How to clean your brushes????

[akr2085]

Hello everyone...

I`m new in the world of mac and began my obsession at about two weeks ago! Got all of the necessary products ( makeup, concealer, prime + prep, lipsticks, eye shadows, mascara and etc...) and began using them right away...

A few days later i decided to buy a few necessary brushes as well which as you all must, come out pretty handy!!! I watched plenty of tutorials on the Internet on how to use all of the above and also how to take good care of my brushes....

And then the nightmare came....

I went to wash my brushes, held them upside down as i should, placed some shampoo on my hand, had medium heated water running and went on with the same procedure for all 3 of them.... I then left them to dry ( and i think that right about here something went wrong) horizontally on a towel. A few hours later i went to check on them and the big ones had SOAP in the bottom!!!

Panic stroke!!!!! and now the big question....Are they gonna die on me?? I tried washing them again and again but i think there`s still some foam inside.....

Any help would be nice.....One thing is for sure...I`m never washing them again....I `ll just by the clenching fluid!!


Thanks for reading!!!

 

[paparazziboy]

your fine dont worry you only need to deep clean them like that once a month use the brush cleanser and you will be fine

 

[akr2085]

thanks a lot! As t turns out, my brushes look fine today!! First thing tomorrow...buying that cleanser!!

 

[Mac-Guy]

Washing your brushes with baby shampoo will be a much more gentle way to keep your tools clean. Brush cleanser contains alcohol, which dries out brushes. It comes in handy when you need your brushes to be dry immediately (e.g. in professional settings). Otherwise, I would stay away from using a brush cleanser on a daily basis. I've been washing my MAC brushes after every use (with shampoo) for years and they are in pristine condition - and some I have in my possession for 10 - 15 years. The only ones that look beaten up are the ones that I only cleaned with brush cleanser. The alcohol makes the bristles dry, causing them to break over time. Thus, I only use an alcohol-based cleanser once a week (at the most) and stick to shampoo for daily deep-cleansing.

 

[shellygrrl]

Another advocate for using baby shampoo for deep cleaning brushes here! Really, it's inexpensive, it lasts a long time, and -- as Mac-Guy says -- very gentle.

 

[maclovin baby]

What brand baby shampoo? I have been using my sons aveeno.

 

[Mac-Guy]

What brand baby shampoo? I have been using my sons aveeno.

I use Johnson's, though any type of baby shampoo will do.

 

[sss215]

Dr bonner's magic soap. It's organic, sulfate free and cheap. Its a multi use product so I always have it on hand. It cleans my brushes so beautifully!

 

[Sequinzombie]

I use baby shampoo as well and I wrap tissues/the non sticky side of tape around the fluffy brushes while they dry so they keep their shape.

 

[deidre]

I swear by Dr. Bronner's liquid soap. Just a few drops and my brushes are cleaner than they've ever been. I usually just buy the travel size at Target for a few bucks, and it lasts me several months with weekly washings.

Baby shampoo just wasn't cutting it for me and any brushes with white hairs.

 

[BadLeslie]

I've tried Dr. Bronner's soap too, but I felt like my brushes felt a little brittle after they dried because it's a harsher soap. I've also tried baby shampoo, and although it's gentle, it takes some major elbow grease to clean heavier foundations out of my synthetic brushes. I recently switched to Suave Clarifying shampoo for the once a month deep clean and it accomplishes everything the Bronner's and baby shampoo didn't. That's my vote