yes I wash my beads before using them. it's much more sanitary in my opinion. When you buy waist beads for example, do you wash it before wearing it at such a sensitive area? No So yea, that's why here we do the washing for you, way before we bead it just to keep them germ free and sanitary enough, hence the neatness of all our strands. you naa see how the beads make your hands dirty when you work with them... try this hack and you'd be happy you did😎 and this is your sign to buy from the best