How To Clean Your Makeup Brush

People like to use various brushes to apply makeup, which is not only convenient but also improves the effect of makeup a lot, but long-term use of makeup brushes will leave a lot of makeup on it. Improper cleaning can easily breed bacteria and cause various skin problems. Sounds Terrible, then we will introduce how to clean your makeup brush cleaning method next, hope it will be helpful to everyone.

(1) Soaking and washing: For powder brushes with low cosmetic residue, such as  powder brushes and blush brushes.

(2) Rub washing: For cream brushes, such as foundation brushes, concealer brushes, eyeliner brushes, lip brushes; or powder brushes with high cosmetic residues, such as eye shadow brushes.

(3) Dry cleaning: For dry powder brushes with low cosmetic residue, and brushes made of animal hair that are not resistant to washing. In addition to protecting the brush, it is also very suitable for people who don’t want to wash the brush.

The specific operation of soaking and washing

(1) Find a container and mix the clean water and professional washing water according to 1:1.  mix well by hand.

(2) Soak the brush head part in water and make a circle, you can see that the water becomes cloudy.

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(3) Repeat several times, until the water is not cloudy, then put it under the faucet to rinse it again, and dry it with a paper towel.

PS: When rinsing, do not rinse against the hair. If the brush rod is made of wood, it should be quickly dried after soaking in water to avoid cracking after drying. The junction of the bristles and the nozzle is soaked in water, which is easy to cause hair loss. Although it will inevitably be soaked in water when rinsing, try not to soak the whole brush in water, especially in the case of scrubbing liquid.

The specific operation of rub washing

(1) First, soak the brush head with water, and then pour the professional scrubbing water on the palm of your hand/washing pad.

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(2)Repeatedly work in circular motions on the palm/scrubbing pad until foaming, then rinse with water.

(3)Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the makeup brush is clean.

(4) Finally, rinse it under the tap and dry it with a paper towel.

PS: Choose professional scrubbing water,  do not use facial cleanser or shampoo containing silicon ingredients instead, otherwise it may affect the fluffiness and ability to catch powder of the bristles. To check the residue of washing water, you can use the brush to repeatedly circle in the palm of your hand. If there is no foaming or slippery feeling, it means that the washing is clean.

The specific operation of dry cleaning

(1) cleaning sponge dry cleaning method: Put the makeup brush in the sponge, wipe a few times in a clockwise direction. When the sponge is dirty, take it out and wash it. The absorbent sponge in the middle is used to wet the eye shadow brush, which is convenient for eye makeup, and is more suitable for eye shadow that is not colored.  

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(2) Turn it upside down, insert it into the brush rack, and place it in a ventilated place to dry in the shade. If you don’t have a brush rack, lay it flat to dry, or fix it with a clothes rack and put the brush upside down to dry. 

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(3) Put it in the sun Exposure to the sun or using a hair dryer will fry the brush head.


Post time: Feb-18-2022