The cotton bud has a safety tip (2) mounted at one of ends of a bud stick (1). The tip has a cross-dimension greater than that of an ear canal of a user to limit insertion of the tip into the ear canal, where the cross-dimension of the tip ranges from 5.7 mm to 9 mm. The tip comprises an oval-shaped longitudinal section defined by a minor axis (4) and a major axis (3) that extends along an axis of the bud stick. The tip comprises a water absorption unit having 82 mg of cellulose wadding for absorbing water accumulated at the level of pinna.Bâtonnet ouaté comprenant un bâtonnet (1) et au moins un embout (2) monté à lune des extrémités du bâtonnet (1).Lembout (2) comporte au moins une dimension transversale supérieure à celle dun conduit auditif dun utilisateur de manière à limiter son insertion dans le conduit auditif
