How to clean your makeup brushes: the infallible trick

Sorting our clothes, cleaning the kitchen or changing the closet are necessary tasks in our homes but at the same time they help us to be more balanced and make our home a comfortable and healthy place. But there are many other little housekeeping tasks at home that we don't always spend the time they deserve, such as cleaning our makeup brushes. If during the week, the hours of the day are short and the weekend flies by, now that we have more time and we must stay at home, it is an ideal time to get on with those tasks that we have pending and that will do us the life much easier and more comfortable.

How about we clean our makeup brushes today? Put on music and get to work. Cleaning the tools with which we make up in addition to hygiene is a necessary gesture for the health of our skin . So, if you don't have a plan for today, we suggest you put your makeup in order and leave your brushes nickel-plated. It will make you feel great and you will leave everything well organized for when we get back to the routine.

It is a matter of organizing yourself and it is up to you to make it pleasant, to help you we have compiled the basic tips plus the infallible trick that will make a difference so that your brushes are as good as new. Come on, to the mess that the day is going!

Hygiene and health for our skin

Washing the brushes and brushes in our makeup kit is not only necessary to keep them looking new and last longer, but it is also essential for the health of our skin , in addition to the fact that the makeup finish will always be better and will remain prettier. So take it very seriously. Now, that we also have to take extreme hygiene, it is convenient to dedicate some time to it, which will also help us to entertain ourselves for a while . We follow the advice of the professional makeup artist Cristina Lobato.

When to wash the brushes?

The ideal would be to wash them every two uses, although it all depends on how much you use them. If you don't have that much time, the optimal thing would be once a week, at least for cream products such as foundation or concealer, which are the ones that suffer the most from hair.

With what to clean them?

There are specific products to clean the brushes but if you don't have them at hand we can use any bar of natural soap or baby shampoo, for example. We have found it very curious and interesting that the makeup artist recommends using a cleanser that contains tea tree since it is a natural antiseptic, antiviral and fungicide to eliminate any type of bacteria that would then go directly to our pores. The brushes that get the most dirty, such as cream products, can be washed with a "dishwasher detergent, as it is a degreaser it will help us to better remove the product".

Get a silicone base

They are worth very little money and they give us a fabulous fix. The silicone bases or blankets make the task of cleaning brushes and brushes much easier since their reliefs make a greater friction with the hair of the brush, eliminating residues and makeup remains in an easier and more effective way.

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Clarify very well

If you don't have a base, you can perfectly use the palm of your hand. It is important to massage the hair of the brushes until the water runs completely clean and to rinse all the soap residues. If you clean with the hair of the brush down, the better!

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How do they dry?

The perfect thing is to dry the brushes and brushes in the air and always in a horizontal position or face down so that the water does not leak through the washer and the material can be damaged.

The infallible trick to finish

If you want your brushes to be pristine and perfect, finish the cleaning process by spraying a little alcohol on the brushes for a complete disinfection.

And while we're here, take a look at our foolproof manual and find out what each makeup brush is for.