I read it in someone else's post, but wanted to repeat it as well. I have been putting the glove back in the original package and it seems to retain much more of its softness vs just velcroing it to the handle on my bag like I used to do. As far as getting it clean, I have never washed my golf glove and usually discard them once they start to get well worn. I would guess a glove for me lasts at least five rounds and I'm okay with that.