17 Genius Tricks To Clean Everything In Your Makeup Bag

Here are 17 genius tricks to clean everything in your makeup bag! Read the captions then tap to view the pictures!

1. Empty out your makeup bag, flip it inside out, and use makeup remover wipes to clean the inside.
Or, if you have a cloth makeup bag, empty and flip it inside out, then stick it in the washing machine with your dark clothing.

2. Get all of the gunk off of your eyelash curler with a lighter.
1. Start by lighting up the lighter.
2. Gently light into the curler around 5- 10 seconds.
3. Clean up the curler with tissue.
All done!

3. Put your lipstick in the freezer overnight to kill germs and bacteria.
The next morning, let it come back to room temperature before applying it to your lips.

4. Or, go over your lipstick with a cosmetic sanatizer wipe.
1. Wrap one wipe around your product, and thoroughly wipe from base to tip.
2. Let it set for 10 seconds.
Ta-da!

5. Mix baby shampoo and hydrogen peroxide with water. Unclip the brush from your Clarisonic, and let it sit brush-side down in the water for 15 minutes.

6. Use isopropyl alcohol and a disposable mascara wand to clean glue off of false eyelashes.

7. Pour alcohol into a small spray bottle, then spritz any pressed powder cosmetics you have to disinfect them.

8. Use a cotton pad and isopropyl alcohol to disinfect your disposable razor.

9. Swirl your makeup brushes in a DIY mixture of dish soap and olive oil for a like-new feel.

10. Use solid or liquid soap on your sponges at least once a week to keep them bacteria-free.

11. Clean out your pencil sharpener with some isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab.

12. Use alcohol and a cotton swab to disinfect all of your metal nail tools.
Scissors, metal files, cuticle nippers, anything. Make sure to clean them regularly to avoid infection. Steer clear of sharing nail tools with others, too.

13. Get rid of scum on your loofah by tossing it in the washing machine — but not the dryer.

14. Use an old toothbrush to get rid of the dust in the back of your blow dryer.
Just make sure you pop off the grill first.

15. Loosen hair stuck your brush with a pen, then go in with scissors to cut through and release the rest of the hair.
When you're done getting all of that hair out, use some shampoo on your brush to really make it clean.

16. Grab a piece of steel wool and get all of that old gunk off of your curling iron.
Don't use soap. This method works on flat irons as well.

17. And lastly, know when it’s time to throw away the products in your makeup bag.