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    Cotton Buds

    Cotton buds, also known as cotton swabs or q-tips, are small sticks with a piece of cotton on one or both ends. Cotton bud sticks are often made of plastic, but more companies have started the switch to paper, wood or even bamboo handles to be more eco-friendly and recyclable. The bud is most commonly made of cotton wool, but there are other variants too, such as foam. Our range of cotton buds have been sourced from leading brands such as Chemtronics, Electrolube, GC Electronics, Ideal-Tek, Jelt, and RS PRO.

    What are cotton buds used for?

    Cotton buds are most commonly known as hygiene or beauty products, used in the home for removing or applying make up, fixing nail polish or applying treatment creams. However, they are also popular across many industrial environments for maintenance purposes, such as cleaning hard to reach places or cleaning around delicate components, as their small size makes them the perfect tool for delicate cleaning. They can be used dry or with a wet cleaning solution, making them truly versatile cleaning tools for any industry. Buds are single-use products that easily remove unwanted material safely and prevent cross-contamination.

    Typical cotton bud applications

    • General-purpose cleaning
    • Clean excess adhesives after gluing
    • Flux removal
    • Computer hardware cleaning
    • Clean magnetic and optical heads
    • Introducing contaminants to agar plates in biological and pharmaceutical testing

    Cotton buds can be found in almost any industry given their ease of use and functionality, but are most commonly found in hospitals and medical centres, electronic servicing and maintenance, chemical and biological laboratories, and maintenance engineering.

    45 Products showing for Cotton Buds

    EUROSTAT
    Dust Cleaning
    100
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    64mm
    Chemtronics
    Precision Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    73mm
    Chemtronics
    Precision Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    154mm
    Chemtronics
    General Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    PVDF
    PP
    170mm
    Jelt
    Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    Plastic
    150mm
    Chemtronics
    Electronics
    500
    Tube
    Cotton
    PP
    71mm
    EUROSTAT
    Cleaning
    100
    Pouch
    Polyester
    PP
    -
    Chemtronics
    Clean Room
    25
    Bag
    PET
    Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon
    159mm
    Chemtronics
    Optics, Precision Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    Nylon, PP
    113mm
    Chemtronics
    Precision Cleaning
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    127mm
    Electrolube
    Computers
    25
    Bag
    Foam
    Plastic
    130mm
    Chemtronics
    Spindle Motors
    500
    Bag
    Foam
    Nylon
    71mm
    Chemtronics
    Camera, Components, Computers, Contacts, Magnetic Heads, Optics, PCBs, Precision Equipment
    25
    Bag
    Cotton
    Paper Composite
    -
    Chemtronics
    Flux Removal, Machinery
    100
    Bag
    Cotton
    Wood
    152mm
    Chemtronics
    Precision Cleaning
    30
    Bag
    Cotton
    Plastic
    79.37mm
    Chemtronics
    Cleaning
    500
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    81mm
    Chemtronics
    Camera, Components, Computers, Contacts, Magnetic Heads, Optics, PCBs, Precision Equipment
    50
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    -
    Chemtronics
    Electronics
    500
    Bag
    Foam
    PP
    146mm
    ideal-tek
    -
    10
    Box
    PVAC
    -
    -
    ideal-tek
    -
    10
    Box
    PVAC
    -
    -
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