step by step quide: how to wash makeup brushes

I wash my makeup brushes once a week. Foundation drush I wash every time before the use! Damp brush woun't waiste so much product. My brushes are mostly natural bristles, so I wash them with shampoo. Think of it - shampoos are gentle enough for your hair, so surely they are good enough for your brushes. They are also designed to clean up dirt and oils, so they are perfect for brush cleaning. You can even treat your older brushes with conditioner once in a while. Brushes you use for water proof liners has to be cleaned first with waterproof makeup cleanser.


So let's start:

Wet your brush. When your brush is wet, handle it always brush down position, so that the water will not get to the handle. Water can weaken the glue holdin the bristles and also rotten the wooden handles.

Put some shampoo on your hand and roll your brush around it with round swiping motion. Be gentle with your brush, don't push the brush too hard against your hand.

Rinse untill there is no more shampoo coming out from the brush. Repeat if you can still see some makeup coming out from your brush when rinsing.

Squeeze water out from the brush and style it in it's shape. Bigger face brushes you pull gently into their shape.

Lay the clean brushes while still washing the others on your sink or on the top of a folded towel. Remember not to place them brushes up when they still are wet.

After washing your brushes, let them air dry on the top of a folded towel. I don't believe drying your brushes with brush guards - I think those things give good conditions for bacteria growth.

When washing, don't let the water shower to go on the handle (red line):

Don't treat your brushes too roughly. Swipe, don't push.