There was plastic over the top of the stems so I didn’t touch the bolls-they could have been polyester for all I know.
I don’t think they’re even real, just mock-ups, so she got ‘triggered’ by some fake stick made in China.
http://www.hobbylobby.com/Home-Decor-Frames/Decorative-Accessories/Floral-Arrangements/Cotton-Stems-in-Glass-Vase/p/80808299