How To Clean Foam Earphones
This will kill any bacteria or microbes that may be present.
How to clean foam earphones. Swap with a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol. Dont wash your eartips while still on the earbud. You could use unscented baby wipes to wipe the ear pads clean if they dont come off.
Make sure they do not contain any skin conditioner like aloe. Follow these steps to clean your in-ear headphones. First fill up a small container with warm water that has some dish detergent in it.
Wash the AirWeave or mesh with warm soapy water and allow to airdry completely before reattaching the foam. Remove the ear pads. Dont squeeze since that just hastens the foams decay.
Remove the foam from the warm water and squeeze out as much water as possible. While almost all of our earbuds have an IP rating wed rather you be safe than sorry. Roll the other edge down and over the headphone.
Shure olives cost 20 dollars for 5 sets and last maybe 3 months per set. The only thing I do to clean them is slosh them around in some warm soapy water then let them air dry. There are some decent foam tips such as shure olives and INAIRS.
Wrap one edge of the sock around the headphone. Wipe dry with some paper towels and leave to completely air dry. So for a deeper cleanse dampen a soft cloth with hydrogen peroxide heavily diluted with water and gently wipe your ear buds.