Cleaning Solution

Hello All

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place, I'm a newbie :)

I have a dressing table that was quite expensive, not solid wood but good matt finish to look like real wood. I have stupidly allowed items to spill and dry on the surface and now want to find a way to clean them off (mainly things like hair products) without taking the finish off the wood. I thought about furniture polish and the rough side of a sponge but a) wasn't sure if furniture polish is sufficient to get the products off, and b) was worried about the rough side of the sponge being too abrasive.

Any advice?

theentys