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When using cotton balls to remove makeup, nail polish, or any other product, I feel like I can go through one after the other until eventually I have created a small mountain of poof balls. I tried out a product that solves your cotton ball dilemma, whether you are a nail technician, cosmetologist, or an esthetician—Miss Webril's 100 percent cotton skin care pads, bands and wraps are useful substitutes. They are absorbent, hypo-allergenic and strong whether they are wet or dry!

If you are a nail technician, cosmetologist or esthetician, chances are you have used a cotton ball or two, and if you're like me you know that cotton balls don't really go a long way. Whether it's taking off nail polish or makeup, sometimes you can use up to ten cotton balls just to take it all off.
I have dealt with this kind of dilemma my entire life because I wear makeup and nail polish everyday. Most of the time I opt for a washcloth rather than cotton balls. But as a professional, you and I know you can't slap a washcloth on someone's face and rub off all of their makeup. Might be a little weird.
Anyway, I got in the mail today Miss Webril's ‘Professional-Only'100 percent cotton skin care pads, cotton bands and cotton wraps, and I think my problem is solved!

Miss Webril Skin Care Pads, Cotton Wraps and Cotton Bands
The Skin Care Pads are precut cotton pads that are super absorbent, soft and comfortable. When I ran one of these cotton pads under water and tried pulling it apart, it wouldn't budge. So they are soft when wet and definitely outperform little cotton balls. Unlike sponges and towels they are economical and disposable too-and environmentally friendly! You can use 1-2 of these skin care pads for a client's entire face, or to clean off a full-set of nails.
100 percent cotton Skin Care Pads
These cotton pads are sturdy, absorbent and precut!
The Cotton Bands are good for all salon services. Like the skin care pads, they too are absorbent, lint-less, strong wet and dry, and hypo allergenic. In one of these boxes you get 6 rolls, 180 inches per roll. These are also ideal for removing nail polish, eliminating ring around cuticle, smoothing nail gets, applying lotions, removing make-up, removing mascara, absorbing drips and runs, and my favorite keeping hair off your client's face during skin care and make-up services.


180 in/roll, 1 1/4 in. width

Pretty thick cotton- doesn't split apart
100 percent Cotton Bands
The Cotton Wraps come in a box of 5 rolls, 16ft each, and they are bigger than the cotton bands (by ¾ of an inch-making them 2 inches wide). These wraps are also good for holding hair off the face and ears, keeping hair clippings and liquids off face and neck, and they can help lower your business's laundering costs.


16 ft./roll, 2 in. width

100 percent Cotton Wraps
Super absorbent, and comfy on client's skin
Tune in next time for more product reviews!
Lauren

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