Organic Cotton Wool Buds

These Soil Association certified organic cotton wool buds have sticks made of 100% biodegradable paper. Not only are they organic but the UK based production company work to the highest ethical and sustainable standards too.

The organic cotton used comes from small village farming smallholders in Tanzania, East Africa. Cotton is the second most important source of foreign exchange for the country after coffee.

The farmers in the organic area mainly keep cattle, but also grow food crops (maize, groundnuts and sweet potatoes) for their own consumption, with cotton being their only cash crop.

Under the "Sustainable Development" programme, alternative plant protection methods have been introduced, and yields similar to conventional chemical methods can be achieved.