That's the instruction given for the Mac Brush Cleaner. Unlike Shu Uemura, Mac MAs say it is ok to wet shampoo your brushes. For people who apply wet/liquid/cream makeup with their brushes, a wet shampoo and water cleaning might still be necessary. I think using this method worked for me because I only use my brushes for powder applications. :0)ĭespite some misgivings and admonitions I've read about alcohol drying out your brushes, I actually found that my brushes are softer and less frizzy, compared to when I wet shampoo and wash them, regardless of the cleaner I use. ( Oops I reveal that I don't care for my Mac brushes as much as my Shu Uemura ones. Then lay it on the side to completely air dry. I wet a cotton pad with the Isoproply Alcohol.ĭab my brush on it until all the colour is gone. I figure the other ingredients in the Shu Uemura Brush Cleaner list are for moisturising and the main ingredient serves the cleaning function. You can buy it for about SG$5 at the pharmacy. Top ingredient? Isopropyl Alcohol (sorry abit hard to photograph.) Then it occured to me to look at the ingredient list. But it's so expensive, I use it only for my Shu Uemura brushes. I could tell they were not brand new) but not worn out or chipped. Looking at the brushes, I could see she was telling the truth. The handles are also still perfect,' she told me. 'Our brushes at the counter are all cleaned this way, and see, they don't shed nor do they go out of shape. I was told Shu Uemura brushes 'last forever' because of the quality and the way the brushes are maintained. She said it's a total NO NO when it comes to Shu Uemura brushes, 'You must NEVER ( her emphasis) let your brushes touch water!' Thinking back, when I purchased a small travel set of brushes from Shu Uemura, the MA was appalled when I told her I shampoo and rinse my brushes with water. But it triggered me to consider whether shampooing and then rinsing with water is really the best thing for my brushes, because somehow, I just can't completely prevent water from accidentally touching the wood handle. Fortunately, it's not one of my expensive brushes. Recently, one of my brushes cracked, despite the care I had taken to prevent water from touching the wood handles and laying my brushes on the side to air dry. Commonly, it is advised that you shampoo your brushes with a cleanser of your choice, rinse thoroughly with water, squeeze out all the water, then lay the brushes on the side to air dry. Several bloggers have been writing about washing makeup brushes regularly.

^_^Īs a clean-freak, I shampooed my brushes once a week and clean individual brushes daily after each use with a wet wipe. Apologies: I used to put prices as a service for those who wanted to know, but I no longer do it.

Mac brush cleaner use