Beautyblender Keep.it.clean

If you've struggled with how to properly clean and sanitize your beauty blender, you're not alone. Aside from the dirt you can see, they're notorious for harbouring bacteria and oil, with a dirty blender (or brush) an all too common cause of breakouts and irritation. This allows the spread of bacteria and germs during the second time the sponge is used. Keeping our beauty applicators clean is super important for healthy skin and great makeup looks.

When the time was up I took it out but made sure I DID NOT SQUEEZE IT OUT - obviously the water is super hot guys. The hack was simple: fill a cup with water and washing-up liquid and drop your dirty sponge in there. When I took the blender out of the microwave there was a lot of pink coming off on the tissue (way more than when I usually wash it using soap and some scrubbing) and a whole bunch of foundation still on the sponge.

Another trick popular with some beauty gurus for washing a beauty blender is to add it to a microwave-safe cup with lid, filled with water and some dish-washing liquid and heat for one minute; remove, let cool, then wring out the sponge. It turns out, we should be washing our beauty blenders after every single use.

Finally, rinse your sponge with clean water. A beauty blender can be washed using mild dish-washing liquid or mild shampoo. And while the people of Reddit may be amazed, one Twitter user didn't quite get the memo that you need to put the sponge in a cup with soapy water, before placing it in the microwave.

This same method can be very effective in cleaning your Beautyblender. It simply involves pairing a water-based cleanser and an oil-based cleanser. Another makeup tool for applying foundation would be the makeup sponge. Beauty blenders collect bacteria on the go if they aren't cleaned properly and this manifests in acne breakouts on your face.

Beauty Blenders are a latex free sponge with a suede clean beauty blender bar soap texture that mimics skin leaving a flawless finish for application or blending by utilizing a unique oval shape that fits all facial contours. Like a dry shampoo for your strands, this quick drying spray spot cleans your beautyblender® or makeup brushes instantly−sans rinsing.