If you’ve ever frustratedly yanked a cotton ball out of a brand-new bottle of aspirin, Tylenol, or allergy medication, you’ve probably wondered what it was doing there in the first place. This ...

I love the cotton in pill bottles. It’s like finding a toy in the cereal box—that little puff is so soft and fun to make shapes out of! Sometimes I use it to give my cat a powdered wig like an ...

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They are a household staple but cotton balls can be used for more than taking off your makeup at the end of the day. We love helping you find new uses for things you may already have around the house.

My friend Lee recently sent me a link to an article touting the efficacy of using cotton balls in houseplants to improve water retention in the soil as well as the transfer of water slowly to help ...