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Simple & Effective Makeup Brush Cleaner

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Quick and easy 2 ingredient DIY makeup brush cleaner. Never apply makeup with a dirty, bacteria infested brush again! Paraben and other nasty chemical free.

Let’s be honest here… When was the last time you cleaned your makeup brushes? I’d tell you, but I’m seriously afraid that there’s some sort of makeup hygienist out there who might pass out. Honestly, cleaning my makeup brushes hasn’t been too high on the to do list. That is, until I discovered how incredibly easy it to make your own DIY makeup brush cleaner. 2 ingredients and literally a couple minutes. Easy, peasy, folks!

And why, you ask, should you clean your brushes? Most brushes are an investment, and the better you take care of them, the longer they’ll last. The cleaner they are, the more affective they are at their job. Also, think of how much bacteria and oil is on the surface of your skin. When we use our brushes every day, the sanitary and cleanliness factors can get out of control quickly.

For our easy DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner solution you’ll need two simple ingredients. The recipe below is used to clean one brush.

Make your own non toxic makeup brush cleaner with 2 simple ingredients. Cleans and moisturizes at the same time!

1 drop Castile Soap
1 small drop olive oil

Directions for cleaning your makeup brush:

First, with the bristles pointing down, wet your brush under a faucet with warm water. You want the bristles pointing down so that water doesn’t run up your brush into the glue holding the bristles together. This could loosen your bristles. Drop the castille soap and olive oil into the palm of your hand. Clean your brush by gently swirling it in the soap solution in soft circles. You can see how much came out of my eye liner brush below.

Use one drop each of 2 simple ingredients and you'll have a quick and simple makeup brusher that cleans and moisturizes just as much as the store bought version but without all of the nasty chemicals!

Again, with bristles pointing down. Run the bristles of your brush under warm water until water runs clear. Repeat if necessary.  Shape your brushes and lay them flat, or at an angle with the bristles pointing down to dry.  The castile soap gently cleans, while the olive oil keep your brush healthy and moisturized. All the benefits of a good store-bought brand, but without the nasty parabens!

Super simple makeup brush cleaner. Never use nasty bacteria laden brushes again! Seriously takes 2 seconds.

For larger brushes, you may need a drop or two more of each ingredient. I’ll usually pour a very small amount of olive oil onto a clean plate and use a q-tip to put the olive oil in my hand. Nothing like trying to carefully drop a small amount in your hand while holding the bottle only to end up with a handful of oil!

I’m kind of embarrassed to show you my before and after pics of the brushes I cleaned today, because the quality is definitely not the greatest, but whatever. The internet is a safe place, right?

Quickly and easily clean your makeup brushes with 2 simple ingredients.

Like I said, not the greatest quality, but hopefully you get the picture. Moral of the story? It works. And exceptionally well, at that.

How does our simple recipe for makeup brush cleaner cost compare to something found in the store?

The cheapest store brands I was able to find ran around $2 per ounce. The higher salon varieties ran upwards of $4-$5 per ounce.  Our castile soap and olive oil version is only $0.52 per ounce. That’s a 74% savings over the very cheapest brands!!

No more excuses for the keeping those bacteria infested brushes squeaky clean. Hurray for DIY makeup brush cleaner! And hurray for saving money too!

 

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May 6, 2014
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Comments

  1. Kate says

    June 29, 2014

    For easy, controlled dispensing of olive oil I use a dropper. I’ve purchased blue or brown glass dropper bottles to keep organic EEVO in the bathroom for skincare use. It’s much easier to use when making up an application of YL Thieves blend & EEVO for blemishes & scrapes. (And applying plain EEVO to your nose when you have a cold/ allergies will keep your nose from chapping badly. I wish I’d known this years ago- would’ve saved me a lot of discomfort!)

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  2. Yasmin says

    May 16, 2014

    As a makeup artist I’ve used this DIY version before and it’s not effective to properly clean the brushes. It works on some natural hair brushes but not on synthetic. If not properly and completely rinsed out the oil residue can potentially ruin your powders (foundation, setting powder, blush, shadows, anything powder).

    If you’re going to use olive oil + soap to wash your brushes then after you need to use 91% Isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing alcohol or surgical spirits) and swirl your bristles in that. The other two benefits to do this is that 1) it’ll disinfect the brushes and 2) help dry out the water.

    A better soap method is to use pure glycerine soap. It won’t leave behind the oil residue.

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  3. Beverly Carlson says

    May 6, 2014

    If it’s safe to use on your hair, it’s safe to use on your natural brushes. No need to have a special cleaning agent to only use on your brushes. As an oil painter, I need to keep my brushes very clean so they will last a long time.

    Thanks for all your great tips.

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