Cotton balls are great for cleaning your pets ears ... both dogs and cats. Simply push into your pets ear, twist and pull back out and all that ear gunk comes right up. Safer to use that Q-Tip style swabs.

Pros: Clean Ears.

Cons: Non found.

We use cotton balls at the shelter for many reasons. We use them to clean out ears of the animals. We use the cotton balls first and then Q-tips for the final finish.

We use cotton balls to help in cleaning out wounds.

We have even used cotton balls for wounds that are wrapped. We start with a gauze, then a cotton wrap. But if we are out of the cotton wrap, we will use cotton balls.

I also use cotton balls at home for removing my makeup.

I am sure there are more uses for cotton balls, but thought I would share some of mine.

Pros: affordable

Cons: fuzzies

Many uses from cleaning ears to wounds also good for makeup removal

Pros: Easy

Cons: none

I like to use cotton balls to clean pet ears. It's safer than q-tips. Cotton balls are also good for applying topical medications.

Pros: many uses

Cons: none

In our household, cottonballs come in very handy for all kinds of people first-aid and beauty care needs. But they are also great for animals' needs, too. In fact, last night our cat, Angel, had some irritated skin on the outside of her ears due to allergies. My husband and I used cotton balls to put some medicine on her. The cotton balls made the medicine application quite easy and very thorough.

Pros: So useful for all kinds of first-aid needs

Cons: no cons