5 reasons why it is important to clean your makeup brushes

Beauty lovers know that cleaning makeup brushes is a necessity from time to time. However, cleaning a plentiful set of makeup brushes is also an annoying problem that many put off for months at a time.

While putting off washing your brushes may seem harmless, cleaning your makeup brushes is actually more important to your health and beauty than you might think.

Read on to discover the top five reasons why you should clean your makeup brushes

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Every time you use your makeup brushes to apply the product to your skin, the bristles in the product as well as the oil, dirt and other makeup residues clump from your skin.

After you finish using your makeup brush and leave it to dry, the oil and dirt from your skin as well as the product you applied with the brush will begin to settle in the bristles of the brush and create a gum buildup.

If you don't clean up this buildup quickly by washing your makeup brushes regularly, your brushes can become unusable and take a lot of effort to clean the longer you leave them dirty.

Ultimately, failing to clean your makeup brushes and leaving a buildup of residue on them can ruin your makeup brushes irreversibly.

Avoid skin problems

You may have noticed that your skin peels off randomly at times, leaving visible blemishes around your face. However, did you know that many of these random hacks are most likely caused by putting makeup on your face with a dirty brush?

Makeup brushes that have a buildup of powder, product residue, or oil and dirt that you've picked up from your skin can spread germs and bacteria around your face when you use them again without washing them. These bacteria can clog your pores, irritate your skin, and cause acne on your face which could have been completely prevented if you had washed your brush in the first place.

Say no to dull, rough skin

When makeup brushes are coated with the natural residue of powder, cream and liquid makeup products, their bristles become dry and rough when the product dries. Then, when you try to brush again, it's as if you're brushing your skin with the rough side of a sponge.

This is not only annoying, but it is also detrimental to the texture and appearance of your skin. Rubbing your face with a dirty makeup brush can permanently irritate and rough your skin. They can also erode your skin's natural protective layer and cause your skin to lose some of its natural shine and look dull. In addition, rubbing your face with a rough makeup brush can be painful and increase the sensitivity of your skin.

Underlying diseases

If you know you can get sick from using a dirty makeup brush, you probably won't skip the weekly wash. Herpes and conjunctivitis (pink eye) are just two of the nasty bacterial infections that can wait for you, located invisibly inside the bristles of unwashed makeup brushes.

Herpes and conjunctivitis can grow in the dark, damp environments of mascara and tubes of lip products. You might not think about cleaning the roller attached to your mascara tube or the wand in liquid lipstick, but these brushes need to be washed just like any other brush in your kit. Dangerous bacteria can multiply on them after their use and lead to infections and bacterial diseases that are especially unpleasant in the sensitive areas of the skin near your eyes and lips.

Keep the colors clear

Using a dirty makeup brush that's been used to apply cosmetics in other colors can cause discolored spots in your makeup look. Even if you wipe the brush before using it with a different color, it is possible that remnants of the color you used previously will remain.

When you apply a new color to the brush and begin to blend it with your skin, the remnants of the old color blend with your skin as well. This combination can give an unpleasant final touch to your makeup. It can give a speckled and striped look to your skin's makeup instead of a smooth finish. To keep your colors clean and clear, wash your makeup brushes regularly, especially between using separate dark or bright colors.