Wally’s Natural Outer Ear Wipes
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Wally’s ear wipes. Ear wipes are not really something that I think of when I think of cleaning ears. The usual is cotton swabs or perhaps a spray to the clean ears. So I was expecting similar results for these wipes as with cotton swabs, unfortunately I did not find good results. These wipes did have a fresh scent for a clean feeling. That was the best part of them really, they would seem like a better product as face wipes instead.
The only way I saw using this product effectively was to roll up the wipe and essentially cram it into your ear, while twisting it around hoping that it would be able to clean enough with its gentle motion. Otherwise, it is not that effective in cleaning.
Since there are no specific directions on how to use these, I also tried to use a finger wrapped with the wipe, yet my finger was too large to fit to clean my ear. So I wouldn’t really suggest these wipes to clean your ears. Perhaps use them to clean your face or hands. Since cotton swabs were much more effective at cleaning, so I will likely stick with them even though we are told not to use them. If you’d like to combine both products, just soak your cotton swabs in the same alcohol the wipes contain.
1 Comment
Wallys_Staff
May 27, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Dear Courtney,
We really appreciate your review of Wally’s Natural Hand Sanitizer. We value the opinions and comments of customers like you and know that it is our customers that have given us the success we have in spite of the difficult economy.
We really liked where you said, “It is great that there are no chemicals used in this product, since it is completely all-natural.” As you know our products are all natural and we strive to develop products that promote the body’s natural healing and defense against germs.
We also appreciate your honest opinion with the review of Wally’s Ear Wipes. With these wipes we are not attempting to replace cotton swabs, we are merely trying to provide a safer alternative. We were personally motivated to create ear wipes when a friend’s child developed a perforated ear drum from using a swab. We were all told as children not to put anything in your ears and even you had stated, “We are told not to use them.” After we researched cotton swabs we found that there are many children and adults who have permanent damage caused by swabs and we felt that there needed to be a safer way to clean your ears.
We do understand that the feeling of cleanliness from the wipes is different from that of the alternative. The reason for this is that we are not trying to remove the ear wax from inside the ear canal. We developed them to wipe away the dirt, oils, and wax from the outer parts of the ear which is where the wax ends up once it has done its job. The ear wax that is inside your ear canal plays an important role in your body’s natural defense of germs and bacteria so removing it leaves you more vulnerable to infections.
Given the purpose of the wipes, we challenge you to re-review them based on their purpose and would love to hear what you think. We follow your posts and value your opinion because it seems you have a good and honest nature and are in tune to the pulse of our clientele. We would also like to know what you thought of the tingling feeling from the wipes because this is one of the features we worked hard to develop so that you could feel it cleaning your ears.
Thank you again for the reviews and we look forward reading your opinions.
~Staff @ Wally’s~