Makeup brushes, you have them, but have you cleaned them? Surprisingly a lot of people tend to skip this step of their makeup routine! Cleaning your makeup brushes are extremely important and necessary for anyone who uses makeup. Here’s the guide that results to clean and pristine makeup brushes!
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Why Is Cleaning My Makeup Brushes Important?
The reason why cleaning your brushes is so important because your brushes hold bacteria, when used it’s transferred onto your face can lead to clogged pores. Think of it like this, if your makeup brushes aren’t cleaned often your spreading bacteria from your brush to your skin, back and forth. It’s no surprise this can hurt your skin!
Hand Washing Brushes
Cleaning your makeup brushes can actually be very easy! It only takes a few minutes and in the end, you will have clean makeup brushes. Olive oil and dawn dish soap is the way to go!
Test on one makeup brush at first to see how your makeup brush reacts!
- Grab your makeup brushes and put them onto a dry paper towel. Have another paper towel out too, this is where you’ll put the wet makeup brushes.
- Mix two parts dish soap with one part olive oil. (it’s best to do this in a bowl!)
- Gently swirl one makeup brush in the bowl, do this for about a minute. Keep in mind to not let the top of the handle/top of the brush hit the mixture. It’s important to not get that wet because you can risk ruining the glue holding the brush together!
- After a minute or two of swirling start to rinse all of the soap out of the brush with lukewarm water. Take your time to ensure that you are getting all the product out. If you think you’ve gotten all the product out, double-check! (With smaller makeup brushes you can bunch them but for bigger ones do them one at a time to get all the makeup out!)
- When all the brushes are thoroughly cleaned grab a paper towel and gently pat the paper towel down on the brushes. Let air dry overnight on a dry paper towel.
- You’re done, now you should have clean makeup brushes!
Here is the video I made on how to do this too:
Makeup Brush Cleaner
Another alternative is a makeup brush cleaner! What it does is you put the makeup brush into the device and the makeup brush will get cleaned really quickly! This is a great alternative if you work or use heavy makeup a lot as it only takes a few minutes if you don’t have the time to do the first option every week.
Another thing that caught my eye about this product is that it will also dry your makeup brushes, perfect if you’re on the go. There are also 8 different holders meaning that it can work with a variety of sizes of makeup brushes!
Additional Things To Know
- Do this once a week to prevent bacteria from forming!
- Make sure to clean where you store the makeup brushes.
- You can also get special products that make the process easier, I will have these linked feel free to check them out if you are interested!
Makeup Brushes I Use:
BESTOPE Makeup Brushes 16 PCs Makeup Brush Set Premium Synthetic Foundation Brush Blending Face Powder Blush Concealers Eyeshadow Brush Make up Brushes Set (Rose Golden)
These are the makeup brushes I use, if you are looking for an affordable pack of them these ones are the perfect option! I have been using the same pack for over a year and a half now.
Commonly Asked Questions
How often do I clean my brushes?
Once every two weeks is the general rule of thumb just so that bacteria can’t spread onto your skin.
Should I wash my makeup brushes with hot or cold water?
Lukewarm water is the best option for makeup brushes. Hot water can damage makeup brushes, so lukewarm water is the safest option.
What happens if you don’t clean your makeup brushes?
Bacteria can hurt your skin! It’s best to clean them for both your brushes and skin health.
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