I know I talked about how to keep your brushes clean before, but I recently came across a video that I wanted to share with you. Whenever I washed my foundation brushes, even my eyeliner brushes, I would get really annoyed because it seemed like the makeup would never come off the brush. I tried different shampoos, but it didn’t help. I read somewhere that you can use olive oil, but that only made my brushes really greasy and even harder to rinse clean.
The video I am sharing with you combines two methods: soap and olive oil. The soap deep cleans while the olive oil conditions the bristles so that they don’t dry out! Such an amazing idea and the best part is that it works! I tried this method last week and I must say I actually enjoyed washing my brushes.
The video is by Michelle Phan, who is very well known on YouTube. I hope you enjoy this video and I hope you will try this awesome technique.
Just click on the link to watch the video: Squeaky Clean Brushes!
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What method of washing brushes works best for you? If you’ve tried the soap/olive oil method, do you like it? Comment below, I’d love to get your in
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Maybe this also can help
How to clean your brushes:
First, you want to wet the hairs under the faucet with tepid to warm water with the hairs pointing downwards – this will help prevent any water getting in to the ferrule (metal part) or down in to the handle for brushes that don’t have ferrules.
Next you want to use a mild shampoo, liquid hand soap, pure castile soap. Squirt a little soap on your fingers and apply it to the hairs from ferrule to hair tips. Gently squeeze the hairs from ferrule to hair tips over and over adding a little water at a time. Rinse and repeat until the water runs clear. Make sure when you are rinsing to keep the brush hairs pointing down.
After your brushes have a good bath, brush them off a little on a clean paper towel and lay them to dry on their side on a paper towel or a regular towel. It is also a good idea to reshape the brush at this point in time to prevent splaying. Lay kabuki’s and any other stand-up brush on their side. Never leave them to dry brush hairs up in a brush holder. The water can run down in to the ferrule and loosen the glue holding the brush together over time.
Lastly, let brushes dry completely before using. Dry time will depend on size and brush density.
cheers
Women and Beauty
Thanks! This blog post is an update to my original post about how to wash brushes. You can view the original post here: http://cherry.blastmagazine.com/2010/02/10/how-to-clean-your-makeup-brushes/