Photo: Nancy Redd To thoroughly clean makeup brushes, you will need: Soap: Any soap or shampoo will technically work for deep cleaning your makeup tools, but Dial (liquid or bar) is a popular ...

Store clean, fully dry brushes away from your makeup, keeping bristles up in your drying rack, brush rack or in a makeup bag. Just be sure to keep the bag as clean and dry as your brushes.

Cleaning your brushes and sponges regularly can help prevent breakouts. Anolik recommends that you wash your makeup brushes every seven to 10 days to protect your skin and kill any harmful bacteria.

How to clean makeup brushes Step 1: Grab your cleanser You’ll want to clean your makeup tools with a cleanser that’s effective enough to cut through product buildup and grime but still gentle ...

Makeup sponges, which had a popularity boom around 2016 but are still a staple in most makeup kits, are much easier to clean than brushes, since you can fully submerge them in water with no problem.

How to clean makeup sponges Cleaning your brushes may be one thing, but your beauty blender and makeup sponges are on a whole other level. Basically, they’re impossible to clean.

2Deep-clean your makeup brushes with soap and water. Common wisdom says you should be washing your makeup brushes every two to three weeks, or more often if you’re prone to breakouts.

Simply wet the brushes with warm water, pour a little of the soap on the brush and rinse or clean through with your fingers. Squeeze the excess water out and allow the brush to air-dry on a towel.

Lisa Eldridge: I’ve been collecting vintage makeup for 30 years (my collection goes back over 1000 years) and one thing I can say for sure is that makeup brushes have improved beyond belief ...

“This tool in every woman’s bag could be wrecking your skin,” Dr. Mezher said in the viral clip posted on his Youtube channel @DrSermedMezher, now with 1.1 million views.

Plus, giving your makeup brushes a spa day means they'll last longer and give you a better performance in the long run. Here's how to keep all the beauty tools in your kit squeaky clean.