Hygiene is a major key to remaining healthy and happy. Using the right tools properly is a key. And some experts say Q-tips and cotton swabs aren't a good method for cleaning your ears. These items ...

Dropping something heavy onto a ceramic tile floor can result in an ugly surface chip. Thankfully, though, you can camouflage the imperfection with Q-tips and nail polish! Start by finding an ...

Q-Tips may not look like the most exciting decorations, but a creative application of yarn and hot glue can quickly turn them into a winter-themed delight.

It's a habit so ingrained it feels almost automatic: grabbing a cotton swab to clean out your ears after a shower. For many, the satisfaction of seeing earwax on the tip provides a deceptive sense of ...

While Q-tip buyers aren’t supposed to use them to clean their ears, one man says he used a whole box to clean his. And he did so unapologetically. In a video with over 2.3 million views, TikToker Hank ...

Years ago, my mother complained about a terrible earache. The pain was unbearable. And it wouldn’t go away – for a week, she walked around with a debilitating ringing in her head. Eventually, she ...

This is Explainer, a column that answers questions we all have (or should have). As someone who regularly “cleans” my ear canals with cotton swabs, a question hangs over me basically every day: How ...

DALLAS, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than a century, Q-tips swabs have been the trusted tool for beauty, baby care, first aid, cleaning and the everyday moments that call for a gentle, ...

Are Q-tips flimsier now? A recent TikTok seems to show that Q-tips are much less sturdy than they were only two years ago. In it, he compares two 625-count cartons of Q-tips. One package commemorates ...