How To: Clean Your Makeup Brushes in LESS THAN 10 STEPS!

Hello!! Welcome back to ABC.

 

This last week, and the next week, has been and will be crazy busy with us moving and everything. I am also not sure when the internet/wifi will be hooked up at our new home. So, I am going to TRY to blog a little from my phone. Those will not have pictures. So, I will probably just do short and simple ones.

Since I was unable to sit down and do a makeup look, which took me about 1.5hrs for the last one, I decided that I would do a quick How To Clean Your Brushes tutorial! This is SUPER simple, less than 10 steps!

 

Lets get started!

 

Step 1: Lay out Brushes

 

 

 

You will want to grab ALL of your brushes that need to be cleaned. I lay them out on a plate, so they don't roll off the counter, onto the floor, and they are at easy access for me to grab. Also, because when they are wet, they NEED to be laying on their sides!

 

Step 2: Wet the Brush

 

 

 

Under warm water, I hold the brush at a downward angle. The water should only hit the hairs of the brush. Try to keep the hand that holds the handle dry! If water gets between the metal part and the handle, it could cause the glue to loosen and the handle to fall off. (If the handle does fall off, I use clean nail polish or super glue on the handle, and stick it back into the metal piece, lay down and let dry several hours.)

Step 3: Dispense Soap/Antibacterial Cleaning Product

 

 

 

Next, you want to dispense a SMALL amount of soap to your wet hand. (Excuse my prune fingers. I washed 10 brushes before this photo.) I use this AMAZING Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Shampoo. First, the smell is amazing. Second, it has Tea Tree oil in it. Tea Tree has Antibacterial Properties, which makes it perfect to clean brushes. The main reason we clean brushes is to reduce breakouts, which are caused by what?? BACTERIA! So, this shampoo will KILL the bacteria that clings to the pores of the hair on your brush. If you notice you're breaking out more than normal, ALWAYS wash your makeup brushes first, and throw away any sponges. You can use Antibacterial Hand soap, baby shampoo, or special brush shampoo you can find at any beauty supply store. Such as Sally's, Ulta, or Sephora.

 

Step 4: Apply Soap to Brush

 

 

 

Now, you want to dip the tip of the brush in the soap you chose to use. I normally just cover the tips of the hairs with soap. That is normally my guideline to tell me that I have enough soap on the brush to efficiently clean it.

Step 5: Clean the Brush

 

 

 

On your still damp hand, you will want to rub the soap into the hairs by doing circular motions. You will want to do clockwise and counter-clockwise motions. If you feel the brush isn't making enough bubbles, or lather, just add a little more water to the brush and continue moving the brush in circular motions. Do this for about 20 seconds.

 

 

Step 6: Rinse the Brush

 

 

 

Doing the same circular motions as before. But this time, UNDER the running water. Again, be sure the brush is at a downward angle. Rinse until the water runs clean, and no more suds.

 

Step 7: Wring out the Hairs/ Shape the Brush

 

 

 
Now, just gently squeeze out the excess water, and shape the brush. The shape will not look identical to the before (Dry) brush. Just be sure to make sure they're are not any hairs that are shedding, or sticking out in crazy directions. Just get it in the general shape as it should be when dry.

 

Step 8: Set Aside

 

 

Now, Just set the brush aside while you finish cleaning the rest of your brushes.

 

Step 9: Let Dry

 

 

So, for this, you will want to fold a towel up. Make sure one side is thicker than the other side. Lay this on a FLAT surface. Now, lay the brushes on the towel, with the hairs on the LOWER side, and the handle on the THICKER side. If you have any double ended brushes, I start by putting the bigger brush head side on the lower side, and then just rotate every 2-3 hours. Let the brushes dry for 6 hours or so.

 

 

So, there you have it! Brush Cleaning in 9 steps! Can't get any easier than that!

 

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