Once they are all clean rinse them with clean water, gently squeeze out the excess water and lay flat to dry on top of a towel overnight. Take each brush one at a time and only immerse the brush hairs into the soapy water. Just fill up a bowl or your sink with luke warm water (keep it shallow) and shampoo.

This is a great way to thoroughly clean and condition your brushes but make sure to choose products that will not leave behind any residue. makeup brush cleaningYou can use shampoo and even conditioner on brushes. so you may not want to use it on your brushes either. If you have very sensitive or acneic skin you probably wouldn’t cleanse your face with your hair shampoo, Woolite, dish soap, hand soap, etc. Only the brush hair should get wet, nothing else!!Īnother important thing is to choose whatever product you feel comfortable using on your face to clean your brushes. Whatever you use do not immerse your brushes underwater from the metal (ferrule) part up. There are several ways to clean your brushes using various products. Of course I do that with my professional use brushes and no brush is ever used on more than one face just like my products never get double dipped! Hello hygiene! Herpes is forever ya know! I don’t want you to have a science experiment on bacterial growth on your hands so keep reading for my full instructions on how to do it right using several different methods! If you can’t remember the last time you’ve cleaned your brushes and you’re experiencing unusal new breakouts and/or your brushes just look really beat up, it’s time to give them some TLC and a good cleaning.

I’m being super realistic here and I think those are totally do-able timelines although i’m sure you’ll hear others say to clean them every single day. Brushes used with powder products can go a bit longer like every 2 weeks. So…when was the last time you cleaned your makeup brushes? Did you know that you should clean them and do it on a “regular basis” which I know is a relative term but that does NOT mean once a year! I recommend cleaning any brush that you use with wet products like liquid or cream foundations, concealers, highlighter, lipstick, lip gloss, etc at least once a week as they can harbor and grow bacteria.

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