We use them on our skin every day, but when was the last time you properly cleaned your makeup brushes? And are you doing it right? You cleanse your face every day.
But how often do you wash the makeup brushes you use on your skin? Once a month? Once a year? Never? From dead skin cells and bacteria to dirt, dust and product build-up, all manners of things can accumulate on the end of a make-up brush. How you store them can also contribute.
Do they rattle around your makeup bag? Are they standing in a corner of the room? Have you ever dropped one on the carpet, and carried on using it? It’s probably safe to say, we could all do with makeup brush clean up! But how? And with what?
To get the expert answers we all need, we went straight to the experts – make-up artists, beauty bloggers and creators of the Real Techniques brush range, Sam and Nic Chapman.
How often should we be cleaning our makeup brushes?
If you are only using your brushes on yourself then give them a good clean twice a week. If you suffer from skin breakouts, have any cuts or grazes or have an eye infection then you must clean your brushes every day.
Do some brushes need to be cleaned more regularly than others?
Yes, eyeliner brushes will need to be cleaned after every use to ensure you can achieve a clean, crisp line. Also a blush brush would need to be cleaned each day if you are changing colours. With your lip brush you need to clean with an oily eye make-up remover. This will ensure your lipstick is removed thoroughly from the brush hairs.
What’s the best way to clean makeup brushes?
Use a good quality brush cleanser and pour a small amount onto a thick tissue or kitchen roll. Swish the brush back and forth gently and then reshape the brush hairs while they are still wet. Leave the brushes hanging over the edge of a table to dry.
Are there any different products/techniques for synthetic hair brushes vs natural?
You can pretty much treat them the same way. You can usually tell a synthetic brush because it feels different, however, synthetic brushes are such good quality these days, it can be hard to tell.
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Any tricks for getting stubborn eye liner or caked-on lipstick out of brushes?
Use an oily eye makeup remover and then a brush cleanser afterwards to get the oily film off of the brush.
Have you found a way to help them dry faster, by any chance?
Either hanging them upside down or hanging over the edge of a table so the air can circulate.
How do you clean your foundation sponges?
In warm water with a mild shampoo. You will often not get the staining out but it will be clean and sanitised.
Where do you stand on women sharing make-up brushes? Okay or bad idea?
Don’t do it! It spreads bacteria and can cause eye infections. It’s fine to share if the brushes have been cleaned in between using them.
From: Good Housekeeping UK
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