The Easiest Hacks to Clean Your Makeup Brushes

The first thing we ponder upon while buying a makeup brush is its quality. Sanitizing and cleaning the makeup brushes is as important as choosing the right brand because you can’t imagine how much gunk can get into them. There are ample videos and tutorials all over the internet to get the job done but the most effective ways and the ones that won’t burn a whole in your pocket will be listed here. So, cleaning the makeup brushes may not necessarily seem to be a very glamorous job at first but imagine the dirt on the bristles clinging to your skin and leading to unavoidable skin problems like breakouts and clogged pores. No girl would want that. So, jot down these easy life hacks to your Sunday “To Do” and make your makeup brushes last longer.

Clean Your Makeup Brushes

Cleaning your brushes with baby shampoo

 

Baby shampoos are mild and chemical free, hence washing your makeup brushes with baby shampoo is pretty painless and easy. Run your brushes in lukewarm water for about a minute. Let the dirt of all the creamy base, blushers and press powder go away. Then, go on and take a pea size amount of baby shampoo in your palm and rub it into your brush for a while. Rinse your brush again under lukewarm water (read: rinse your brushes upside down so that they do not lose their shape and the glue keeping the handle attached to the bristles doesn’t run out). If the water that is released continues to be dirty, repeat the process. Now, use a soft cloth or paper towel to dry off the bristles and lay your brushes flat on a towel to dry them overnight.

Cleaning brushes with oil

Fold a paper towel and pour a few drops of oil into it. Gently move your brush on the paper towel, do not wrap your brush into the towel just move your brush back and forth causing it to get rid of all the cakey matter. Run your brush in lukewarm water (F.Y.I: do not wash your brushes with hot water as it would lead to the weakening of the bristles). Rinse your brush until it loses all the dirt, dry your brush with a paper towel and the lay them flat on a cloth or towel overnight to let it dry.