Customizing your makeup brush collection can consume a lot of time and money. After finding the right brushes and shelling out funds to purchase them, you want to make sure that perfect set stays in good condition for as long as possible. Cleaning is important when it comes to protecting your investment. Knowing the proper way will help your brushes last and save money by not having to replace them as often. There are several options when it comes to this, use the steps below according to your needs.
Materials:
Baby Shampoo,
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), Sponge, Paper Towels, Make-Up Brush Cleaner,
Hand Towel
Between Regular Use:
Use a wet cloth or paper towel and twirl bristles around
until clean. Place flat on towel to dry.
Twice a Month:
Spray brush cleaner on bristles .Use a paper towel to wipe
bristles from base to tip.
Every Four Months:
Wet bristles with warm water and add brush cleaner. Take between
fingers and rub gently to work up lather.
Rinse well, squeeze out water from base to tip. Reshape brush then lay
flat to dry.
Or
Put a small amount of brush cleaner in a bowl or cup. Soak only the bristles overnight. Rinse well, squeeze out excess water. Reshape brush and lay flat to dry.
Or
Put a small amount of brush cleaner in a bowl or cup. Soak only the bristles overnight. Rinse well, squeeze out excess water. Reshape brush and lay flat to dry.
Heavy Duty Cleaning:
Take a paper towel and fold into fours and pour EVOO on it
until moist. Take the brush and swirl the bristles around in a circular motion on
the towel, when it gets dirty flip it over, add more and continue. Rinse bristles in lukewarm water (only
bristles because water will rust brush).Wet a sponge with warm water and add
baby shampoo to it. Suds it up, gently swirl bristles around several times and rinse
with lukewarm water. If brush still has traces of makeup spray bristles a
couple times with brush cleaner. Take an unused paper towel, fold it in half and
swirl brush around. Wipe off from base to tip, lay flat to dry on a hand towel
with bristles hanging off (allows bristles to dry better and keep their shape).
The information on heavy duty cleaning is from a YouTube video
posted by MakeUp Geek (M.U.G). Watch and enjoy!
