DIY Daily Cleaner for Makeup Brushes

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Make up brushes daily clean

Cleaning your makeup brushes is really important.  They get full or bacteria if they aren’t cleaned regulalry.  If you are like me, you might wear makeup everyday and use your brushes often.  A while back I showed you how to do a weekly deep clean on your brushes.  That method is great to use about once a week, depending on the frequency of your brush use.  But what about a daily clean?

I recently started applying a gel eyeliner with a brush instead of using liquid or pencils.  I like the look a lot better and it stays on much longer for me using this method.  Because I am using a brush, I have to clean it after each use or it will be hard as a rock the next time I use it. I needed a daily cleaner.

I got this recipe from the Get Clean Girls blog.  It was changed a bit because I didn’t have all the ingredients, but it is basically the same easy idea.

I used distilled water, isopropyl alcohol, witch hazel, olive oil and rose water.  Fill a spray bottle  halfway with the alcohol, half of the remaining space (1/4 of bottle) with the distilled water and the remaining amount of the bottle with the witch hazel.  Save room for just a little olive oil and rose water.

The rose water was added because it is a natural fragrance, which cancels the smell of the witch hazel and can be known to moisturize.  You can also use lavender oil and/or tea tree oil.  Shake it up before each use. Use a clean washcloth to clean brushes after each use and allow them to dry.

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Make Your Own In-Shower Body Scrubs

Beauty.

There is nothing better than soft and shiny legs.   Now that the weather is warmer, you won't be hiding your legs in tights anymore.  It’s time to shave and exfoliate those gams.

Making an at home body scrub is really simple, there are tons of ways to make them, and many products to use.  I was about to add some products to my shopping list and decided to use what I already had at home.  With spring-cleaning, I realized how much extra beauty “stuff” I actually purchases and never used. 

Plastic containers bought especially to hold the scrubs - glass in the shower isn't safe.

Sugar, thats the main ingredient for leg exfoliate.  A cheap and easy ingredient you probably already have at home. Mix it with mineral oil, baby oil, Dove liquid soap, even other shower oils. The recipe is simple; for every cup of sugar, add in 3/4 of a cup of the oil.

My first scrub I mixed with mineral oil, brown/granulated sugar, and a teaspoon of cinnamon.  It smells delicious and is totally edible, but I wouldn't recommend licking your leg.   I used the mineral oil because baby oil really doesn't react with my skin well, but use what you have.  This stuff smelled delicious when scrubbing my legs in the shower.

The second scrub was granulated sugar and the Vaseline Shower Body Oil.  The smell is even better when the steam of the shower gets to it. The cocoa butter smell is my favorite.

The third container is a secret for now.  It is a body scrub that is also used for exfoliation but for a totally different purpose.  Check next week for all the info.

*Warning, the oils will stick to the sides of your tub.  After you are done with your shower/bath, rinse and do a spray or quick wipe with some cleaning product.  Nobody wants a brown ring around the tub.*

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