I never clean my makeup brushes. Not once in my life have I ever done it. Well, before today I hadn’t. The brushes I use now I’ve had for at least a year – and I wear makeup every day, so I can only imagine what terrible things these bacteria-filled brushes are doing to my precious skin!
I recently came across this recipe for a homemade makeup brush cleaner and I knew I had to try it. This mixture will clean your brushes like no other and it’ll leave them feeling softer than ever. Seriously. I am completely amazed by how well this stuff works. This cleaner is so incredibly easy to make and it’s made from things that most of us already have lying around the house!
What you need:
1 cup distilled water
¼ cup rubbing alcohol
½ tablespoon castile soap (I love Dr. Bronner’s, which you can get at most drugstores and health food stores)
½ tablespoon hair shampoo (I used Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo)
1 tablespoon leave-in conditioner spray (I used an organic conditioner from Whole Foods)
Small spray bottle
What you do:
Just mix all ingredients together and pour into your spray bottle!
To clean, spray the bristles of your makeup brush and then brush onto a clean, dry paper towel to remove all residue. If your brushes are extra dirty (like mine), let them soak in the mixture for a half hour or more before brushing onto a towel. You will be stunned by how well this works!
Clean makeup brushes are a huge step towards achieving healthy skin, so try to adding quick cleaning into your weekly schedule! I know I’ll be doing so.
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just FYI, it’s reeeeeeeeeally not good to leave your makeup brushes standing bristles-down like that! even for a half hour it can warp the bristles and ruin your good brushes! also, it’s not good to let them soak at all, as the handle (especially where it holds the bristles) can become waterlogged and breed bacteria. it’s much better to use a thicker cleaner and brush/wipe the wet brush across a paper towel until it runs clean.
Thanks so much for the advice, Taylor!
Much more simple and works wonders, baby shampoo. Swirl the brush around in baby shampoo and water on a clean plate then rinse, repeat until is clean.
This is a great solution for people who hate deep cleaning. I have about 30 brushes I deep clean weeky, its a huge task. Spot cleaning your brushes is a great start, but every so often the brushes will need to be deep cleaned to get makeup that has seeped way down in the bristles out. If that is your brushes pictured above soaking in the mason jars, that is not good for them! If you must soak your brushes, don’t let the water get past the ferrule (metal). This can degrade the glue that holds everything together and cause mold/bacteria.
I also use Johnson’s baby shampoo. So gentle and cleans thoroughly.
Taylor your so wrong I do make up for stars and what not and its perfectly fine I’m a professional so I’d suggest you listen to this nice lady