What is the difference between cosmetic cotton swab and medical cotton swab?

1. the most commonly used cosmetic Cotton Swab is the round head and oval head cotton swab. Actually, there is a more widely used and better effect cotton swab -- the pointed cotton swab, the elliptical head cotton swab is moderate, suitable for halo eye shadow and correcting facial makeup. The pointed cotton swab can be used as make-up material for make-up details because of its fine head. It is suitable for correcting defective eyeliner, rubbing the dirt on the eyelids under the eyelash, painting the lipstick out of the paint, correcting the nail polish on the nail margin, and making it very useful.

2. The medical cotton swab is made of medical absorbent cotton and natural birch. The cotton fiber of the cotton swab shall be soft, white, odorless, and free of macular, stain and foreign matter. The surface of plastic rod and paper rod shall be smooth without burr, stain and foreign matter, and the surface of wood rod and bamboo rod shall be smooth without fracture, stain and foreign matter. In general, the main use of the cotton swab is to remove makeup. In order to ensure the requirements of removing makeup, its texture is relatively softer. Even if the toner is poured on it, it is very comfortable to use and can easily clean the makeup.

Because of the need for nursing and trauma treatment, Medical Cotton Swabs have strict requirements in production, especially the need to ensure sterilization, which is easier to absorb liquid than ordinary cotton. This picture is provided by the registered user "ramble days". Can cosmetic swabs clean up wounds? At present, most of the cosmetic swabs on the market are ordinary swabs. It is not feasible to clean up wounds with cosmetic swabs, and it is a very dangerous behavior. As the cosmetic swab can not meet the corresponding sterilization requirements, it can not be used in trauma. If the use of cotton swab dressing trauma, there is no disinfection equipment and conditions in the hospital, if directly used for trauma treatment, it is likely to appear wound infection, has been unable to heal the situation.

Medical cotton swab is aseptic cotton swab, which has more stringent production requirements and higher quality requirements than cosmetic cotton swab. If medical cotton swab is used as cosmetic cotton, its quality must be up to standard, so it can be used as cosmetic cotton, but it is not suitable for all directions. Some special directions may require special corresponding products for makeup removal; Moreover, the quality of the medical cotton swab is relatively hard, which may scratch the skin and endanger the health of the skin when used in make-up. Therefore, it is not advocated to use the medical cotton swab as make-up cotton. Although cosmetic cotton swab and medical cotton swab are similar in appearance, their use is different. There is no need to use medical cotton swab to make-up and remove makeup, let alone use cosmetic cotton swab to clean wounds.