Cleaning your makeup brushes is just as important as washing your face. Most of the times we don't realize how much makeup residue is piled on our brushes whenever we use them and how harmful it can be for our skin overtime. Giving your brushes a proper deep clean can be good for your skin and also helps maintain your brushes in good quality to last for years!
Cleaning your brushes is just as simple as cleaning your face! I will be sharing with you on how to properly clean your brushes with ingredients that you already have at home.
WHAT YOU NEED
- Dish soap/ shampoo, olive oil, a bowl and paper towels!
You can use dish or hand soap that is antibacterial to remove any bacteria and dirt on your brush. The olive oil is to condition the bristles on the brushes to prevent them from drying out. I usually mix two parts of dish soap to one part of olive oil to prevent my brushes from being too oily after washing.
Once you've gathered your ingredients and dirty brushes, we can begin!
1. Mix both ingredients into the bowl and stir it.
2. Start with your smallest brush, dip just the bristle into the mixture, then swirl the brush onto your palm to work out the dirt in your brush. I usually clean my powder and foundation brush the last.
3. Rinse your brush under your tap water to release out the dirt and cleansing mixture. Make sure the water that you squeeze out from the brush is clear after you've rinse it with water.
4. Use a cloth or paper towel to squeeze out the water from your brush and make sure to reshape your brush as you dry it. Dry it as much as possible with paper towels before you air-dry them.
Lay your brushes on a paper towel and leave it to dry overnight.
Elevate the end of your brushes to let the water flow out of your brushes. This will prevent the water from flowing into the brush which might loosen the bristles and cause them to fall out in future.
I'd recommend washing them every week if its for personal use. I personally wash them right after each use especially when I use it on other people to make sure it is hygienic.
I hope this this post helps to start getting you into the habit of cleaning your brushes more often!
xx Carmen
