Cleaning your make-up brushes

This post is for those of you who wear make-up. I don’t wear much, and I don’t wear it often. I therefore forget that my make-up brushes need cleaning. Anyone else neglect their brushes too? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Cleaning your make-up brushes is an important step in your beauty routine that is often overlooked. Neglecting to clean your brushes can lead to a build-up of bacteria, oil, and product residue, which can cause breakouts and affect the application of your make-up. To keep your brushes in top condition, aim to clean them at least once a month (but weekly is better if you’re applying it everyday).

Let me show you how to do it naturally…

Cleaning your make-up brushes, step by step:

1. Fill a bowl with a few cups of hot water and 1 tablespoon of sodium percarbonate (powdered oxygen bleach). Give it a little stir.

2. Pop your brushes in and swirl them around. Once the water is cool enough to touch, use your fingers to really massage the fibres.

3. Rinse brushes under running water, and repeat these steps until your brushes are clean. Then, dry them – I popped mine in the sun for an hour or so.

I know these images aren’t riveting but this method really does work (as you can see). I used to use Castile soap, but sodium percarbonate is a game-changer, it’s way more effective.

It was oddly satisfying to see how grotty those brushes were, and to know now that they are clean and fresh and ready to go again! (Next time, I’ll get to them a few months sooner, I think!)