That’s right, the Q stands for quality. Q-tips were first conceived by Leo Gerstenzang, who observed his wife stick bits of cotton to toothpicks. He decided that his wife had the right idea and ...

For years we’ve all been using Q-Tips to burrow down in our ears and give them a good cleaning. But as it turns out, we’re ...

Q-tips founder Leo Gerstenzang opened a firm marketing baby care accessories in 1923 after watching his wife apply wads of cotton to a toothpick - and they continued to be used in almost every ...

Q-tips are everywhere. You can find them in bathrooms, in doctor's office, and in episodes of CSI. But what exactly does the name mean?

Detectives struck investigative gold in late 2022 when a used Q-tip linked Bryan Kohberger to the heinous murders of four ...

Schwartz emphasized that the main issue with Q-tips is that you really don’t need to clean wax out of your ears yourself, with a Q-tip or anything else—so why risk the potential complications ...

The idea that Q-tips are designed to ear canals is a misconception and a potentially harmful practice. Here's what could happen. Why using Q-Tips to clean your ears can be more harmful than helpful ...