clean your baby with ( especially using the cotton wool balls ). I learnt this first time around with my first baby. So this time I have bought the cotton wool on a pleat , at least this way I can break off bigger ...  Read the complete review

Cotton wool is such an important item to have in our household that I don't really know where to start! It's available in balls (as shown), pleats, pads & on a roll & the price seems to vary according to the quality & the packaging. The most economical way seems to be buying it on a roll & then making your own balls - a good & productive way of spending a bad-weather day with young children? At this time of year you can make snowballs to dot around the house! My friend worked in a cotton-wool factory during the war & told me if you undo a roll & leave it somewhere warm it will increase in size by around 1/3, ...  Read the complete review

When i had my first daughter i didnt buy any cotton wool to take to the hospital with me as i took baby wipes because i thought these were the easier option but at the time i didnt know that the midwives dont like you to use baby wipes on your baby for the first month as they say there skin is too delicate, i had to get some cotton wool brought into me. You will need cotton wool for nappy changing time to clean your babys bottom but as there poo is like tar at this stage it will take quite a lot of persuading to come off there skin with water alone so once home i went back to using wipes and they never irritated my babys skin but i did still use the cotton ...  Read the complete review