{"id":1711,"date":"2019-08-14T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2019-08-14T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:12:03","slug":"clean-brush-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/clean-brush-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"CLEAN BRUSH RECIPE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brush-791305_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1712\" srcset=\"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brush-791305_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brush-791305_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brush-791305_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brush-791305_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is so important\nto keep your brushes clean. Dirty brushes can make your makeup application\nmuddy, can cause your brushes to age prematurely and most concerning cause skin\nirritation. Which is why it is so important to clean your brushes properly. I\ntry to do a nice deep clean for my brushes at least once a month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally find\nthat good old fashion Dawn Dish Soap, the Anti-bacterial one, NOT the Bleach\nOne, is the best brush cleaner.&nbsp; It\u2019s\ngentle on the brushes, doesn\u2019t damage them, and breaks down the oils that build\nup in them and best of all its cheap!&nbsp;\nSo, if you want to go that route, here\u2019s a quick recipe for deep\ncleaning your brushes with Dawn Dish Soap (Not all dish soap works as well, but\nyou can use other brands in a pinch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Put a half inch of\nscalding hot water in the bottom of a small cup.<\/li><li>Squeeze in a small squirt\nof Dawn dish soap, swirl it and the water together.<\/li><li>Place in all brushes,\nmaking sure that the water doesn\u2019t come up too high on the actual wood of the\nbrush.<\/li><li>Allow to soak for no more\nthan 10 minutes.&nbsp; If you soak too long\nthe water can absorb up into the wooden handles which can cause them to\nexpand.&nbsp; Once they are expanded and start\nto dry they can constrict and crack.<\/li><li>After they have soaked,\nswirl the brushes in your palm to scrub out the makeup.<\/li><li>Rinse well in scalding hot\nwater.<\/li><li>Squeeze the water out of\nthe brush, shape them into their proper shape and lay out on a towel to air\ndry.<\/li><li>Allow to dry overnight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you have it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>Method Makeup Academy, Seattle\u2019s Makeup School<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is so important to keep your brushes clean. Dirty brushes can make your makeup application muddy, can cause your&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1713,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711\/revisions\/1713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seattlemakeupschool.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}