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Cleaning your makeup brushes

Dirty and Soiled Makeup Brushes contribute to acne. 

When you leave your brushes dirty, even if only for a day, your brushes harbor makeup residue, dead skin cells and natural oils or sweat if setting makeup in humid temperatures. This build up causes bacteria to breed. When you apply your makeup the next day, you are applying all of that debris and bacteria. This is a acne-prone skin's nightmare or a dream breeding ground for more bacteria.  Dirty brushes can lead to breakouts, especially, of your acne prone. The rule of thumb, folks with active acne, should clean their brushes daily. Others with no acne present acne, but acne prone, you should clean it 1-2 a week. The longest one should wait for non acne prone skin, is no more than a week. It should be cleansed once a week. 
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How to clean your makeup brushes 

Gather the following materials: 
- Your dirty brushes
- Paper Towel (depending on how many brushes you have, you may need a whole roll)
- Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner (Link: Brush Cleaner) 
​- A clean acrylic or glass container (A glass cup would work)
Step to Cleaning: 
  • Pour the Cinema Secrets Brush Cleaner into a jar, CS tin cleaning container or the cap of the bottle
  • Submerse the brush into the solution (you may need to re-pour for larger sized brushes)
  • Slide the brush on it side into the paper towel. (See the video) Re-submerse the brush for more solution and continue to work the pigment and debris out of the brush until there is no longer pigment reside from the brush to the paper towel. 
  • Press the excess solution out (please do not fray the bristles)
  • Set aside to air dry inside the clean cup container with the bristles side up)
  • Pick up the next brush and continue
  • Once complete with cleaning all of the brushes. Rinse the cap, tin or cleaning solution container with anti-bacterial soap and wipe down with rubbing alcohol. If it is the cap of the bottle, replace the cap of the brush cleaning solution.