great for almost everything except ears [SEP] the cotton on these swabs is layered thinner and firmer than other cotton swabs i have tried this makes them less than ideal for cleaning delicate parts of the human body like earshowever they are excellent for everything else if you are doing detail cleaning these swabs are a total bargain if you need cotton swabs for a high heat situation where plastic just will not do these are more than adequate if you want cheap swabs for childrens arts and crafts stop looking nowwhen it comes to cleaning out my ears i will stick to the name brand that i have known and trusted my whole life but for every other situation i need cotton swabs in from here on out i will be saving some money by using these bargain swabs