Cleaning Your Makeup Brushes
posted in Makeup on 9/26/2014
You might not think it, but dirty makeup brushes or sponges can actually be the thing causing you to breakout. So while you try to cover up those spots with your makeup, you might actually be making it worse.
All sorts of built up bacteria and oils live in our brushes and sponges. When you try to cover up the spots, you could actually be putting the oils and bacteria BACK on your face and already vulnerable spots. Washing them weekly is a good way to help combat the breakouts and prevent new ones.
Fill a bowl with warm water and add a little bit of baby wash or baby shampoo. What's great about this stuff is that it's gentle but can still get the job done. Don't use dish soap or hand soap because it can be too harsh On the brushes over time.
Soak the tips only in the water for a few minutes. I usually do about five.
After soaking in the shampoo water, swirl it around to get the majority of the makeup out.
There will still be a little left sometimes which is when the faucet comes in handy!
After soaking in the shampoo water, swirl it around to get the majority of the makeup out.
There will still be a little left sometimes which is when the faucet comes in handy!
Rinse out the soapy makeup, but as the ladies at bare minerals told me, try not to get the water up inside the handle where the bristles are connected. The glue over time will start coming off.
If you see that the water isn't running clear, add a little more shampoo to the palm of your hand and gently swirl the brush on top of it, forming a little bit of a lather. Don't be too harsh with it, swirl and sweep on your soapy hand as you would do if putting makeup on your face.
Once water runs clear, gently dry off excess water from bristles.
My concealer brush always takes the longest because the liquid concealer I use is really good at staying on!
My concealer brush always takes the longest because the liquid concealer I use is really good at staying on!
Reshape the bristles and lie them on a towel.
Takes a little while to dry this way but it's much better on the brushes this way as opposed to towel drying them completely .
Takes a little while to dry this way but it's much better on the brushes this way as opposed to towel drying them completely .
My sister started working for bare essentials and told me how to wash these guys. I had always done it with harsh scrubbing and dish soap and couldn't figure out why my brushes always fell apart.
The baby shampoo makes a huge difference. Can you imagine washing your hair with dish soap or hand soap? Or face? So why would you wash the bristles that go on your face in those things?
