Cleaning Your Brushes

Okay so I know that I already have posted this before, but this is a new way of cleaning your brushes that I like WAYYYY better than what I was doing before. Not a ton has changed, but the soap I use now makes a huge difference, and I have found a nifty little tool that helps get them much cleaner than just my hands!

The soap I am using now is Dr. Bronners Castile Soap. I get mine from Target, and they have a ton of different scents. I have the peppermint, and to be honest I don't love the smell, so I will get a different one next time, but either way the results are the same! This soap cleans my brushes so well. I used to have to wash my foundation brushes with rubbing alcohol before using soap because my soap wouldn't break down the foundation, but with this soap I don't have to do that! I do suggest using a conditioner with this soap because they can feel a little stripped after but using conditioner helps with that.

The other difference is my BrushEgg, I found it online and it gets my brushes soooo much cleaner, and you don't get wrinkly old lady hands! So here is what I do:

I pour the soap into a small bowl and set it up the sink. I start with my small eye brushes first and I just dip them in the soap, get them a little wet and run them over the brush egg until clean. Then I lay them on a towel. I don't worry about getting all the soap rinsed out now, I do that when I use the conditioner. After all my brushes have been washed with the soap, I put conditioner in the small bowl and so the same thing, but this time I make sure they are fully rinsed before laying them on the towel.

I also like to put some rubbing alcohol on a paper towel and run it over the handles! They usually take overnight to dry. Washing brushes is so important. It took me years to realize that, but I have noticed such a difference in my makeup application and skin clarity since I have started washing them regularly!

{xoxo} Ty