This is not a paid or sponsored review. This product was purchased by me after my own research. All links may contain referral codes that benefit me monetarily. OK now that I have that out of the way.
It is hard to review cotton because it really comes down to a few factors and whether or not it works or it doesn't so as far as specs and all of that information there isn't much to share but how it looks where I got it and if I liked it. I have added some other information to give the whole story a little feel and flow.
When I bought my Kanger Subox Starter Kit it came with a .5 Ohm OCC coil and 1.5 Ohm OCC coil. It also came with an RBA or Re-Buildable Atomizer. You may also hear them referred to as RTA which is from my understanding a Re-buildable Tank Atomizer. There is also an RDA which is a whole post in and of itself to we'll skip that one for now.
After I had been vaping for a week or so and reading about RBAs and how to make a coil and a wick I figured I would give it a shot. Thankfully the RBA for the Kanger comes with a pre-wound coil so it makes it a little easier to get started, Heck the first one is actually already on the RBA section so all you have to do is wick it up. They also included some cotton to use. Needless to say it took a few tries to get it right so that it was not to tight and not too loose. So here comes the part about the Koh Gen Do that you actually came here for.
I was out of cotton that came with RBA and needed to get some more. I started looking around a lot of vape sites and reddit and anywhere else I could think of. The name Koh Gen Do kept coming up as a high quality brand and seemed to be the most often recommended. Then I started browsing around until I found it. You can save yourself that trouble by just clicking here.
This was an 80 pack which from what I had used and read would last me a long time but for the price compared to some brick and mortar stores I couldn't pass it up. The cotton arrived 2 days later thanks to Amazon Prime and I was on my way to stretching it and wicking my RBA.
The cotton itself is organic and hos not been bleached treated chemically or pigmented according to the label. As with all organic cottons there are some seed and plant remnants in but I have found these do not hurt the wick at all. I have looked at and tried other brands since purchasing the Koh Gen Do just so I had something to compare it to and have found that the Koh Gen Do has less of the seed and such as many other brands. One of the first things I noticed when taking out the first piece of cotton was that it did feel fluffier than some of the others that I had. I know it sounds weird but just holding it your hand you has a sense that it was going to be more absorbent and work better than some of the stuff out there.
When I wick my RBA I stretch the pad first to about double it's original size and then trim the ends since they do seem to be packed too tight and I have noticed using them in a smaller inner diameter can cause issues with wicking. Currently I am getting at least 10-12 wicks out of a single sheet so roughly 800-960 from the 80 pack if I use only my Kanger RBA. On my RDA I get about 7-9 or somewhere in there. Either way it will last a good long while.
When it comes to wicking ability and avoiding dry hits a lot of it has to do with the cotton being fit just right for the coil but when I get a good fit I am unable to draw long enough to dry hit on both my tanks and my RDA. If I have the wattage too high it can still happen but those are all things that can be controlled by you. On a perfect fit and the wattage I like to keep the vape the right temperature and get great flavor I don't have any issues. The cotton holds up very well also, I am only changing the cotton about 4-6 days and sometimes I think that is more than I would need to if I am not changing flavors or vaping too hot (sometimes I forget I changed tanks and leave the wattage way too high). I have not yet seen how long I can go without having to swap the cotton but that will always depend on the juice being used also.
There are a few reviews mentioning that they have heard some where that Koh Gen Do does not make an 80 pack in plastic like this and that the 60 count box is their largest size. At the time of writing this I have not yet ordered the 60 pack to see if there is a difference in the cotton. I have found the 80 pack other places on the web as well and other vape stores so I have every reason to believe it is authentic at this time.
I have since purchased this cotton for a few friends of mine that vape. Please let me know in the comments if there is another brand you would like to see a review on. I am thinking of either purchasing some Muji or Puff brand next as those are two others that I have heard good things about.
Thanks for taking to time to read this and here is the link again for the Koh Gen Do cotton I bought on Amazon.
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