So a story came to light recently about a woman in Australia who became paralyzed as a result of bacteria on her friend’s make-up brush that she had borrowed.
Instant disbelief!!
Bacteria is everywhere, and the thought of slathering make up and a side order of staphylococcus made me shudder, and so I decided there and then to be far more vigilant with keeping my brushes clean!
I should anyway to prevent break outs!!
Today I've used Johnston Baby Shampoo as a brush cleanser, it worked very effectively and is “kind” to the brush bristles, I got a big bottle of it in Boots Pharmacy and it was on offer, if the Boots version is cheaper I will pick that up next time as it’s just the same.
Nothing more satisfying then a good bargain and clean brushes!
The Process
You can see it in the picture below, it’s a cute little rubber tear drop with tiny bristles all over it!
I purchased it from Penneys/Primark for a Euro!
And does it work… Yes…but not for all brushes!
Everyone knows how to wash a brush, so let’s get to the actual RESULT, it worked amazingly for the eye shadow brushes, I was actually able to wash two or three at a time.. speed queen! (Haha)
The flat foundation brush did well too, the little bristles lathered the shampoo up lovely and I think that does help in the process.
But the tightly packed Real Technique brush didn’t get the same result, I gave it three rounds of washing, and after I let it dry it still has foundation caked in the centre, disappointing!
I can conclude then that firmer bristled brushes do far better with the tool, otherwise just the shampoo and brute force is needed! It really was a much faster process then just shampoo and massaging it into the brush. I will use it again!
The Real Techniques brush was just too tightly packed for the tiny bristles to penetrate.
-On a little side note, when I’m terrible lazy or need to quickly give my brushes a clean, I use a toner with tea tree in it as it’s a disinfectant, and also lifts the colour from the brush, I don’t know about the exact science of oxidation, but I’m sure it happens to my foundation brush while its lying around and I find my make-up darker when I apply it the next day using the dirty brush, I feel ill writing that sentence!
Just a better look at the cute scrubber! :)
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