How to clean earpod/earphone/headphone cables

This guide teaches you to properly clean dirty earphones without damaging them.

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EarPods and headphone cables can get dirty quickly. Follow these steps carefully to ensure clean looking and feeling results.

EarPods and headphone cables can get dirty quickly. Follow these steps carefully to ensure clean looking and feeling results.

Take a Q-tip. Don't add any form of liquid or cleaning product.

Take a Q-tip. Don't add any form of liquid or cleaning product.

These are the areas you want to clean.

These are the areas you want to clean.

please, DO NOT use any form of liquid to clean!

please, DO NOT use any form of liquid to clean!

Move Q-tip in slow, circular motions.

Move Q-tip in slow, circular motions.

After a minute of this, your headphones should be clean and your Q-tip dirty.

After a minute of this, your headphones should be clean and your Q-tip dirty.

Next take your dust cloth

Next take your dust cloth

Carefully wipe the cable back and forth with the cloth. Proceed for as long as needed.

Carefully wipe the cable back and forth with the cloth. Proceed for as long as needed.

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  • Earphones
  • Q-tip
  • Dust cloth