How to Clean and Dry Your Makeup Brushes

Your makeup brushes will last forever if you take care of them correctly. Instructions are listed down below with do's and don'ts. Click on the image if you want to see the full YouTube tutorial. 😉

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Instructions:

1. Use cool/cold water to get your makeup brushes wet. 
2. Apply makeup remover face cleanser to all your makeup brushes that you're washing first. 
3. Gently brush your brush side to side saturating the brush with the cleanser. The way you would use your makeup brush to apply your makeup is how you would want to wash it. 
4. Then rinse. 
5. Repeat if necessary. 
6. Use shampoo, baby shampoo, hand soap or dish soap to wash your makeup brushes until the water runs clear. 
7. Lay your brushes FLAT on a paper towel/towel to dry or you can overhang your makeup brushes from the edge of countertop to dry.
8. It normally takes up to 24 hours for your brushes to dry but big dense brushes it may take up to 48 hours.   

***For bigger brushes, PRESS out some of the water before laying it out flat to dry. Don’t squeeze too hard because you might pull the hairs out of the ferrule.  

Do's

• Wash in cold or cool water. 
• Depending on how resistant your makeup is, you may possibly only need dish soap, hand soap and/or shampoo to wash your brushes. 
• For hard to remove makeup, use a makeup remover/cleanser like Clinique Foaming Cleanser or Estee Lauder Soft Clean Foaming Cleanser to remove the makeup from the brushes.  
• Your makeup brushes collect bacteria, wash your brushes every 3 months and foundation brushes every 2-4 weeks. 

Don'ts

• Don't submerge your makeup brushes in a cup with soapy water. This will ruin the glue that’s holding the bristles together. 
• Don't use warm or hot water to wash your brushes. 
• Don't put your brushes in a cup to dry because it will ruin the glue that holds the hairs together. The brushes need to lay flat. 
• Don't dig your brushes while washing it. This might ruin the glue and push the hairs up into the ferrule where the hairs can disappear into. 

Also, when you wash your brushes often, your makeup goes on a lot better with cleaner brushes. If you tend to break out a lot, you may want to wash your brushes more often. If for some odd reason you’re breaking out for no apparent reason, trying washing your brushes first before splurging on skincare.  

I have high-end brushes to cheap ELF brushes. All my high-end brushes have lasted me over 10 years. My cheap brushes are hit and miss but for the value, I'm okay with a few that didn't make it past the first year. 😜