Last Wednesday (May 22), the UK government made the decision to ban plastic cotton buds, straws, and stirrers, which will be brought into effect in April 2020. Despite this, it seems that brands ...

Pushing cotton buds into the ear can cause the wax to impact," he warned. Philpott said using sodium bicarbonate ear drops is the safest way to clean the ears.

DITCH THE COTTON BUD “I’d like to encourage people to swap the cotton buds for ear drops, which offer a much more effective way to manage earwax,” says Dr Henderson.

I'm willing to admit that I've done it myself: I've cleaned the wax out of my ears with cotton buds. It's weirdly satisfying, but as we've all been told before, we really shouldn't do it.

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Cotton buds can also push earwax deeper into your ear canal, where it can cause a build-up, she says – leading to symptoms such as itching, pain, feelings of fullness or dizziness.

Flushing a cotton bud down the lavatory will no longer be so harmful to the environment, under plans from one of the world's biggest toiletry manufacturers to switch from plastic to paper sticks ...

The UK government has announced plans to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds in an effort to cut down on single-use plastics waste. SEE ALSO: These ...

There's a war raging against plastic cotton buds, so here are some environmentally friendly alternatives. Skip navigation! ADVERTISEMENT. A community celebrating Black voices, ...