DALLAS, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than a century, Q-tips swabs have been the trusted tool for beauty, baby care, first aid, cleaning and the everyday moments that call for a gentle, ...

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Every Q-tips box has a warning label: “Do not insert swab into ear canal,” and if you’re going to use it to clean your ears, gently swab the outer part only. But extracting wax from our ear canals is ...