Favorite Brush Cleanser

[justduckydancer]

My makeup brushes are in desperate need of a good deep clean. What's your favorite cleanser?

[NewGirlNic]

I use Dr. Bronner's liquid soap.

[wineandcheese]

I use Real Technique's gel cleaner and brush cleaner palette.

[mdgirl]

I've used Dr. Bronner's and it worked fine. I'm currently using the Beauty Blender solid cleanser, which comes up as a 100 point reward at Sephora periodically or gets included in samples bags. I don't know that I'd pay for it but it works well.

[bluelikejazz]

I use baby shampoo based on a recommendation somewhere on GBCN pre-makeup board.

[Pippin]

I use a mix of dish soap, water and olive oil to clean and then hair conditioner to keep the brushes soft.

[calico]

I like the Sephora brand solid cleaner. It lasts forever and is great for getting foundation/concealer grime out of the brushes.

I've also used baby shampoo, dish soap, Beauty Blender's cleaner, various other liquid brush cleaners and they are fine. The only cleaner I would rec against is the elf liquid cleaner. It reeks of old lady fragrance and it doesn't go away.

[stephm0188]

Beauty Blender solid cleanser. I have a Real Technques cleansing palette that I'm on the fence about.

[mdgirl]

Jan 24, 2017 16:28:17 GMT -5 calico said:

The only cleaner I would rec against is the elf liquid cleaner. It reeks of old lady fragrance and it doesn't go away.

This reminds me that I have a bottle of the ELF daily brush cleaner for when I want to just get powder off a brush I used one time or something, but I wouldn't use it regularly or to get really dirty brushes clean. It smells like Aquanet and I suspect the ingredients aren't too different.

[veruca5839]

The Beauty Blender liquid cleanser is my favorite.

[foodie2012]

Baby shampoo

[mfluder]

I always end up back with the Bobbi Brown brush shampoo. It lasts forever, has the lightest mint smell, and works best for me (especially on those white brushes).

[treedimensional]

I use makeup remover, followed by shampoo / detergent.

[kristie]

I got a bottle of the ecotools cleaner and really like it. I use it with the RT cleansing palette. It is unscented, cheap, my brushes were surprisingly clean, and it rinses well.

[tugsgirl]

Baby shampoo for me. I may have to give the beauty blender cleanser a try though!

[zoomzoom]

Sephora's brush shampoo. I also use their daily spray (when I remember) and it's great for a quick clean.

[hoteldweller]

Also, I hope everyone has discovered these. The Brush Guard brand name guards seem to be the best; I bought a bunch of off-brand ones off eBay, and they are too flimsy to work as well. They don't seem necessary on synthetic bristles, but natural hair bristles are like new again after washing.

i got mine from beautylish, but I think Walmart has them now, too.