Washing your brushes is never fun.

Shop these makeup brush cleaning tools and cleansers to make the task a bit less of a chore.

But even at home when you only use your brushes on yourself,its essential to clean them.

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Then maybe you find yourself breaking out.

When you see that youre starting to break out often, its because youre transferring bacteria.

Scibelli says you should wash your brushes once per week.

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award-winning celebrity makeup artist, instructor, and coach

Aunique stretches that to at least once every two weeks.

Either way, I know Im not washing my brushes nearly as often as I should.

The all-natural cleanser deep cleans brush bristles to remove even the toughest pigment and foundation stains while conditioning them.

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It literally gets every last drop of makeup off, Scibelli says.

Its a really cute mitt that you just put on your hand, she says.

Scibelli says the charcoal makes it super powerful.

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I also use Dawn dishwashing liquid detergent, because that takes the oil out, says Aunique.

It takes the grease out of the brushes, so theyre basically really easy to clean.

Once you get water in the base the glue starts to get loose.

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award-winning celebrity makeup artist, instructor, and coach

Youll notice some of the hairs falling out and the base may even detach from the brush.

The same goes for when youre drying your brushes, says Scibelli.

it’s possible for you to also lay them flat on a double layer of paper towel overnight.

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