How to clean your makeup brushes

How to clean your brushes : Here's the best ways to clean your makeup brushes  

Doing makeup is a big task but cleaning the brushes after every use is the biggest task. We use the makeup brushes for contouring, highlighting our face but never think of cleaning them after every use. You don't have to clean them after every use if you use them for yourself, but you should wash them atleast once a week especially the foundation and the concealer brushes to prevent product buildup.

Brush hairs and sponges are porous, so they hold onto oils and bacteria.If your brushes are dirty, your application will be spotty and blending will be difficult.

 Frequent cleansings of makeup brushes don't just help to keep your skin cleaner. but soaping up your makeup brushes regularly can also extend the life of the bristles and make for better product application. 

• Why do we need to wash the brushes:

 Oil
 Dirt
 Old makeup
 Bacteria
These are the stuff which stuck into the brushes, If we do not clean our makeup brushes and when we re-apply those brushes back onto our face, all the stuff will stay on the face which will result into acne, breakouts.

• How often you should wash your brushes:

~ For foundation and powder brushes, once a week.

~ For Eye makeup and concealer brushes,after every two weeks.

~ For other brushes, once or twice a month.

~ If you use liquid makeup products, you should wash the brushes after every use.
Following are the methods to clean your dirty makeup brushes.

Method: 1

This is the most simplest and easiest method of cleaning brushes.because it requires only two things:

• Soap or brush cleanser

• water 

Steps are: 
1. Wet the bristles with lukewarm water.
2. Place a drop of a cleanser/shampoo of your choice into the palm of your hands.
3. Gently massage the tips of the bristles with your hand.
4. Rinse the bristles thoroughly.
5. Squeeze out the excess water  and moisture with a clean towel.
6. Re-form the brushes head back into its original shape.
7. Let the brush dry with its bristles upside down.

*There are dozens of cleansers made specifically for cleaning brushes. But if you would prefer not to buy a cleanser specifically for your brushes,your favorite face wash/ shampoo  may be all you need.*

Method: 2

The second way of cleaning the makeup brushes is for cleaning the stubborn makeup left in the brushes which we are unable to remove with our hands.

We require three things:

• Brush cleanser/ Shampoo

• Water

• coconut oil

• Sponge wipes

• Any tray or plate
Steps are:

1. Take a tray and Pour a thin layer of water in it, put the sponge wipe in there to soak the water.

2. Spread some coconut oil on to the wipe and some makeup brush cleanser or your choice of shampoo.

3. Take your dirty makeup brush and swirl it on to the wips to remove all the makeup leftover.

4.Rinse the brush with water after makeup is coming off the brush.

5. Dry them by squeezing the excess water on a towel. let it dry by leaving them upside down to air dry.

Method: 3

 This method requires the makeup cleaning tools which are available in the market. This method is mostly used by the professionals as it offers the deep cleaning of the brushes. This does not need more effort. Things required are:

• brush Cleanser 

• Makeup cleaning tool/ Brush egg

• Water

Steps are :

1. soak all the dirty brushes in a mixture of mild shampoo and drops of olive oil (for conditioning)
2. and leave it for a couple of minutes.
3. Then starting with the face brushes, pick them one by one and Swirl them with little pressure on brush egg, holding it securely within my first two fingers.
4. Within a Minute, the brush looks thoroughly cleaned with the dirty water dripping off from the brush egg sides.
5. Then leave them upside down to air dry in shade.

Various brush cleaning tools you can go for: 

1. Brush Egg the Cosmetic Makeup Brush Cleaner

• It is a hard silicon brush tool used to clean the brushes.

• For face brushes, you can use the lower part of the tool.

• For eye brushes, use upper part of this having smaller spikes.

• It can fit in your palms easily which makes easier to hold it with two fingers.

https://www.amazon.in/Brush-Egg-Cosmetic-Makeup-Cleaner/dp/B01E6669E4 Click here to buy 

2. House of Quirk Makeup Brush Cleaning Mat

• It has 7 different scrubbing surfaces for various facial and eye makeup brushes.

•It is  made from silica gel.

• This is gentle on your brushes and durable enough to use daily.

• This  mat has a suction behind to stick to the sink cleaning makeup brushes.

• both gentle on your brushes and durable enough to use daily.

• The mat is easy to use, it is perfect for easy cleaning the makeup brushes.

https://www.amazon.in/House-Quirk-Makeup-Brush-Cleaning Click here to buy 

• Clean your beauty blenders 

The things you need: 
• Water
• A bowl
• cleanser/ shampoo 

1. Take a bowl and fill it with water.
2. add shampoo/ cleanser in it.
3. Take your dirty blender and wet it with water.
4. Put the blender into the bowl and keep squeezing it until it get all cleaned.
5. now rinse it with water.
6. If still it is dirty, apply some more shampoo/ cleanser on to the blender and again spend 2-3 patient minutes massaging the cleanser into the sponge. 
7. Rinse the blender to make it soap free.
8.You may need to gently squeeze the sponge under the running water to help remove the soaps and makeup.
9. Remove out excess water by gently squeezing the sponge with your hand, then roll the sponge in clean, dry paper towels to absorb any water still inside.