Make Up Brushes Cleaning Time

Hey guys! Just came back from a 12 hr night shift again. It was a good night, not too busy like the other day. Before my face will hit the bed and have some beauty rest, I have to give some TLC to my brushes first. Yep, it's that "time" of the week again. And I just wanted to share to you guys or to anyone who doesn't have a cleaning routine yet, on how I clean my dirty, yucky, eewy make up brushes.

Cleaning brushes is sometimes cumbersome, especially if you have hundreds of brushes. It is a no joke business for most of us. But clean brushes does not just condition and lengthen their lifetime but is also hygienic and prevent skin breakouts, acnes or pimples.

Don't worry, you don't have to have the most expensive or fancy cleaning tools in order to take care of your brushes. All you need is a plate, olive oil and dishwashing liquid. I bet all of us have that in our home right? The olive oil will maintain the quality of your brushes and the dishwashing liquid is antimicrobial which can get rid of those germs staying inside the brushes.

Gather your dirty brushes. Pour a good amount of olive oil and dishwashing liquid into the plate. You can add more as you go along. And put an equal amount of water just enough to emulsify the soap.

Get your brush and wet it with water and then swirl it into your mixture. And then do a sweeping motion onto your hand and gently squeeze the brush to remove some of the mixture and set aside. REMEMBER not to turn the brush upside down where the brush is pointing to the top. You do not want the water/mixture to go into the ferrule because that can destroy the brush. You will want the handle to be the part pointing to the top while the brush pointing downward.

 

Repeat with your other brushes...

Look at those dirty and yucky stuff!

After all that is done, rinse your brushes (make sure that the water temperature is just right) and just gently squeeze them to get rid some of the water. Time to air dry them. Get a clean plate and put some paper towels, preferably a plate with slanted sides so that the brushes will be in an angle and the remaining water can just drain into the towel. It may take some time to let them completely dry so you might want to do this at night time or when you know you are not going to use them for a little while.

Now your brushes are clean and ready to do some business afterward. Please share your make up brushes cleaning routine, I would like to know about them! Blog you later cuties!



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