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How To Clean Your Ear buds

Monday, May 25, 2015


WE ALL KNOW THE FEELING.  You've been listening to your tunes for a good hour, and it's time to pull your ear buds out.  You slowly turn them over, cringing as you do.  In that moment you see your life flash before your eyes as you gag and bolt from the room-  Okay, so maybe it's not that bad for you, but for me??  My ear buds can be, frankly, NASTY when I pull them out.





I'm sorry, just being honest here! 

What's that you say?  Yours don't get dirty???  Well you must have some kind of freaky-squeaky clean ears.  Lucky you. 

.......

so maybe it IS just me.

Now I just feel awkward.


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Eh, awkward is overrated.  I'm gonna tell you the best way to clean your ear buds anyway.  You'll thank me later.


For this project you will need: rubbing alcohol, a handful of cotton balls, and a pair of ear buds.



Now because I'm a nice person, I won't give you a before-and-after pic for this particular project.  I guess this just means you'll have to find out if it really works for yourself! >:D

Cleaning your ear buds is truly the easiest thing ever.  (1) Grab yowself a cotton ball and squirt some rubbing alcohol on it:



(2) Pick an ear bud....


(3) And just rub!  RUB RUB RUB all over that little white ear piece.  Once you're sure all the gunk is gone, (4) dry it gently with a tissue.



Voila!  Squeaky clean ear buds that leave you EXCITED to listen to music.  I'd recommend doing this weekly, although this also depends on where you keep them and how much you use them.


p.s. the things I do for you guys... Just to get these pictures I squeezed myself between two dusty couches and perched precariously against an even dustier ledge just for the lighting.
SEE??



I hope you feel very loved.  

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23 comments

  1. Hannah MaryMay 25, 2015 at 1:45 PM

    I didn't realize how much I needed this information until now. You are not the only one with yucky earphones, Chloe! :D I'll definitely need to use your tips.

    (also: I love the Taylor Swift "Ew" GIF. That skit is so funny.)

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    1. Chloe May 25, 2015 at 7:24 PM

      I'm so glad we can relate over this and that I'm not the only one and yet at the same time find it rather awkward that I'm not the only one. *blink*
      You feel me on this one?

      oh hewlp I know!!!!!!! "Never ever EVER." <--- I see what you did there ^_^

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  2. Grace AnneMay 25, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    That's awesome!! I'll have to try that next time my earbuds get gross-you're not alone!! And I love the dusty pics- I've gone there before to get blog pics haha! XD

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    1. Chloe May 25, 2015 at 7:25 PM

      The things we as bloggers do... And they say blogging is an easy job!! XD

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  3. Felicity GreenMay 25, 2015 at 2:41 PM

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    2. Chloe May 25, 2015 at 7:27 PM

      I guess I won't hold it against you, but man! You're one lucky lady ;D
      Just you wait- some day you'll truly understand the struggle for yourself, and then you'll come running back to my little blog post. *nods* XD

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  4. Abigail LennahMay 25, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    That's dedication to squish yourself between the lands of dust (as I like to call that particular couch area in my house). My earplugs get super dirty, and sometimes I feel ear wax and am extremely grossed out. I'll keep this in mind!

    xoxo Morning

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    1. Chloe May 25, 2015 at 7:28 PM

      I put the D in dedication and then in dusty *sneezes* hey, what's blogging without a little pain? ;)

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  5. RosieMay 25, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    This is just what I needed! Thank you so much. :)

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  6. Samantha SchowMay 25, 2015 at 7:15 PM

    Oh. My. Goodness. My ear buds get disgusting, even though I clean my ears all the time!!! It's actually pretty embarrassing......O_o I need to try this!

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    1. Chloe May 25, 2015 at 7:30 PM

      Tellll me about it! It's so awky and embarrassing to take your ear buds out in front of others so I just don't do it XD and you're like "I PROMISE I REALLY DO CLEAN MY EARS!!!!!" Haha hopefully this will save you from any future embarrassment;))

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  7. LizzyMay 26, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    EWWW! I totally hate now nasty my earbuds get sometimes! (congrats if you just read this in Sara-with-no-h-because-aiches-are-eww's voice xD) I mostly use my headphones, but I can totally relate! Next time I use earbuds I will definitely try this!

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    1. Chloe May 28, 2015 at 3:24 PM

      You're hilarious! I didn't, at first, but then I re-read it and yup, thanks Elizabeth. I have the voice AND mental picture ^_^

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  8. Alyssa CarlierMay 27, 2015 at 2:24 AM

    Those are pretty pictures, so yes, I feel loved! I don't use earbuds a lot, but these are really useful tips -- thank you!

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    1. Chloe May 28, 2015 at 3:24 PM

      Awww:) iPhone camera at its finest!! Yay technology!

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  9. Katie FrankMay 28, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    this post is very helpful :) thank you for sharing darling :)
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    ♥

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    Hi Dear,

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  11. Tech CanvasMay 26, 2017 at 8:41 AM

    You are definitely a nice person as it is evident from this nice article. I also dislike dirty earbuds or earbuds full of earwax. Though, I clean up my earbuds frequently. This is a common case in most of the cheap earbuds, guys don't go for the cheaper earbuds (https://listfolks.com/best-cheap-earbuds/) as their material is mostly a third quality plastic. For, now I am going to try this method. Cheers.

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  12. Tech CanvasMay 26, 2017 at 8:42 AM

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  13. UnknownOctober 28, 2017 at 5:22 AM

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