Brush cleaning

Cleaning your brushes!  - ahhh I know right!

To this day I have still to find someone that actually likes washing their makeup brushes.  It's always a chore but always worth it when they are dry and clean.

Ever since I purchased the Brush cleaning mit from Sigma it's made me not hate washing my brushes.  It makes it 10x easier,quicker and does clean them thoroughly...  to me it's a great investment as by the time you pay for shipping it can be quite pricey if you live outside the USA.  Especially as I got some custom charges on mine also when it arrived which has never happened before.
Remember you don't need to purchase a mit to clean your brushes but I do highly reccomend it and you won't regret it.  It gets right into the hairs and will save you alot of time!

Click  HERE for the Sigma brush cleaning mit.

It has 1 side for your smaller brushes (eyes)

The 2nd side is for your larger brushes (face) 

How to use:
Wash - This part is on the middle of the glove.  Add the soap/shampoo to this area and move in circular motions with some warm water, repeat untill it runs clear.

Rinse - This is at the top of the glove.  Move your brush up and down on this until the water has came out of your brush.

Shape -Use the thumb part of the glove to them shape your brush back into the shape it originally was.

Dry - NEVER ever ever dry your brushes standing up the way you normally would store them!! This will make the water go into the glue, then the brush hairs will start to come out and ruin your brush.
You could leave them face down the opposite way but i tend to find this de-shapes your brush.
Personally I like to lay them down flat on a towel to dry.

Frequency - I tend to wash mines every 2 weeks.  Of course I would wash more regularly if i have break outs/spots or have used more intense products.  The longer you leave your brushes unclean the more likely you are to get spots as the bacteria is building up on those brushes.  It also will make them harder to clean.

What I use to clean them?
Johnsons baby shampoo is what I have been using for years to clean my brushes and personally liked how its washed them.  Sometimes on occasions I like to mix it with Argan/Morrocan oil also.

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I hope this helps.  If you have any other product suggestions you find works well for cleaning you brushes be sure to let me know, It's always interesting to hear other people's techniques.


Peace!