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Cleaning brushes - EL doublewear
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Hey ladies! I'm looking for tips/the easiest way to clean makeup brushes. Particularly my foundation brush used with Estee ladders double wear liquid foundation! At the moment I put some warm water in the sink with a tiny bit of mild soap and wash it around but it doesn't seem really effective. Can you buy special brush cleaner somewhere?
Bossy Brush Cleaning Kit - you need this in your life
Or if you're looking to just use what you already have at home:
Hot running water and either sunlight soap, or Ecostore liquid handsoap... dishwashing liquid... most household soaps will do the trick. Wash until the water runs clear, just give the brushes a quick rinse after washing. Squeeze out the excess water, and leave them on a paper towel in the sun to dry.
Hot running water and either sunlight soap, or Ecostore liquid handsoap... dishwashing liquid... most household soaps will do the trick. Wash until the water runs clear, just give the brushes a quick rinse after washing. Squeeze out the excess water, and leave them on a paper towel in the sun to dry.
Eek to those using run of the mill detergent on your brushes!!! your brushes unless you have expensive ones are likely to have synthetic fibre bristles the chemicals in your everyday detergents like washing up liquid is going to slowly but surely eat away at your brushes. Shampoo designed for washing brushes are formulated with that in mind. I've also been reading lately that you need to think about what product is on them and how to break it down to stop build up. For instance EL doublewear will stay at the bottom of the brushes near the barrel and build up if all you are doing is quick dipping in water and lightly applying cleaner, you need to be harsh for foundation brushes that is where those bossy or sigma cleaning mats/gloves come into play you can be rough and gentle at the same time.
If you want an inexpensive brush shampoo, ELF do a great one that I've been using for the last year or so. I've heard you can also use baby shampoo as it is nice and gentle. I also mix olive oil into my brush shampoo as that conditions them and helps keep them soft. My Real Techniques brushes are still soft after almost a year of having them and using them almost daily from doing this :)
I think if you find a good cleanser (without any exfoliating properties, physical or chemical) they often make the best brush cleaners. But I agree with the other ladies I was quite impressed with the bossy cleaning kit (although I haven't written my review yet).
Also make sure, however tempting it is, not to soak your brushes. You don't want to get water up into the metal part as it can undo some of the glue and make your brush shed.
Also make sure, however tempting it is, not to soak your brushes. You don't want to get water up into the metal part as it can undo some of the glue and make your brush shed.
I agree with the previous suggestions of the Bossy Cosmetics cleaning kit, it's super handy! However, if this is not an option for you then baby shampoo is a great option. You'll just want to avoid filling up your sink and washing your brushes that way.
What's best is if you wet the bristles under running warm water, pop your cleanser of choice on the bristles, work the bristles through your fingers so the cleanser distributes evenly, then rinse out under running tap water whilst running the bristles through your fingers again. This ensures a thorough clean, but means there will be little chance of water getting in to the brush ferrule, so your brushes will last longer.
I find I always have to wash my foundation brushes twice though...mostly because I leave it so long between washes! Oops.
What's best is if you wet the bristles under running warm water, pop your cleanser of choice on the bristles, work the bristles through your fingers so the cleanser distributes evenly, then rinse out under running tap water whilst running the bristles through your fingers again. This ensures a thorough clean, but means there will be little chance of water getting in to the brush ferrule, so your brushes will last longer.
I find I always have to wash my foundation brushes twice though...mostly because I leave it so long between washes! Oops.
If you find that baby shampoo doesn't do the trick then the Neutrogena Naturals Fresh Cleaning + Makeup Remover
http://www.beautyreview.co.nz/catalogue/skin-care/neutrogena-naturals-fresh-cleaning-makeup-remover does a really good job of cleaning brushes. This has all the right ingredients to clean makeup off your face so will do it for your brushes as well.
http://www.beautyreview.co.nz/catalogue/skin-care/neutrogena-naturals-fresh-cleaning-makeup-remover does a really good job of cleaning brushes. This has all the right ingredients to clean makeup off your face so will do it for your brushes as well.
There are some specific cleaning kits for makeup brush. If you have none of them, maybe you can use a silicone scrubber as a scrub pad for your to wash the brush after soaking.
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