CLEAN YOUR MAKE UP BRUSHES

Are your make up brushes harboring bugs? Are those sponges looking suspect? Great make up starts with clean beauty products and tools. We use cosmetics to take care of ourselves, but we also need to take care of our beauty gear. These tips will help your beauty products last longer and keep skin problems to a minimum.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CLEAN MY MAKE UP BRUSHES?

The answer to this question is: as often as you use them, according to some fastidious experts. Frequent cleanings prevent bacterial build-up (a potential cause of breakouts), ensure even color application and extend brush life. Unfortunately, very few women can be bothered to clean their make up brushes.

All make up artists are taught that they must clean their make up brushes after every single person they make up. Surprisingly, a lot of them do not conform to these rules; imagine the poor models who have had lipstick applied with the same lipstick brush as thirty other girls before them. Most models are in their late teens, a time when glandular fever is ripe (glandular fever would put a model out of work for at least a few month); it only takes one girl to infect all the others with an illness such as this. So if professional make up artists are guilty of this, we're willing to bet you are too.

Here is some information you may not know regarding women and their make up:

97% women participate in spring cleaning

Only 34% clean their makeup bags

61% almost never clean their makeup brushes

DIRTY MAKE UP BRUSHES

Oil from your face and old make up can get trapped in the bristles of your brushes and cause bacteria to grow, which can cause skin problems. Don't share make up brushes (or make up) with friends; anything that touches your skin, eyes or lips can spread bacteria.

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