How To: Clean Makeup Brushes

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While theres no defiant do's and dont's there are things I have learnt the hard way when it comes to cleaning makeup brushes.

The first thing is the temperature of the water. Anything hot will be likely to melt the glue in the feral causing brush hairs to come loose frustration when they're on your face. Lukewarm or barely cold is the best temperature.

Next you want to think about how you hold the brush when you clean. Holding the brush upside down on a vertical angle, with the burst hairs pointing down will help ensure no extra water gets into the feral, loosing brush hairs and extending the drying time.

This also means NEVER to soak your brushes including the feral.

Another thing is how you move the brushes. Gently this is. Moving the brush gently, with light pressure, in a figure 8 either spot or deep cleaning. This way your not causing extra damage to the brush hairs or getting them out of shape, yet still cleaning them.

Gently also applies to the cleaning solution you choose. The best alternative is baby shampoo, both gentle on the brush hairs, makes them soft, cleans, and is affordable. Spot cleaning brush solutions like MAC's Brush Cleaner also works well. This can be used with a folded paper towel. Rubbing alcohol is another method (that I haven't tried). From what I understand it works just like the brush cleaner solutions but the antibacterial percentage is much higher and cuts the drying time.

While these tips may be obvious, they have been things I have picked up on. Most of my brushes shed bar 5 which I have used these tips when cleaning them daily for the past 5 months with no shedding. I do think this is what has made the difference.

Any other tips please let me know!

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