Cotton pad

cotton balls

Cotton pads are pads made of cotton which are used for medical or cosmetic purposes. For medical purposes, cotton pads are used to stop or prevent bleeding from minor punctures such as injections or venipuncture. They may be secured in place with tape. Cotton pads are used in the application and the removal of makeup. Cotton pads are also soft enough that they can be used to clean babies. Cotton pads also come in the form of cotton balls, which basically serve the same purpose.

Cotton pads were first invented around the early 1970s. The first patents for the invention date from 1973, claimed as a new invention for face and nail cleaning and a substitute for cotton swabs. The standard pad was round and 2 ¹/₄ inches (57mm) in diameter. It became widely used and by the mid 1980s, its sales had exceeded those of cotton swab in Europe. In the 1990s, new variants in the standard pad emerged as the number of suppliers rapidly increased due to demand. Cotton pads are used with nail polish remover for that purpose.

The specific phobia of cotton balls has been reported.^[1]

References

1. ^ Friedman, E. Not Just Afraid of the Dark. abcnews.com. August 13, 2008.

External links

• EBM Techniek Cotton pad article

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