1/9/2024 0 Comments Cleaning makeup sponge![]() This will your sponges stay cleaner, longer, and keep them from losing their quality. If you have it on hand, use liquid baby soap or any gentle version that’s light on dyes and fragrance. Start With Gentle SoapsĪny gentle soap will do. You can even opt for a special cleaner that’s designed for makeup brushes, but this isn’t a necessity. Like any sponge, a simple soap-and-water mixture is where it’s at. This is just the tip of the iceberg as to why you should clean your makeup sponge. Besides, you’re wetting it on a regular basis, adding makeup, and starting the whole germ process all over again. Even if you have cleaned it, there are bacterial germs that live within the skin.ĭo you wash before using it? Do you touch anything else while doing your makeup? No matter how careful you are, germs will be transferred to your makeup sponge. ![]() If you haven’t properly cleaned it, that means there is plenty of bacteria and germs galore. Think about what they do - they’re touching your face over and over again. Without proper care, makeup sponges can get just plain icky. Remember to give your makeup sponges a good scrub every now and then to keep them working at their best. And all they ask of you is a thorough cleaning every now and then.īesides, doing so will help them work at an optimum level. And so much more.īut like any good relationship, even with your makeup sponge, You can’t expect it to do all the work all of the time with nothing in return. They allow you to expertly blend your makeup. They help apply it smoothly to your face. (Be mad if you must, but they have plenty of great qualities, too.)Īfter all, once you get the product to your face, the makeup does all of the heavy lifting. They are literal sponges, after all, and they have plenty of room to soak up all of your best makeup products. A dry, fresh, or new makeup sponge is an even bigger culprit. Plus, I don’t think it really saved all that much time.Anyone who has ever used a makeup sponge knows just how much product they can take in. But I, for one, am not in the business of wasting money trying to test theories on my beauty tools. I can’t say whether or not this would have happened on a newer sponge, or even a more expensive sponge like the original beautyblender. Even after drying for hours, it was lumpy and lost all bounce factor. Once I squeezed all the water and soap out, it completely lost its ability to reshape itself. On top of that, the sponge became completely misshapen and wouldn’t bounce back to it’s normal teardrop shape. I wasn’t being any more rough than if I were washing the sponge using my normal method of brush shampoo and water, so there’s no reason besides the heat that I could think would cause this. Granted, I’ve been using this particular sponge for about six months and it was time to be replaced anyway- but check out those new rips on the surface in the before/after! Those weren’t there beforehand, and appeared as I was rinsing and squeezing after it came out of the microwave. Honestly, I felt that this method completely ruined my sponge. Pretty dramatic results nonetheless, but I’m not quite sure I’d actually recommend this method. This was the final result- you can see that I got a lot of the makeup off, though there’s still some staining toward the very top of the sponge that was being stubborn. ![]() On the first go around, a lot of makeup came out of my sponge, but I could tell there was still a lot of residue soaked up inside. ![]() I definitely almost burned my hand while squeezing out the soapy water. Realize that even if the surface of the sponge has cooled off, there’s still probably hot water soaked up inside. If you try this, please be smart about it. Then, you can repeat the process if your sponge isn’t completely clean yet. Here’s how it’s supposed to work: fill a microwave-safe mug with soap and water, plop your sponge in, and microwave it on high for about a minute. So I decided to try it out using a Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge that was in dire need of a wash. I let the makeup collect for weeks before finally trying to squeeze it all out with soap and water (do as I say and not as I do, people!). I’ll admit: I’m the worst about cleaning my sponges. ![]() Several people have shared their success with cleaning makeup sponges in the microwave, removing all built up makeup residue and getting a squeaky clean appearance. There’s a beauty hack that’s been circulating the internet for the past couple years when it comes to cleaning makeup sponges that I’ve been dying to try. ![]()
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