How to Clean Makeup Brushes

Hi Beauties,

I have tried so many different methods to cleaning my makeup brushes, but at the end of the day the method that I always come back to is the one that I created myself. I feel that my method fully cleanses your brushes while still leaving them moisturized.

I start by cutting a bar of Dove Unscented soap in half. I use dove soap because it cleanses completely while not damaging the bristles  on the brushes. I have no real reason for cutting this bar of soap in half other than the fact that the plastic container I use to store it in is not big enough for a full sized bar of soap.

Next I grab out my Cetaphil face wash as this will moisturize the bristles and leave them soft but cleansed.

One other thing I always have on hand while cleaning my makeup brushes is a washcloth that way once I have finished cleaning the brushes I can dry them off a bit before letting them air dry.

Now that we have finished all of the prep work its time to start to clean your brushes. I run the sink water for a little bit that way it can heat up a bit. After the water is warm I will fill the container I store my hlf bar of soap in until only the top of the soap is out of the water.

Next I grab a makeup brush and dip it into the soap container water and start to brush it against the bar of soap going for left to right about 10 times. 

After that you will do the same left and right brushing motion but this time you will be brushing it against the palm of your hand. (Always remember to be very gentle handed as you do all of this)  Once you think that you have cleansed all of the shadow off of you brush you will rinse it under warm water repeating the back and forth brushing motion to get all of the soap out of the bristles. 

Now that you have cleansed your brush it is time to add in some moisture as well as making sure that your brush won't irritate your skin. I do this by using Cetaphil face wash. I squirt one pump into my hand and repeat the back and forth swiping motion about 10 times. After this I again rinse under warm water. 

The last step to cleaning your makeup brushes is to dry them. I do this by gently patting it from left to right on a dry wash cloth. Then I lay them all out to air dry overnight. 

Let me know if any of you try my makeup brush cleaning method! Plus tell me if any of you have come up with your own brush cleaning methods! Have a beautiful day! 

Love and hugs, 

Jacqueline Marie