How To Wash Makeup Brushes

Yesterday I was charged with washing both my little sisters brushes and realised that it was a the perfect opportunity to talk about it!

Washing your brushes regularly is really important in order to keep them in good shape and to also keep your face in good shape! You'd be surprised at the amount of people that come to me for advice on what makeup is good for spot prone skin, only to find out that the most likely reason they are breaking out is because they don't wash their makeup brushes often enough - or worst... not at all!

So here is my simple, step by step guide for cleaning all of your makeup utensils.

What You Will Need

1. Anti Bacterial Soap. This could be liquid or a bar. An optional ingredient is some oil for more stubborn brushes but mind and wash all the oil off again!
2. Kitchen Paper. This is to lay the brushes on while they are getting washed.
3. A Clean Towel. For drying purposes.
4. Brushes to wash!

Gather your ingredients

Step 1 

First off, I like to wet the brush under some warm running water in order to dislodge some of the surface product from the brush.

Step 2 

Grab the soap and lather the brush up. Don't be rough with your brushes, gentle hands all the way!

Step 3

Use your fingers like a washboard in order to give the brush a deep clean. Again, be gentle. You don't want to ruin the brushes. This step might need to be repeated a few times if the brush is really dirty or if you're anal about staining.

Step 4

Squeeze the brush of any excess water. Be firm here to check you've throughoutly rinsed all the soap out.

Step 5

Gently pat, squeeze and rub the brushes dry on a towel.

Step 6

Find somewhere to place your brushes to dry. NEVER EVER put them bristles pointing up as this will dissolve the glue in the ferruls over time and cause the brushes to fall apart. Try to get them as upside down as possible but over a radiator is a good choice.

How I like to dry mine is with this little beauty

I got this this for Home Bargains from a few pounds. What it is is a small washing line, thing. I'm assuming for socks and pants but it works great for drying brushes on! I use rubber bands to allow for more brushes to be put on or for the brushes with thicker handles.

I like to call it the Brush Tree

And there was have it! Some wonderfully clean and happy brushes drying away!

I hope you all found that useful!

Till next time :)

x