CLEAN YOUR DIRTY MAKE UP SPONGE FOR HEALTHIER FACIAL SKIN

If you have tried everything and you still have acne issues, you need to read this.

One of my first topics I shared about was my struggle with acne. I’ve struggled with it since I was a teenager and well into adulthood. Although, I used the oatmeal honey natural cleanser daily, there was something causing some flare ups still. Ugh!

One morning while I was going through my morning routine of applying make-up. I was about to apply my liquid foundation and noticed my make-up sponge looked disgusting. I’d been using this make-up sponge for several weeks and hadn’t considered washing it. Realized then that this dirty sponge could be the cause of my acne flare ups.

According to an article Medical News Today, “New evidence shows that many make-up products that have passed their expiry date, as well as many beauty tools — particularly make-up sponges — that people do not periodically clean, harbor potentially harmful bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.”

Avoid these harmful bacteria, wash and/or replace your make-up sponges often. This is in addition, to the brushes you use to apply blush, mascara, and eye shadow.

I wash my make up sponge daily after every use.

All you need is a bowl, dawn dish soap or baby shampoo and warm water.

It’s simple and easy. Fill a bowl with warm water and dawn dish soap or baby shampoo. Submerge the sponge and let soak for 30 minutes

Then gently rub and cleanse the sponge by hand until the water turns color, indicating that foundation, debris and the oils are coming free.

Squeeze the sponge and rinse under warm water until the water runs clean.

Allow the sponge to completely dry before using it again.

In the similar fashion, clean your make up brush.

Place a squeeze of dawn dish soap or baby shampoo and teaspoon of olive oil on a plate with some water and swirl the brush around (olive oil will help protect and soften the bristles). Then brush the make-up brush on the palm of your hand until you feel the brush has been properly cleaned.

Then rinse with lukewarm water, making sure to point the bristles down so the water doesn’t get into the base of the brushing damaging the glue that holds the brush together.

After rinsing, airdry the brush on a paper towel.

Washing my make-up sponge and brushes has made a miraculous difference on my skin. I have not had any acne flare ups since I adopted a more hygienic regimen of cleaning my make up tools and am avoiding those nasty bacteria!