Because real talk, you already have the products at home.
For years, I’ve spent money on this makeup brush cleaner and that one. But before I go any further, this is a friendly reminder that you need to be cleaning your makeup brushes and sponges on a regular basis. Like every week.
It’ll make your makeup brushes last longer and plus, you won’t get breakouts on your face.
So, anyway…
I’ve been researching for a different makeup brush cleaner for a while but as I’m becoming a bit more health-conscientious I really don’t want too many chemicals on my brushes if I’m going to be regularly using them on my face. I searched online for homemade cleaners and found one that works for me.
And it only uses three ingredients:

And all of these ingredients, chances are, you have at your disposal. No need to go to Ulta or Sephora do it.

The recipe is:
1 cup of warm water
1 Tbsp of dish soap
1 Tbsp of vinegar
Mix it all up and clean your brushes!
Some recipes recommend to soak the brushes but I didn’t and they came out very clean.
Let’s take a look:

And then…after!

End result:


Have you tried a home recipe to clean your brushes? How did it turn out?