1. Invest in a pair of rubber gloves just for using with cleaning your makeup brushes.
Use the palm of the glove which is textured to add a pea sized amount of a gentle shampoo. For very stubborn makeup use washing up liquid.
2. Use hot water to clean your brushes. Gently wipe back and forth and move the brush in circular rotations to remove makeup from the brush hairs. The texture of the glove really helps to dislodge makeup gathered in the brush hairs.
3. Rinse the brushes under clean hot water from the tap until there is no makeup or shampoo left in the brush hairs, now gently squeeze out any remaining excess water from the hairs.
4. Shape the brush hairs to a point or dome depending on the brush type using your finger tips before laying to dry.
5. Always lay brushes flat to dry on a towel. At this stage I usually wipe the brush handles with a Dettol wipe (or similar product) before using a separate towel to make sure each brush handle is dry. Now lay brush heads over the edge of a table so that air can circulate the entire brush head. This step speeds up the drying process and stops water running back down into the ferrule of the brush which is usually glued and will therefore loosen over time with repeated washing.
Happy Cleaning!
