Cleaning Makeup Brushes

Cleaning your makeup brushes is as important as having a good set of quality brushes. Knowing how to clean them properly will determind its durability and usage. Usually soap (more alkaline base) and water will do the trick. Lay them flat when drying and the hair will retain its shape. Washing them regularly will ensure the hygiene level when using on customers.

Recently, I had to clean my brushes at the last minute. Wet wipes are great for handy purposes. Unfortunately, the most recent wet wipes I bought damaged my precious makeup brushes. After cleaning the brushes, all of them became oily and stiff. Panicked, I quickly washed them out with soap and water. Yet even after washing thoroughly more than a handful of times, the oil just wouldn't come off. So heart broken. All the brush hair flaired out like a witch's broomstick. There have been other baby wet wipes that cleans nicely, but this brand of baby wipes in particular,didn't do its job of brush cleaning. So upset that I wouldn't bother telling the brand. Here are the list of ingredients found in the baby wipes: Purified Water, Propylene Glycol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Cetylpridinium Chloride, Propylparaben and Aloe Barbadenisis Leaf.

So I went online and tried to find out which of the these ingredients could have been the culprit. One contender may have been Ethylparaben. Used for lubricating as it contains evening primrose oil which is an essential oil used to treat eczema and psoriasis. Good for babies but nada for brush cleaning. A unexpected lesson learnt here and a tip for saving your expensive brushes!

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