How to Take Care of Your Makeup Brushes

How to deep clean your makeup brushes

Nasty bacteria growth can happen if you don’t thoroughly was out your makeup brushes. You should do a deep cleaning of your makeup brushes at least once a month. It’s recommended to do it once per week, but again, let’s be honest, not one of us (except for the type A’s) are going to be doing that. So, once a month is great. Unless you have shared your makeup brushes, then obviously, do a deep cleaning afterward because that would be gross. 

Steps to a deep makeup brush cleaning:

1. Get your makeup brushes out…crazy, right?
2. Get 2 hand towels out for drying. You can also use a brush hanging rack like this one to make them dry better.
3. Get some warm water in a bowl and add baby soap to it. I like the one from Honest Company because it’s non-toxic.
4. Dip your makeup brushes into the sudsy water and twirl them around. DO NOT SCRUB YOUR MAKEUP BRUSHES. They are not your hair.
5. You can get this silicone makeup brush washing pad and “swipe” your makeup brushes back and forth. It’s great way to really get into the hair and cleanse them. But again, do not smash your makeup brush into the pad. K-thanks. 
6. Run your makeup brushes under warm water with the bristles facing down to rinse out the brush.
7. Then, take a drying towel, and gently squeeze the bristles of the hair from the base going all the way down to the tip. Do Not smash your brushes when you are trying to clean the. Do not swirl your brushes around your hand towel as that will damage them completely.
8. Last, you either want to hang dry them with this brush drying rack, or you can just lay them down on a clean towel.

Alright, now that you know all of the steps it takes to thoroughly clean your makeup brushes, you can see how time-consuming and annoying it is. I’m just being honest. 

But, in order to save your brushes and make them last for a very long time, you have to do it.

 If you don’t care to do the monthly washing and you would prefer nasty bacteria to grow, and watch your brushes experience a slow, painful death–don’t buy nice brushes (don’t share them either). That would be a waste of money. And when I say “nice brushes,” I mean anything that’s not a drugstore makeup brush option. 

Here’s when to toss them your makeup brushes:

If you have been too aggressive with your brushes by grinding them into your face or while cleaning–they may have frayed ends. If they do, they are most likely un-repairable, and your application probably won’t look that great. It’s time to toss them! Sorry!

Get new brushes babe, and don’t trash them this time! 

xo,

Kendra

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