Any ideas how to fix this and in particular get rid of the sticky element?
Without diving down the polymer chemistry rabbit hole, the TL;DR is that you can't
Cheers. After rubbing it with various things I suspected that may be the case. Was hoping I may be able to either get rid of it or cover it up.
I had the soft touch rubber on some headphones go all sticky and soft - managed to remove it using DIY cleaning wipes (which I think have a mild solvent in them).
Headphones are now stripped back to hard plastic and look fairly presentable.
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Without diving down the polymer chemistry rabbit hole, the TL;DR is that you can't