simply ineffective and not all that eco friendly [SEP] instead of just up to q tips that will biodegrade in the landfill now there are up to q tips and a piece of silicone that will sit there forever as other reviews have pointed out this is useless for its intended purpose i was using a q tip almost daily and wondered if there was something better and now i feel foolish for falling for green marketing on a piece of silicone that will not biodegrade and can only be down cycled at best