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How To: Clean Your Makeup Brushes


So, I’ve been meaning to make this blogpost for like ever, but to be fair I hate cleaning my makeup brushes. I actually used to never wash them because I didn’t even think about it, but as I started using makeup every day and got a lot more makeup brushes I realized that those things are carrying old makeup and skin oils and bacteria and that’s not good. I now clean my brushes on a semi-regular basis and if I start to break out I make sure they are spotless. 

If you’ve never cleaned your brushes before because it just seems like too much work I have a trick for you that will make the process a lot easier. I got this idea from a Korean YouTuber called ssin (they have English subtitles if you want to check them out. Makeup woo!) and it is literally one of the best ideas ever. 

The things you will need to clean are a bowl, a small strainer and some liquid soap. I used bar soap for the picture because it looked better than a soap bottle, but don’t let that throw you. Now, take all of your supplies and your brushes to the sink. Put your strainer inside of your bowl and fill the bowl with water, only to where the water just peeks above the strainer. Next, add a pump of liquid soap and mix it in. Or put the soap in before the strainer… Whatever you want. 

Now take your brush of choice and rub it over the strainer. You don’t have to be violent, but don’t be too gentle either. If your brush sheds when cleaning then… well, it isn’t a good brush lol. They shouldn’t do that. You should start to see all your makeup residue appear in the water and once that happens get some new water for maximum cleanliness. After you have done this twice it should be fairly clean, but I like to do it one more time with just water, no soap, to make sure that no soap is left in the brush. Ring out your brushes, fluff them back out to keep the shape, and then lay them on a towel to dry.

As you can see by the photos I chose my foundation brush to show you. The tips of the bristles are white originally, but when the brush is dirty it is the color of my foundation. You can really see the difference before and after cleaning.

I hope you guys liked this little how to and if you did make sure to check out ssin’s channel for the original video and other cool stuff. After you are done cleaning make sure you clean the strainer really well, or have one just for your brushes. I have a nail design for Valentine’s Day coming in a couple days, so look for that. Later tater
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