Stylus Cleaners: A magnet for Dust?


I use Record Research stylus cleaner, and then Stylast preservative after on the needle, which seem to create a hair ball on the needle within a 1 or 2 LP sides. This is even after VPI16.5ing my records. What gives?
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I used to apply Stylast "liquid" to the stylus(to prolong the life of the diamond) before I play a record. But no more now. Better safe than sorry. I heard the "liquid" might affect the adhesive compound(making it soft) that hold the diamond to the cantilever! That is BAD NEW !!! Even thought my Denon DL-103 is not an expensive cartridge. It took me a while to find a good sounding one since the frequency reponse of each DL-103 are difference!
Do you guy have any thought on the harmful effect of all those "liquid" that apply to the stylus?