Use vinegar and lemons on your makeup brushes

WHEN was the last time you cleaned your makeup brushes? If you don’t remember then its about time you get started right away!

Regular cleaning helps to get rid of bacteria. Besides, dirty makeup brushes are loaded with oily makeup products, dead skin cells which are not a good combination for something that regularly comes into contact with your face.

Website stylight.com reports cleaning your makeup brushes at least once a week will leave you with bacteriafree bristles in no time.

As an au naturel cleaning solution, vinegar and lemons are the perfect combination to clean your makeup brushes. Mix two tablespoons of white vinegar into a cup of hot water, dip your brushes, swirl and rinse off with lukewarm water. To counteract the vinegar smell give your brushes a lemony scent by softly rubbing them against a lemon.

Best used on smaller makeup brushes, olive oil not only acts as a cleaning agent, but conditioner too. Submerge the brush into a small bowl of olive oil (note: it’s okay that the brush’s barrel goes into this as it will not loosen) and massage it onto a sponge or work it into the bristles with your fingers under a running faucet. To deep clean your brushes even more, whisk together olive oil and shampoo to create your own cleaning concoction.

Apple cider vinegar can be used for a mirage of things, from salad dressings to toning your face. It should be no surprise then that this household item can be used to clean makeup brushes too. Combine one cup of warm water with a teaspoon of vinegar and clean as you would with our vinegar + lemon directions. You can also use lemons to take care of the apple cider vinegar scent too.