an essential item in our house (Cotton Wool)

Member Name: freud

Product:	Cotton Wool
Date:	06/12/08 (86 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: versatile

Disadvantages: none

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, but I haven't tried this.

Cotton wool can be bought at pharmacies, cut-price shops (such as Savers & Superdrug), supermarkets & at the Pound shops.
I tend to shop around as we use quite a lot in our house.

My daughters & I use it to remove make-up, far applying cleansers & toners, removing nail varnish & other womanly activities.

If I've managed to get some cheap I often use a little to 'buff up' stainless steel taps or use aound the washbasins or shower to get to those fiddly bits - cotton wool is so absorbent that it does quite a good job & you can tear as little or as much as you need so there's no waste.

It's obviously an essential to have if you have babies & young children to care for including wiping bums, tums, behind ears, to apply disinfectant to cut knees & elbows - the list is endless....

summary
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- an essential item to have in most homes as it can be used in so many ways.
- worth shopping around for - own brands & cut-price stores often have good deals.

Summary: such a simple idea - so many uses!