There was a section of the beauty blender that was still a little dirty though, but maybe it's just time to replace that one. Not overly hydrated, but still very soft. The bristles still felt the same as before. Once the water ran clear, I placed them on a white paper towel to dry overnight.ДЄnd there you go. I did have to add more dish soap on my foundation brush and the beauty blender to get all the makeup off. The extra-virgin olive oil can help break down the makeup and will also moisturize the bristles so they don't dry out. Dish soap, especially if antibacterial, helps get a lot of the product off. If you wash the brushes pointed up towards the water, you risk getting water into the handle and loosening up the glue that keeps the bristles together. I made sure I washed my brushes pointed down. Then I rinsed them for a few minutes until all the soap was gone. The eye-shadow brushes definitely had the most residue come off, and the beauty blender was kind of annoying to grip. You swirl it on the palm of your hand, but I saved that part until I was by my sink to avoid a mess. You wet your brushes, then swirl the brushes into the mixture. First you pour the dish soap and olive oil onto a plate. I'm also trying this with two of my eye-shadow brushes and a mini beauty blender. I will be washing my liquid-foundation brush that I use every single day, so this one is pretty gunky. I used Dawn because that's what I had opened, but any brand would work, and if it's antibacterial, that's better. The first method is washing with extra-virgin olive oil and dish soap, which I saw from this YouTube video by Nicole Guerriero. I'm going to run through each quickly so you can neurotically clean your belongings like I've been doing. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Д¬aroline Aghajanian: I tested three methods for cleaning your makeup brushes using just household items and had a lot of really great results.Ingredients like white vinegar and apple cider vinegar can help disinfect the makeup brushes.Many people claim that dish soap with extra virgin olive oil leaves their brushes clean and soft.

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