Author: Laura Martin / Source: wikiHow
It is important to properly dry your makeup brushes after you wash them. Otherwise, you could damage the bristles or allow bacteria to grow, negating the cleaning you just completed. With proper care, you can extend the life of your brushes so you can get the most use out of them.
- 1 Set your brushes on a towel after you’ve washed them. You can use either a clean, dry bath towel, or a dry paper towel to start the drying process. A larger bath towel may work best, because it will absorb a lot of water and will be big enough to hold all of your brushes.
- 2 Fold half of the towel over the brushes. You’ll want to get some of the water out of your brushes before you set them up to dry. You can do this by folding the empty half of the towel over the brushes so they are completely surrounded by it.[2]
- 3 Press gently on the towel. Using your hand, press gently on top of the towel. Do this for five or six seconds with each brush, so that the towel absorbs some of the water from the bristles.
- 4 Place the brushes on the counter edge. You want to make sure that the bristles of the brushes stick over the edge of the counter or shelf. That way, air circulates around the bristles and they do not rest on a damp surface. It will help the bristles to dry faster and keep them from acquiring bacteria.
- Leave the brush…
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