THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANING YOUR MAKEUP BRUSHES

Cleaning makeup brushes is easily one of those things that most of us plan to do but never get to, using dirty makeup brushes is one of the worst things we can do for our skin. – if you regularly clean your makeup brushes, kudos to you!

It doesn’t make sense to invest on skincare products; to later sabotage the process by using dirty beauty tools. There are a few factors that assist skincare products to help us achieve the clean, smooth, glowy and plumpy skin that we all desire, sometimes it is not the skincare product that don’t work, but what we use along with skincare products, like makeup brushes and the food that we eat - but that’s a blog for another day.

Harris Poll conducted a survey on behalf of Anisa International which indicated that 39 percent women clean their makeup brushes only once a month, and 22 percent admitting to never cleaning them.

Reasons why you should clean your makeup brushes regularly - Regularly may be weekly, two or three times a month, depending on how often you use make up.

• Makeup brushes build up bacteria from oil, dirt and dead skin cells

• Grimy makeup brushes make it difficult to apply makeup and attain the look you want to achieve

• Grimy makeup brushes irritates the skin and cause acne

Dirty makeup brushes can also be detrimental to your health as you may contract skin infections, especially when shared with a friend. Make sure to never share makeup brushes or any beauty tools as your skin may not be able to endure more microbes which will result in weakening the immune system – yes, it’s that deep.

Makeup Tip - Applying foundation with your fingers allows it to absorb easily, making sure it‘s blended properly giving it that skin-like finish without leaving any visible layers that beauty tools may leave. An evened out look without having to worry about cleaning brushes, a winner - especially if cleaning makeup brushes is never on your to do list ;)