Dirt on my stylus.....what to do?


I've noticed that I have some dirt and dust (and probably more junk that I can't see)on my stylus. I have tried my stylus brush with a bit of LAST STYLUS CLEANER on the brush (I've been told not to put LAST directly on my stylus) and the dust is still there.
What do you recommend???
rwd

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I received the LP #9 cartridge cleaner yesterday. I plan to try it tonight...i will keep you all posted!

P.S. Thanks Albert (great photos!!!!)
Yes!!!! Sorry folks. I used the LP#9 on my Benz M2. "Spit & Polish"....came clean as can be. Now the real test. It is with my Helikon that I noticed some dust (dirt) on the stylus that just would not come off.....I plan to change arm tubes (with the Helikon) soon. I will report back to you all soon.
Albert, thank you again for the help.....P.S. I have not used the record cleaner you sent me, BUT...can I use it (LP Cleaner and wash) like Disc Doctor????? I use Disc Dr...first on the LP (scrub it in) remove it via Orbitrac (sorry for the misspelling) and then distilled water and then VPI ....Just like Mikey!!!!
Sure Albert..e-mail on the way.....But, has anybody used the item that Michael Fermer wrote about a few monts ago in Stereophile? It's a gummy solution and you gently put you stylus tip on this "ball" and off goes the gunk. Any comments?
BTW... I want to report that the LP #9 cleaned my stylus on my Helikon perfectly. Much better then the Last Cleaner.

Now, Albert, I will test the record cleaner.