Cleaning Your Makeup Brushes

It's very important too keep everything that comes in contact with your face clean and sanitary. Cleaning your brushes, as well as your makeup, is central to keeping your skin healthy and blemish-free. Here are three was to clean your brushes.

1. Spot Cleaning - Spot cleaning should be done in between every application, especially if you are a makeup artist. To spot clean a brush, simply dampen a paper towel with some brush cleaner, (I use the MAC brush cleaner diluted 1:3 with water) and lightly wipe the brush on the wet spot to remove any excess product.
2. Soaking - Soaking should be done once a day. If you're not an artist and only use your brushes on yourself, this step can be done interchangeably with spot cleaning, but should be done at least once a week if the brushes are only for personal use. Simply pour some brush cleaner in a small cup, let the brush soak for a minute or two, and then wipe the brush on a paper towel. Make sure the liquid covers the bristles, but does not go up past the ferrule, as this will eventually cause your brushes to fall apart and shed bristles.
3. Shampooing - Brushes should be thoroughly shampooed at least once a month. Simply wet down the brush with water, add a small amount of a mild shampoo, lather and rinse. I recommend either Johnson's Baby Shampoo, or Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree Soap. Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree soap is actually a natural disinfectant, and helps to keep your brushes sanitary and clean. 

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