Washing fixes every issue caused by your hand oils, dirt, lotion, bearing oil, and it can remove frayed fibers, and even fix up some tension (or torsion if you prefer) weirdness.
Washing machine works great, or you can hand wash with some dish soap. I find some strings (Markmont.Formulas) are fine in the dryer, but I’ve had issues with Airetics getting all fluffy(the fibers separate a bit) if I put them in the dryer.
Genxs, has lived up to the namesake of being a pocket throw - I’ve carried mine so much that the ano is beginning to fade in the rims. It’s well loved.
Also those little jammer from One Drop once again, been getting a lot of attention lately…