Every got a pesky random breakout or find that your skin is constantly congested no matter what you try? A lot of people blame their skin type, lifestyle, or simply using incorrect skincare products. However, have you ever stopped to think that maybe it could be your makeup brushes to blame? 60% of women say that they have never cleaned their makeup brushes or their makeup bag. 39% of women have admitted to cleaning their brushes but not with an anti-bacterial agent.

 

A study at Loyola Marymount University found that after one-month, uncleaned makeup brushes held more bacteria than researchers were even able to measure. In an ideal world, a person that is wearing makeup every day should be cleaning their makeup brushes once a week.  If we looked at cleaning our makeup brushes the exact same way as cleaning our face it becomes so much simpler, and especially now with Ella & Jo’s Squeaky Clean Brush Cleanser. Your brushes will be squeaky clean and ready for re-use within minutes.

 

Ella & Jo break down some of my main reasons that you should be cleaning your makeup brushes on a regular basis: 

  1. Damaged Brushes –You have more than likely spent a pretty penny over the years on your makeup brushes and good quality ones don’t come cheap. Ella & Jo’s Squeaky Clean Brush Cleanser will shampoo and condition your brushes to ensure the fibres don’t break or weaken causing a harsher feeling to the brush and causing the brush to fall apart or lose its shape
  2. Irritation to the Skin The eventual damage caused to your brushes can start to harden the bristles and change their form. Without the original soft texture of your brushes, continued use of these tools could cause some redness and irritation to your skin which is only a nuisance and can easily be avoided.
  3. Clogged Pores & Blemishes Consistently using dirty makeup brushes and putting them back into your products is a vicious bacteria filled cycle. If you’ve noticed an increase in blemishes or if those pesky clogged pores/blackheads are going no-where, it could be because your brushes aren’t being cleaned often enough
  4. Infections One of the many causes of infections such as conjunctivitis or cold sores is sharing beauty products. You can never be certain how clean someone else’s liner or lip brush is, if you always have Squeaky Clean Brush Cleanser to hand you can be sure the brushes will be cleaned with an anti-bacterial agent
  5. Flawless Makeup We all know the struggles of blending eyeshadows or to get a Kardashian worthy contour, dirty makeup brushes will cause makeup to look mucky, cakey, streaky and your eyeshadow colours to all blend into one. If you are the type of person that has only one brush, that’s ok, using squeaky clean brush cleanser will have it dry and ready for re-use within minutes of spritzing.