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Baby shampoo, MAC Brush Cleanser, and MAC Cleanse Off Oil!
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I use a mild babyshampoo to clean my brushes.
Mostly baby shampoo, and sometimes a special brush cleaner, i don’t know the brand now…
MAC’s brush cleanser on a daily basis, Johnson’s Baby shampoo once a week.
MAC’s brush cleanser after each use and a mild shampoo every month or so.
Baby shampoo and water, then MAC brush cleaner afterwards, just a little swish swash and rinse, I’m done 😉
I’m using shampoo that I’ve diluted with water in the bottle so that it gets more liquid. I apply, I make bubbles then I rinse with cold water (I noticed hot water make them fluffy!). Then I shape them in a clean towel and let them dry flat on the table. I wash them after every use and so far, they’re still in perfect condition.
I use pure alcohol that vaporizes so it doesn’t make your brushes wet + sterilizes them, too. Super cheap and the most effective way to clean brushes I think.
i just bought MAC brush cleanser to try it after reading and hearing rave reviews of it on youtube and from the MA’s. also as my home made brush cleanser is finished. but every sunday i clean my brushes with either shampoo or mild handwash!:
•A cup of distlled or bottled or purified water
•1/4 cup of alchol 70 or 90% available at chemist (I got it from boots)
•1/2 table spoon of handwash soap
•1/2 tablespoon of shampoo (baby or any shampoo you have for normal to oily hair)
•1 tablespoon of leave in hair conditior I like to use the aussie leave in spray
•Mix together and volia
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ur welcome its great I make the mixture n put some in a spray bottle n use it like the MAC stuff xx
I use this recipe too, saw it on an EnKore’s video, works great
Sometimes I just wash them with shampoo
mac brush cleaner for spot cleaning
and baby shampoo for deep cleaning
I use Philosophy Quick Change brush cleaner after each use, and do a thorough cleansing with Johnson’s & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo once a week.
MAC Brush cleanser and baby shampoo.
I use extra virgin olive oil first and then baby shampoo. Reshape and lay brushes flat to dry. Does a great job and the bristles are nice and soft.
baby shampoo works great! and i use the target brand, not the brand name.
Hand soap after every use
hand soap for me too! Been using it on my brushes for years.
MAC Brush Cleanser.
Works just fine!
I used to use Mac’s Brush Cleanser, but then I made my own following Enkore’s recipe: works wonders! And it’s so much cheaper!
For my regular cleaning I use baby shampoo and for a deep cleaning I use the MAC brush cleanser solution.
I use my face wash, purity foaming cleanser, and that seems to work well.
CINEMA SECRETS!!!! I love it clean in seconds a little pricey but GREAT…MAC brush cleaner is ok:-/
I use Mac brush cleaner daily and Bare Mineral Brush shampoo once a week for deep cleaning.
I love Sephora’s brush cleaners… I use both – the spray one for light cleaning and the shampoo for a once-a-week deep cleaning.
Johnson’s baby shampoo
Shampoo works for me!
shampoo, i’ve got lots of brushes, i can wash them once a week.
I use Clinique’s cleaner. It comes it a convenient spray bottle and works wonderfully! Plus it’s like $12.50
shampoo and conditioner.
For my natural hair brushes for powders, dilute baby shampoo (tho’ I don’t do this often enough). My daily use synthetic fiber brushes (266 or 263, 189, 242) for emoliant products, I wash daily with a teeny bit of (non-antibiotic) hand soap and dry flat.
On a daily basis, I use Sephora’s Anti-bacterial Daily Brush Cleaner. On a weekly basis i use generic baby shampoo.
MAC cleanse off oil and Cetaphil face wash
I use makeup remover and then just use shampoo.
Baby Shampoo and MAC Cleanse Off Oil for more stubborn stains 🙂
i use baby shampoo for deep cleansing and MAC brush cleaner for spot cleaning 😀 i put the MAC one in a tiny spray bottle to avoid wasting product!
Clinique, Brush Off, and Japonesque (love the smell). I also have Cleanse Off Oil for backup but don’t really use it for brushes. I will have to look into using baby shampoo – it would be much cheaper.
I just used my favorite shampoo, Propoline’s Sunflower and Olive Oil shampoo for dry hair, on my brushes for the first time this weekend. I always stuck to cheaper shampoo for the makeup brushes before, but man, the Propoline stuff made them seem like brand new expensive brushes – they’re so soft and fluffy now!
Anti-bacterial liquid hand soap, MAC brush cleanser, & MAC Cleanse Off Oil.
sephora brush cleaner and hand soap
Dove or Ivory soap, then spray with a bit of Quo brush cleaner/conditioner. Rinse with cold water. Daily or every other day for brushes using cream products. Once a week for brushes meant for powder.
MAC Brush Cleanser after every use. And Baby Shampoo about every 2 weeks.
Sometimes, I simply use Joy liquid. It’s never seemed to damage any of my brushes.
Johnsons baby shampoo.
just some baby shampoo ^^
MAC brush cleaner, baby shampoo and I didn’t even think about using MAC cleanse of oil! Thanks for that tip.
I use Mac brush cleaner everyday for quick cleans. I use to use Japonesque Brush cleaner which I actually think works better than Mac brush cleaner and dries faster but I can’t get past the smell, it’s not a bad smell just to strong. Then once a week I use baby shampoo!
Johnson’s baby shampoo here too, and warm water. Works fine.
Depending on what I have on the brush I use different products. If the brush has powders on it I generally use MAC brush cleanser but if it has cream on it I use olive oil and baby shampoo. I also like the condition my brush bristles after I wash them so they remain soft.
I use MAC brush cleanser after each use. My face brushes get the baby shampoo treatment once a week.
MAC cleanser for spot cleaning and johnson’s baby shampoo for deep
Johnson’s baby shampoo and Enkores homemade brush cleanser for eyeliner/concealer/foundation brushes etc
I use MAC’s Brush Cleanser and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo.
Sephora brand cleaner for daily cleaning – spray it on, then wipe the brush on a towel. I “deap clean” with shampoo or anit-bacterial hand soap.
Baby shampoo and warm water.
johnson&johnson baby shampoo!
MAC’s brush cleaner or baby shampoo