For folks who wear makeup, cleaning your brushes is essential — both in protecting your skin from dirt and toxins and in ensuring the longevity of your brushes.
Makeup aficionado Kiki Lee (@_kikilee_) recently shared her brush-cleaning technique on TikTok, noting that a few household staples have kept her brushes alive for several years.
The scoop
To prepare her cleaning solution, Kiki brought her water to a boil and stirred in baking soda as well as Castile soap — proposing dish soap as a handy alternative — and, optionally, vinegar, ultimately creating a cloudy mixture.
@_kikilee_ Cleaning my makeup brushes! This is what I DO AND WHAT WORKS FOR ME. Maybe this may help someone 💕 baking soda benefits: deodorize, cleans away dirt and grime and also is a great natural alternative Mine is from @target and the Castile soap is conditioning and deep cleaning mine is from @Trader Joe's #makeupbrushes #cleaning #deepclean #makeupbrushescleaning #howtocleanmakeupbrushes #bakingsoda #castilesoap #kikilee #makeup ♬ original sound - Kiki Lee
On camera, she gently and briefly swirled her dirty brush into the solution, making sure to only submerge the bristles, before wringing out the makeup product with her fingers and rinsing the brush to finish. She cautioned her viewers to dry their brushes horizontally, rather than bristles-up, to prevent the moisture from trickling down into the handle.
"This is what I DO AND WHAT WORKS FOR ME," Kiki stressed in the caption. "Maybe this may help someone!"
How it's helping
Over time, dirt and leftover product that accumulates on makeup brushes can lead to clogged pores, breakouts, and even infections on your skin. But instead of investing in fancy cleaning chemicals or automated cleaning devices, you can opt for natural at-home solutions like Kiki's, saving yourself the extra money while keeping your skin free of the potentially harsh chemicals in store-bought makeup removers.
Stay warm all winter long with the Apple of intelligent space heaters Kelvin is the Apple of space heaters, designed for energy efficiency and maximum comfort. It's completely silent and intelligently controlled, with setup taking just 5 minutes. Built from premium materials like aluminum and glass, Kelvin works beautifully as a full-home heating system or as the perfect solution for that one room that never feels warm enough. |
Meanwhile, your brushes are likely to last longer as well, according to the video. Kiki's brushes have endured "years upon years" with her simple method, rather than falling apart within one year of more aggressive cleaning techniques.
By working to preserve your makeup equipment for longer, you'll likely buy new brushes and sponges less frequently and, therefore, lower your overall plastic consumption. After all, most conventional beauty products come packaged in single-use plastic, contributing heavily to the amount of plastic waste in our oceans and landfills.
What everyone's saying
Responses to Kiki's post were overall enthusiastic about the technique she presented.
"Girl I have been ruining my brush cause I was soaking them," one user commented. "Thx for sharing."
TCD Picks » Stasher Spotlight
💡Stasher's reusable food storage options make it easy and affordable to live life with less plastic
|
Are you concerned about chemicals in cleaning products? Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. |
Absolutely 💯 "Yesss thank you I've been needing this video!" wrote another.
"I'm going to try this!" added a third.
Join our free newsletter for easy tips to save more and waste less, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Cool Picks
