Cotton bud

1. A cotton bud with a rod-like grip body and with a bud body that is arranged at least at one free end of the grip body, wherein the rod-like grip body is a biologically degradable extrusion body that comprises cellulose fibres as well as a material matrix, wherein the cellulose fibres are held together via the material matrix acting as a binding agent, wherein apart from the cellulose fibres the grip body comprise long fibres having lengths of greater than or equal to 5 mm for reinforcement of the grip body.

2. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the material matrix acts as a binding agent and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: starch, sugar, lignin, chitin, gelatine, proteins, glycerine, fructose, methyl cellulose, agar-agar, wax, pectin and/or biologically degradable polymers.

3. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the grip body comprises 10 to 90% by volume of cellulose fibres.

4. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the cellulose fibres are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the rod-like grip body.

5. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the long fibres are cotton fibres.

6. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the cellulose fibres are secondary fibres of a recycled material or comprise secondary fibres of a recycled material.

7. The cotton bud according to claim 1 , wherein the cellulose fibres are primary fibres or comprise primary fibres which are obtained directly from wood or wood waste.

8. A rod-like grip body for a cotton bud, wherein the grip body is manufactured from a biologically degradable extrusion body, and comprises cellulose fibres embedded into a material matrix, and wherein, apart from the cellulose fibres, the grip body comprises long fibres having lengths of greater than or equal to 5 mm.

9. A method for manufacturing a rod-like grip body for a cotton bud, said rod-like grip body being manufactured from a biologically degradable extrusion body and comprising cellulose fibres embedded into a material matrix, and wherein, apart from the cellulose fibres, the grip body comprises long fibres having lengths of greater than or equal to 5 mm, the method comprising the steps of:

mixing cellulose fibres with a biologically degradable matrix material into an extrudable extrusion mass in a mixing device;

extruding the extrusion mass through an extrusion nozzle amid the formation of an elongate extrusion body;

curing the extrusion body.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein water is added during the mixing of the extrusion mass.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the extrusion mass is mixed in an extruder screw.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the extrusion body is cut to length into individual grip bodies before, during or after the curing.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the curing is a solidifying or drying of the extrusion body.