How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes
How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes, According to 2 Top Makeup Artists
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How often you clean your brushes depends on a few things, including how often you use them, what products you're using, and whether you're a professional makeup artist. If you don't use brushes on paying clients every day, daily cleaning isn't essential, although if you're using a Beautyblender, dampening every day with water is necessary.
"I wash my brushes every day, the whole set," Young said. "Every night after work, they get a good shampoo." If you're just using your kit on yourself, however, Young admits that a daily deep clean probably isn't necessary, although he recommends spraying them down with brush cleaner after every use too. As for a deep clean? "I'd recommend washing all of your brushes every seven days to get rid of any excess oils. Most now have antibacterial fibres in them, but you do still need to clean them."
Martin also washes the kit she uses on clients every day but added that for regular use, "all brushes should get a deep clean at least once a month."