Comments on: How to Clean Makeup Brushes

By: PippaP

PippaP — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:47:57 +0000

I agree with Melody. I tried the warm soapy water/vinegar methods and just ended up throwing my brushes out (which is a very expensive business).

Then a friend suggested MAC make-up brush cleaner. It’s fantastic. I highly recommend it. You can either buy it at a MAC store/outlet or at MAC online. They have an online store in every country you can buy Estee Lauder in (it’s a subsidiary of EL).

By: Luma

Luma — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:43:14 +0000

On a plate add a little of dawn dish soap and a little of olive oil (olive oil makes your brushes nice n soft). Dip your brushes one by one, all the leftover pigments will come out. Then rinse them out and let them air dry. Place them all in a cup FACING DOWN so all the water can drip down. DONT LAY THEM DOWN, all the bacteria will stay there.

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:34:30 +0000

I’ve washed my makeup brushes before and I am scared to do It again because it made my brushes all hard once they dried out. So I ended up just throwing them out.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:40:09 +0000

Vinegar, a natural cleaning agent, is terrific for rinsing your brushes out to make sure all the soap & oil gets out. For years they suggested you rinse your hair in a vinegar rinse to get the additional soap out; then just re-rinse. Hair will be softer, too.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:18:07 +0000

1.) It’s OK to use face cleaner on your brushes, however if you use a cleanser that has salicylic acid or benzyl peroxide this will surely dry your brushes out.(keep that in mind)

2.) You shouldn’t have to wash your own makeup brushes once a week. In my opinion, unless you are applying a lot of makeup to your skin such as trying to achieve a full coverage foundation powder or you use a liquid foundation once every other week is fine. I believe washing them too much could loosen glue or the hair to fall out more. No one likes to pick left over hairs from their brush after achieving that flawless look.

I would suggest to get a spray on brush cleaner that is all natural and non irritating to the skin and clean them on hospital grade gauze after each use. once every other week wash them with a gentle cleanser that isn’t too drying. store your brushes in a clean closed container after they are completely dry everyday.

healthy skin is happy skin,

Andrea

By: Kenia

Kenia — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:05:18 +0000

In a medium size bowl with water add 2 to 3 drops of baby shampoo, let brushes soak getting into the bristles with your fingers and air dry. It works really well, plus baby shampoo smells great so your brushes will smell great too.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:15:58 +0000

Whatever you use to wash your face, use to clean your makeup brushes. It’s also OK if you wash your brushes with your shampoo. It works well also. Let them air dry on a paper towel. Makeup brushes should be washed every week.

By: Judy

Judy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:26:23 +0000

Q-tips left in your makeup bag make it easy to absorb a dirty bag and using witch hazel to clean brushes work too.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:46:34 +0000

Don’t use alcohol! It can dry out and ruin the bristles. You wouldn’t use it to wash your hair!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:28:34 +0000

I think I’m going to try using grapefruit seed extract in place of the tea tree oil. It has the same cleaning/disinfecting properties and, in my opinion, a more pleasant fragrance.

By: June

June — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:16:29 +0000

I find using rubbing alcohol works very well. Just moisten a lint-free cloth with the rubbing alcohol and thoroughly and gently wipe the brush until there is no more color or makeup left on the cloth, reapplying alcohol as needed and always using a clean part of the cloth. The alcohol dries fast as well, so the brushes are ready to use in no time.