A lot of brush cleaners contain alcohol which is a quick clean fix, but in the long run - they are going to dry out your brushes causing them to get brittle and eventually fall out. I am going to give you a simple home regimen for your own brushes. If you do work on clients - alcohol based sprays are probably quick and easy for you from one client to the next - but if you can help it, I suggest you try this!

What I find work bests is just filling up your (clean) bathroom sink with some warm water while it's running at a little cap-full of baby shampoo and about 10 drops of tea tree oil. I personally let the brushes soak for a couple of minutes. Then, I take a little bit more baby shampoo, put a drop on the palm of my hand and rub the brushes in a circular motion to get all that loose gunk out of the brushes.
I throw them back into the water for another swim at this point. After that I let the water out of the sink and run the brushes under the warm water making sure I get all the remaining makeup out.
The KEY is to lay the brushes down flat on a towel or surface after re-shaping them. You don't want to wash them and place them upright in a container as it will keep the water pooled in at the bristles and eventually fall out because it will rot them at the base.
I usually wash my brushes twice a week. I use my fingers for most of my makeup, but sometimes I can't get cream blushes to work quite so - so it's important to have a brush set around!
Really hope this brush cleaning regimen works out for you. It really helps me! :)

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Great tips!
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