Cotton wool for cleaning babies (Cotton Wool)

Member Name: dustmad

Product:	Cotton Wool
Date:	27/01/09 (12 review reads)
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Advantages: better for your baby

Disadvantages: fiddley to use

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 sections to make it easier to use. For general use at home I cannot fault cotton wool at all. I use it everyday as part of my make up removal process. For this purpose the cotton wool balls are ideal. I also use it with some dettol for use on cuts and grazes. Cotton wool can be bought in all supermarkets, or local corner shops and pharmacies. I buy mine in Boots. One thing I have noticed is that it lives in two sections in the store. It can be found in the baby aisle and also in the make up section. Be aware that if you buy it in the make up section it will cost you more and you will get less in the bag. On average I noticed that they repackaged the cotton wool for the use of make up removal costing approx 30p more than that in the baby aisle, and would only contain approx 80 balls. For exactly the same stuff you might as well buy the baby cotton wool and get more for your money!!

Summary: Cotton wool is a great invention, and has so many differnent uses