How To Clean All Your Beauty Tools Because You've Been Doing It Wrong

If you use a fabric bag instead, turn it inside out and pop it in with some laundry for the same effect. 

This is the big one. You never do it as often as you know you should, but this simple cleaning solution that you may already have in your home will make it easy! Simply swirl your wet brushes in a mixture of dish soap (or baby soap/shampoo) and olive oil to clean, rinse thoroughly with water, and set them out to dry!

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Give your favorite shade a new, fresh life by shaving off the top layer and popping it in the freezer overnight to slow bacterial growth for some light disinfecting! 

This is a super versatile disinfecting solution that will work perfectly for a large portion of your makeup collection. Simply use undiluted isopropyl alcohol in a small spray bottle or on a cotton ball to spritz or dab your cosmetics. 

These magical, spongy tools are everywhere these days, and for good reason -- they're cute, they're fun and they're a godsend when applying foundation or other cream-like products. To clean, soak in a mixture of cleanser (dish soap, baby soap/shampoo, gentle facial cleanser) and water, when rinsing be sure to squeeze and knead all the suds out of the sponges before setting out to dry. 

Get rid of all that gunk with a bit of pyromaniac flare! Simply run the flame along the curler for 5 -10 seconds and wipe it clean with a tissue or cotton pad! 

Use that isopropyl alcohol again to disinfect any metal tools you use and if there is any actual nail polish residue, use nail polish remover on a q-tip to remove that first. 

Pro Tip: This is also great for tweezers! 

Since you know you somehow cut yourself every. damn. time. you want to make sure your razor is disinfected. Just wipe with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton pad (ideally before each use)

Remove all that dust and flake-age from your trusty hairbrush with an old toothbrush and a bit of soaking! 

Get all that dust and gunk out of your hairdryer with an old toothbrush for a cleaner, safer drying experience! 

This trick will bring new life and efficiency to your curling iron -- simply rub it down with steel wool to remove built-up gunk from heat protectors or hairspray. 

Try any one of these methods to keep your favorite bathtime accessory clean! 

It deep-cleans your face like a dream, but how do you keep it clean? First, use a small amount of baby shampoo to scrub the bristles, rinse and place brush-side-down into a combination of 1/4 C hydrogen peroxide and 1/4 C water. Let it soak for 15-30 minutes and rinse!