Japan Health and Personal - Black cotton swab 2WAY type 200 pieces *AF27* by Harumi Corporation

Love to have this. Strong enough to clean up ears

Used it for years. It's a little on the rough side but perfect in cleaning waxy years. Good product.

I first discovered these awesome things at a pharmacy in Osaka because I "luckily" forgot to pack cotton swabs for a multi-week stay in Japan. At first I wasn't thrilled about spending what seemed like a lot for a relatively small-count container, but then I loved them so much that I bought several more containers to bring back home. After I eventually went through those, I was thrilled to find the product available on Amazon! I'm very particular about swabs and have always stuck with a particular brand because I find most to be too flimsy to feel like they're cleaning my ears effectively. These black swabs are so firm/sturdy that you'd almost think they're made of wood, and the cotton parts are very dense; the shafts won't bend and the tips wont simply 'squish' when extra pressure is applied. They make my old brand of choice feel beyond chintzy by comparison. Their sturdiness also lends itself very well to various "non-ear" cleaning tasks, as you can dig into small spaces much more aggressively than "regular" cotton swabs would handle. These things are worth every penny, and will be the only swabs I buy as long as they remain available. Caveat: If your ears are rather sensitive or you generally prefer really soft tips on swabs, you'll likely find these to be very uncomfortable.

So I have some mixed feelings. On the one hand, they are a lot more rough and solid than I expected and don't really soak water up very efficiently but at the same time, when it comes to cleaning, as others have stated, they perform very well and the color makes it easy to see exactly what you're pulling out of your ears. They are also extremely sturdy

Does a good job cleaning ear canel. Much better than q tip. Better quality.

I hate AMERICAN Q-tips there paper sticks suck. These are amazing the black color shows your cleaning progress easily.

I don’t use regular q-tips anymore. These are awesome! The color allows you to see all the gunk that’s collected by the cotton and it seems like it does a better job than normal swabs. It’s a good size for me and works well

Ok

That's the essence of it - i pop it in there after I shower, wiggle it about a bit, and my ears feel dry and clean. I don't know if the choice of black is anything more than aesthetic, but I like it.

Works not bad. Change from the classic q-tips

毎日耳かきをしないとダメなほどの依存症です。 過去には、竹製の耳かきを使っておりましたが かきすぎて血が出る、翌日かさぶたになっていて それをまたかいて血が出る。という負のループを繰り返していました。 （それがまた快感なのだけれども） 毎日耳かきをすると、当然大して成果が得られません。 思うに、耳かき依存症の症状とは、 『耳を綺麗にしたい』という思いが強いわけではなく 『なんかゴミが取れた感が欲しい』なのではないでしょうか。 そういう意味では当商品は最強です。 どんなに毎日耳をかいていても 必ず成果が得られます。 はっきりとゴミが取れている感覚を味わえます。 真面目な話をすると、同価格帯の商品としては 芯が非常にしっかりとしており 強度も抜群です。 私はこの商品で耳を痛めつけることから脱却できました。 依存症の方はぜひご参考ください。

Horrible product, doesn’t work well at all. Kinda painful to use too.

Found out afterwards you can buy from Japanese dollar store Daiso for 2.75 CAD. Seller is overcharging. Will not buy from this seller again