How I clean my brushes!

This has been a blog I've been meaning to post for sometime, & I've finally gotten round to doing it! So, I would like to apologise about the photographs. As I was on my own, I found it was quite difficult to take snaps, whilst I had to use two hands! Hopefully you'll catch my drift..

What you will need:

Dirty brushes

Johnson's Baby Shampoo or any product that is mild & gentle

Kitchen paper

Simple as that. You want to start off by selecting your brushes that you would like to thoroughly clean. I know I should clan mine once a week, with spot cleaning in between, but it just one of those things that slip my mind. Luckily, I don't have super sensitive skin, so I'm not as affected by using unclean brushes - as gross as that sounds! I do give them a good cleanse, as I will show you through these photographs..

I'm starting off cleaning my foundation brushes, which collect the most visible grime & dirt. I have a Stipple Brush, here, which originally is supposed to be white at the tips. Lets see how clean we can get this!

As you can see, I've began to hold my brush beneath hot running water, which will help release some of the product from deep inside the bristles, meaning easier cleaning. On the right image, you can see all of the foundation being released. Lovely! An important note to bear in mind, is to ALWAYS hold your brush downwards, allowing the water to run away from the handle end of your brush. If you hold your brush directly upside down, under running water, your enabling the water to soak into the brush, which will damage your brush, loosening it & you will risk your brushes bristles falling out & shedding. I tend to rinse & wash my brushes on their side, allowing the water to fully submerge deeply into the bristles, rather than the water soaking the entire brush & handle.

 I've chosen to use Johnson's Baby Bedtime Bath, purely because its the only Baby product I now own. It does the job for me, too. So I'm not complaining. As long as you have a soft, gentle, cleansing product, that will be kind to the bristles & your skin, you should be good to go. You can also use your own shampoo, you don't need to purchase any specific products. I apply a small amount into my hand, & begin to swirl my soaked brush into my palm. You will see all of the product release from the brush, & be left with foundation coloured water. Keep swirling & rinsing, until the water from your brush runs clear.

I've repeated this process with my powder brush, by soaking the brush in water, swirling in fresh shampoo in my hand, massaging the product & bristles together, rinsing, done!

Again, its exactly the same process for small eyeshadow brushes, etc. Just dip & paint your brush into the product, & begin to break up & release the dirty product build up in your brush., Its always satisfying seeing all the much wash away, leaving you with a fresh brush!

To finish off this process, you simply want to lay your brushes onto some kitchen paper, & leave them to naturally dry. You can lay these on a tea towel, on top of a radiator, which will dry the brushes in a few hours, rather than leaving them to dry naturally, which will take a day, depending on the size & thickness of your brushes & bristles. 

& You're done! Its a simple process wants you've rant through it a few times. There is plenty o different methods, including Olive Oil, Conditioners, etc, but to be honest, this one is less fuss for me & does the job really well. I have good as new, soft brushes once they are dry. I've not had any faults or found any of my brushes shedding. If you want to try a new simple technique to cleaning your brushes, have a go of this. You can use any shampoo, too, so you;re not restricted!

Has any of you lovely people tried this or a simple method? How have you gotten on?

Thank you!

LuceeLovesBeautyBox.

xxx