Problem to be solved: to provide a swab capable of sufficiently expressing one or more functions of antibacterial, sterilization and deodorization during use and its manufacturing method.Solution: the cotton rod 1 comprises the shaft 2 and the cotton bodies 3 and 3 provided at the end of the shaft 2, and at least the surface of the cotton bodies 3 and 3 adheres to the sintered powder of scallop shells via a binder, and the scallop shell firing to the dry dry mass of the cotton bodies 3 and The mass fraction of the powder is 0.1 to 8 mass%.Diagram【課題】使用時に抗菌、殺菌、脱臭のいずれか1以上の機能を充分に発現できる綿棒およびその製造方法の提供。【解決手段】綿棒1は、軸2と、軸2の端部に設けられた綿体3,3とを備え、綿体3,3の少なくとも表面に、ホタテ貝殻焼成粉末がバインダを介して付着しており、綿体3,3の絶乾質量に対する前記ホタテ貝殻焼成粉末の質量割合が0.1~8質量%である。【選択図】図1
