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| How To Clean Your Makeup Brushes |
Anyone dealing with breakouts should stop and ask themselves one important question, that often gets overlooked: "Are my makeup brushes clean?"
This is often the case for those dealing with breakouts and less-than-flawless complexions. Please read makeup artist and beauty blogger Rachel's advice below, and be sure to visit her blog at beautyanywhere.wordpress.com. It's extremely informative!
"Cleaning your makeup brushes is one of the most crucial, yet overlooked, tasks that should be done regularly. Cleaning your brushes is important for multiple reasons. First of all, brushes are an investment. It has taken me years to build up my brush collection and we all know they aren’t cheap. Quality makeup brushes can range in price from $5 to above $50. It’s important to take care of them because they should last you years, maybe even a lifetime if you take care of them properly. Another important reason your brushes need cleaned regularly is because they collect bacteria. If you’re prone to acne this is especially true. If you don’t clean your brushes you are only continuing to spread bad bacteria that can cause breakouts. And finally, if you’re not cleaning your brushes you will not get the optimum results from them. A brush packed full of makeup isn’t going to do the job it was designed to do. Here are the steps to take when cleaning your brushes.
1. Find a makeup brush shampoo. I’m currently using Well-Cared For Brush Conditioning Shampoo by Bare Escentuals. I absolutely love this product because it conditions your bristles and is free of skin-irritants. It also removes every last bit of makeup from your brush. For a budget-friendly option, use a mild baby shampoo such as Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. Next, add a quarter size amount of your shampoo to a cup of lukewarm water and swirl your brush around in the water for a few seconds. Be careful not to submerge the metal part (ferrule) of your brush into the water, which can loosen the glue of the brush..
2. Rinse out your brushes with lukewarm water, squeeze out the excess water, and make sure they are smoothed out into their original form. Lay your brushes on a towel flat to dry overnight."
Repeat every 2 to 4 weeks for personal makeup brushes, and wait for your clear complexion to arrive!
Source: (
http://beautyanywhere.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/how-often-do-you-clean-your-makeup-brushes/)
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