DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner Recipe
As you probably already know, I kind of dig household hacks. You may have also noticed that I love beauty products. I've recently taken to putting on my liquid foundation with a brush, which by the way adds a ton of coverage if you haven't tried it yet. Yeah because all of a sudden I really need it! This is a sponsored post by Lunchbox, all opinions are my own.
One thing that I hadn't really mapped out is how to clean my brushes properly. I figure that I could use the nice makeup remover that I bought that costs nearly thirty bucks a bottle, or I could try this sweet shortcut featured over at Walmart.com with 25 Ways to Use Palmolive. You can find all kinds of nifty do it yourself cleaning recipes and some pretty fun activities too!
Makeup Brush Cleaner with Household Products
I'm just loving this easy and highly effective recipe to make your own makeup brush cleaner with things you probably have on hand at home. In minutes, you can have refreshed cosmetic brushes!
Ingredients:
- Palmolive Dish Soap
- Paper Towels
- Clean Damp Sponge
- Warm Water
DIRECTIONS:
Step One: Add a dab or two of Palmolive to a clean, damp sponge.
Step Two: Wet your dirty makeup brush
Step Three: Rub the brush back and forth on the surface of the sponge.
Final Step: When you’re done cleaning, rinse the brush with warm water and lightly dry on a paper towel.
Repeat as necessary. For my most filthy and icky brush, I repeated the steps three times.
This DIY makeup brush cleaner worked like a charm, now my makeup brushes literally look brand new again. I'm seriously excited!
Have you tried using dish soap to do something unique or unusual? Share your hacks!
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Wow I'm really amazed at all the things you can with Palmolive, I have a few I really need to try and make up brush cleaner is a favorite, so long dirty brushes! :)) Thank you for sharing.
Isn't it great? I had no idea either, but I have to say that I'm impressed. Plus, the scent of original Palmolive takes me back to my childhood - total bonus! Hope you like this recipe, let me know 😉 Thanks bunches for stopping by! Totally happy to see you here!
Nice! I soo need to clean my brushes. Like...yesterday. I probably would have went out and bought some expensive combination of toxins and God knows what else to clean them with, had I not read this first! Perfect timing.
You have no idea how badly I need to clean my makeup brushes. I literally can't even remember when they were last cleaned. Must bet the Palmolive out!
Reading this made me start to mentally calculate all the $$ I've wasted throwing them away. GENIUS idea!
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That is pretty smart! And you reminded me to clean my brushes!
This is a genius idea! Way better than the method I use now.
I never thought of dish soap for this! Great idea!!! Thanks for the tips!
wow those are great tips, I would have never thought of these! I have never cleaned my make up brushes before.
I had no idea Palmolive could be used for so much! I love this idea.
I had no idea you could use Palmoliive to clean make up brushes. I will not buy brush cleaners again. Thank you!
What a great idea. I would have never thought to use Palmolive to clean my makeup brushes, but honestly, I'm not surprised it works. Palmolive is a great soap!
Oh my goodness, you are a Goddess for figuring this stuff out... wow... I would have never thought. Thanks so much!
Great idea! I always use rubbing alcohol, but that's not very gentle! I will have to do this next time instead!
That's so smart. I really need to clean my brushes!
I'm going to send this post to my daughter. She does makeup a lot and pays for special makeup brush cleaner. This looks much cheaper!
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I am totally loving the fact that you can do so much with Palmolive! Never thought it wash my makeup brushes, but now I will!
You can get almost anything clean with Palmolive, Amy. That stuff's awesome!
I didn't realize that it was so easy to make your own brush cleaner. I recently went on a trip and my skin broke out. I think because my travel brushes weren't fresh and clean. I need to try this to clean them before my next trip because those break outs were scary!
Yeah, dirty brushes are the worst. They transmit that old oil makeup residue from the last time you put on your makeup back onto your face.
Great tips. It seems makeup brushes are forever dirty.
I didn't know it was so easy to clean your brushes! Sounds like a great recipe. I need to give all of my brushes a good cleaning!
Oh what a simple solution! I desperately need to clean my brushes now.
This is pretty much identical to the way I have been cleaning mine and it works perfectly every time!!! Saves a lot of money from having to buy actual makeup brush cleaners.
Heck yeah, it does, Kelsey! Why pay for something when you can just make it? That's what I say.
This is such a clever idea! I would never have thought to use Palmolive to clean my make-up brushes.
What a great idea. I always buy makeup brush cleaner and never thought to make my own.
Thanks, Stefani! I'm all about making things for myself whenever I can.
Going to show this to my daughters. This is basic stuff they really need to know!
Glad I found this recipe because I just bought some Palmolive and I really need to clean my make up brushes, so this is great. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the great giveaway.
I had no idea there was such an easy solution. I always just threw mine away and bought new ones.....
We use Palmolive to pre-treat stains on white clothing, yup! I've also used it to wash the dog on extra special occasions, hahah!
LOL. It's great stuff, right? I've used it to wash everything from my makeup brushes to the shower in a pinch.