…your v2 plastic lenses if they’ve been outside and oxidized over time. 
The images get downright muddy. Not a good look. Affects your mood.
And don’t forget to Vote 
for the competent and qualified!
We all need a boost in that regard. 
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Is toothpaste ok to use for polish, followed by a moistened cloth wipe then a cotton ball dry?
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Toothpaste is too abrasive on any lens material and may result in lens flare. I use Plexus on a microfiber cloth, but it is very cost prohibitive unless you have other use cases.
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I bought a couple boxes of pre-moistened Screen Cleaner disposable wipes similar to Zeiss Mobile Screen Wipes when they had them on sale at the grocery store. Single packed like large alcohol wipes.
Any quality screen cleaning kit with cleaning solution and a microfiber cloth should do the job so long as you spray the cloth, not the cam, and keep it moist, not dripping wet or dry.
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I think the industry secret of all those special wipes is that they have alcohol. Oh, and water. This Plexus thing sounds interesting though.
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I’m pretty sure the Zeiss wipes are alcohol-free. Alcohol removes most types of lens coatings. I doubt Wyze lenses are coated though.
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Okay. The various eyeglass wipes I’ve seen all had alcohol.
Hmm, their mobile screen cleaner says alcohol free but the eyeglass wipes do NOT make that claim…
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Checked my box and made a link correction above. Mine are like the Zeiss Mobile Screen Wipes
Alcohol and Ammonia Free
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I think I will start with distilled water
and a yellow Costco microfiber towel.
It has two sides, one fuzzier than the other! 
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I cleaned up a bad baby’s 
messy laptop screen starting with Costco-gotten Flents
to gently ease off the dried gunk (retiring gunky ones quickly) then yellow Costco towels and distilled water.
Do not pour water directly onto the screen - wet the towel. 
Here’s a question. I figured even if the Flents had alcohol (which I donno) and the touch laptop screen had a coating (which i think it did) thoroughly rinsing the maybe-alcohol ‘formula’ off the surface immediately after cleaning would prevent any detrimental effects.
Eh?
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We routinely use rubbing alcohol (which is already fairly dilute) to clean cell phones and eyeglasses without ill effect, even when there are coatings. Others’ mileage of course may vary. The alcohol evaporates quickly - that is one of its charms. I don’t see the point of adding even more water, as that certainly can cause more harm than the alcohol.
I am certain some folks would strongly disagree with this.
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When my phone and glasses need cleaning, they take a shower with me. 
Seriously. 
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Actually I agree. The Gorilla Glass phone screen protectors all come with an alcohol wipe to clean the screen with before the glass goes down. I got these wipes specifically for my glasses (because I scratch them up so bad using my shirt) and my cams. I used to do some DSLR photography and know how sensitive… and expensive my lenses were. I wanted something a bit safer for my cam lenses.
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Interesting. For the cams, I am drawn almost equally to the most minimal (distilled water) and to the most sophisticated (@seapup 's Plexus.)
Why interesting? Not sure. It’s affective.
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Nothing soothes the soul like lens cleaning.
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That time of year for Seasonal Affective Dusting.
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Just checked. I believe we had these once too. They worked really well… because they are chock full of alcohol.
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Hey, thanks for digging that up, C. I remember balking a bit at the general term ‘detergent’ in the ingredient list (probably because of its common association with ‘laundry’) but would ‘synthetic surfactants’ have been any better? Maybe a little.
Here’s what to polish made plain:
No disassembly required. Polish the thing on the right.
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It makes me smile knowing that someone knows what surfactant means.
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